acknowledge that Accenture complies with We also outperformed our peer groups in strengthen employee awareness and adoption of At Accenture, we believe that AI is everyone’s the highest, strictest standards for handling top-tier, third-party security benchmarking secure behaviors. Employees who complete the business. And one of the primary ways we deliver and protecting personal data everywhere, and and endorsements: IS Advocate program are significantly less likely value for our clients is by scaling AI, analytics demonstrates accountability to upholding global CIS Controls: Maintains at or above its peers and to contribute to an incident and outperform non- and automation—and the data that fuels it all—to data protection and privacy requirements like Advocates in identifying phishing email indicators power people and processes, responsibly. the European Union’s General Data Protection industry verticals in all 20 categories, validated by and passing phishing tests. Regulation (GDPR), California’s Consumer Privacy Verizon Security Services As AI decisions increasingly influence and impact Act (CCPA), Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Cyber Essentials Plus certification: Awarded as In addition to keeping Accenture, our people people’s lives, the responsibility enterprises Dados Pessoais (LGPD) and many more. We were required by the National Cyber Security Centre and our clients protected through advanced have to manage the potential ethical and socio- the first global organization to be ISO® 27701 for suppliers to the U.K internal security practices, technologies and technical implications of AI adoption increases. certified by the British Standards Institution (BSI) NIST CSF: Role Model across all 23 categories, controls, we serve as a global provider of We are acutely sensitive to our role in innovating globally across both Enterprise and Client highest-possible benchmark rating managed security services, helping our clients responsibly and consider the unintended Service Business. with comprehensive security solutions spanning consequences of AI and related technologies UpGuard, SecurityScorecard and BitSight: strategy development, risk management, cyber one of our highest ESG priorities. Our CDP program governs the stewardship High ranks in maintaining a strong defense defense, digital identity, application and managed of client information and has defined our security services. When we think about responsible AI, issues such management processes and controls in We take security seriously, with extensive training as bias, discrimination, explainability and fairness accordance with relevant privacy laws. BSI has and learning assets. All Accenture people have become paramount. We are working with rated us as a “Role Model” (the highest rating) regularly participate in required and targeted data Responsible AI our clients to translate ethical principles and for all National Institute of Standards/U.S. privacy trainings. Further, our global awareness academic theories like algorithmic fairness into Department of Commerce Cyber Security campaign, Protecting Accenture: Live Smart to practical, measurable metrics. To embed these Framework categories. Stay Safe, equips our people with the latest best Responsible AI is the practice of designing, responsible approaches into everyday practices, practice learnings and behaviors necessary to developing and deploying AI with good intention we believe enterprises must put in place the maintain safe hygiene of data security. Beyond to empower employees and businesses, and necessary organizational, technical, operational our required, comprehensive training tracks, 80% fairly impact customers and society—allowing and reputational scaffolding. of our people have completed our IS Advocate companies to engender trust and scale AI program, a self-paced training designed to with confidence. United Nations Global Compact: Communication on Progress 2020 | 58