Pivoting to remote work and We believe the work environment of the future and fosters adoption of health and safety advocate for our people about health and safety wil management standards across Accenture. preparing for the future l continue to evolve, but will include more concerns. We have champions working on-site remote working and be very fluid as we innovate, We continue to maintain our OHSAS 18001:2007 in every office, delivery center and client site collaborate and develop personal connections certification, and have received ISO® 45001 where our people are working. Additionally, with people working from home, offices and at certification—a globally recognized standard we strive to ensure that all our locations are Building on our decades of experience client sites. Over the longer term, we believe physically accessible, and we continue to invest with remote working, we quickly enabled that personal collaboration and engagement will for occupational health and safety—in several in Accessibility Centers focused on enablement approximately 95% of our global workforce to remain essential to maintaining our culture of countries, including Brazil, India, Ireland, Italy, and advisory services, collaborative technology work from home and suspended substantially all shared success. Spain and the United Kingdom. We continue to research, recruiting and showcasing clients. business travel. We also shared our expertise in support other geographies currently working These centers provide space where persons remote working with many clients and community toward ISO® 45001 certification. with disabilities can interact with technology, organizations that were doing it for the first time. Maintaining a healthy Our Global Asset Protection (GAP) team is demonstrating our accessible design leadership While about 90% of our people continued to and safe workplace responsible for providing crisis management and and best practices. We currently operate work remotely in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, security advice and assistance to our people. Accessibility Centers in China, India, Japan, approximately two-thirds of our offices were GAP maintains a 24/7 Global Watch program to Malaysia and three in the Philippines with plans partially open, and we were approving requests assist our people with security risks and health for more locations around the globe. to return to client sites and client-related travel. Supporting our people also includes helping to advice, and promotes awareness when our We are implementing a comprehensive plan ensure rigorous health and safety programs for people travel to high-risk locations. GAP provides to re them—at our offices and client sites. security awareness training on issues such as turn to Accenture offices and our clients’ offices where permissible. The safety of our In 2020, we implemented a new, globally workplace violence, travel safety and natural people and the needs of our clients will guide consistent Occupational Health and Safety policy disaster preparation. GAP also maintains a mass how we manage our phased transition. By to reinforce our commitment and define the notification capability to alert employees to taking a phased approach, we have been able responsibilities of all our people and contractors security events in their area based on residential, to prepare our workspaces and monitor and to keep our work environment healthy and safe— office and travel data. adjust protocols as needed. We have also built in whether at an Accenture office, project site or In 2020, our GAP and Workplace teams led the flexibility to respond quickly if government at an alternate location. The new policy drives the development of a global Health Champion directives and local conditions change. compliance with applicable laws and regulations program, which helps to educate, inform and United Nations Global Compact: Communication on Progress 2020 | 13