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Achieving High Performance in the Energy Industry

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Our commitment to our people<br />

Our most important asset is our people.<br />

The global makeup of our workforce<br />

enables us to serve our diverse and global<br />

client base. The cont<strong>in</strong>ued development<br />

of our employees is part of our heritage.<br />

Our people receive significant and focused<br />

technical, functional, <strong>in</strong>dustry, managerial<br />

and leadership skill development and<br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g appropriate for <strong>the</strong>ir roles and<br />

levels throughout <strong>the</strong>ir careers.<br />

We see career development as<br />

essential for <strong>the</strong> success of our<br />

clients and ourselves<br />

We run a comprehensive performance<br />

management system and reward both<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividual performance and teamwork to<br />

streng<strong>the</strong>n our employees’ commitment<br />

to our clients and our values.<br />

In recent years, a broad spectrum of<br />

critical issues, from <strong>the</strong> global economic<br />

crisis and climate change to <strong>the</strong> needs<br />

of disadvantaged <strong>in</strong>dividuals and<br />

communities, has challenged <strong>the</strong> character<br />

of organizations. Such challenges offer<br />

an opportunity for bus<strong>in</strong>esses such as<br />

Accenture to demonstrate courage, values<br />

and leadership.<br />

We seek out susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />

We work with companies and public-service<br />

organizations around <strong>the</strong> globe to <strong>in</strong>tegrate<br />

susta<strong>in</strong>ability approaches <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong>ir bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

strategies, operat<strong>in</strong>g models and value<br />

cha<strong>in</strong>s.<br />

We are us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> latest “green” build<strong>in</strong>g<br />

techniques <strong>in</strong> our offices around <strong>the</strong> world;<br />

for example, we have <strong>the</strong> highest rat<strong>in</strong>g, “6<br />

Green Star” for our Sydney office.<br />

We build skills for success<br />

Our corporate citizenship activities—<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

time, skills and f<strong>in</strong>ancial giv<strong>in</strong>g—support a<br />

global focus known as Skills to Succeed. This<br />

<strong>in</strong>itiative educates people around <strong>the</strong> world,<br />

build<strong>in</strong>g skills that enable <strong>the</strong>m to participate<br />

and contribute to <strong>the</strong> economy.<br />

14<br />

We operate accord<strong>in</strong>g to strong<br />

values<br />

Six core values guide our decision mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

as well as our <strong>in</strong>teractions with clients and<br />

our colleagues. These simple, yet powerful,<br />

values—Stewardship, Best People, Client<br />

Value Creation, One Global Network,<br />

Respect for <strong>the</strong> Individual and Integrity—<br />

complement Accenture’s Code of Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

Ethics and shape <strong>the</strong> culture and character<br />

of our company.<br />

Did you know?<br />

Accenture spent approximately $800<br />

million <strong>in</strong> professional development of<br />

its employees <strong>in</strong> fiscal year 2011.<br />

Our commitment to <strong>the</strong> community<br />

Did you know?<br />

Accenture's was named one of<br />

Ethisphere's "World's Most Ethical<br />

Companies" <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Services<br />

category (2008-2011).

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