Climate Change Data

Accenture plc

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Patient access to medicine
  • Climate change
  • Employee well-being
  • Responsible business practices
  • Community impact

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Extended medical, dental, and vision benefits to part-time employees in 2022.
  • All full-time employees are eligible for parental leave.

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Data validation and gap closure for environmental data.
  • Lack of comprehensive Scope 3 energy emissions data.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Working with an audit firm to create assurance-ready data collection and management procedures.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Emphasis on selecting vendors and service providers located in the county or state where the project is located. Most of the 600 pre-qualified GMP suppliers are based in North America.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Secured LEED Gold certification for a new facility in 2023, bringing our LEED certified portfolio to four properties representing about 26% of our total square footage. This includes our Phase 5 cold storage distribution center designed for site net zero energy operations and opened for business in 2023, which is the first of its kind.

Social Achievements

  • Recent surveys showed that 95% of participating Unitherians said that United Therapeutics is a Great Place to Work, and our voluntary turnover remains among the lowest relative to peers in the life sciences, biotech, and pharma industries at 5.0% compared to the industry average of 13.5%
  • Company-wide minimum living salary, on-site subsidized child care, and a suite of health and wellness benefits
  • Expanded several benefits including providing access to medical, dental, and vision benefits to part-time Unitherians, increasing the value of our adoption assistance program and expanding that program to include surrogacy benefits.

Governance Achievements

  • Conversion to a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) in 2021
  • Increased detailed information provided about governance practices and sustainability efforts.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Addressing the acute shortage of transplantable organs through innovative organ manufacturing programs.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve an annual revenue run rate of $4 billion by mid-decade.

Environmental Challenges

  • Continued generic competition in worldwide markets for some products.
  • Navigating the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in new delivery systems to enhance convenience, safety, and patient outcomes for Remodulin.
  • Maintaining a rigorous GxP Quality & Compliance program covering aspects of the supply chain that could impact product quality and safety.
  • Maintaining a minimum two-year inventory of key products and contracting with third-party manufacturers to supplement capacity.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: More than 600 pre-qualified raw material vendors and service providers

Responsible Procurement
  • Rigorous GxP Quality & Compliance program

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Newsweek Magazine's America's Most Responsible Companies 2024
  • Great Places to Work Certified by Fortune Magazine

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:100% of total energy use (facilities)
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Carbon emissions reduction and removals
  • Inclusion and diversity
  • Community investment

Environmental Achievements

  • Received SBTi approval for net-zero GHG emissions targets
  • Achieved 100% renewable electricity in facilities
  • Reused or recycled nearly 100% of e-waste

Social Achievements

  • Ranked No. 1 on the FTSE Diversity and Inclusion Index for the fifth time in seven years
  • Completed inaugural Season of Impact with over 81,000 employees participating
  • Delivered approximately 44 million training hours, a 10% increase from fiscal 2023

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • 90% reduction of absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from fiscal 2019 base year by 2040
  • 90% reduction of absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from fiscal 2019 base year by 2040
Medium-term Goals:
  • 80% reduction of absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from fiscal 2019 base year by 2030
  • 55% reduction of Scope 3 GHG emissions per unit of revenue from fiscal 2019 base year by 2030
  • Double Data & AI workforce to 80,000 by the end of fiscal 2026
Short-term Goals:
  • 2025 carbon removal goal
  • 90% of key suppliers disclose environmental targets and actions by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenging market environment
  • Competition for scarce talent
  • Cybersecurity threats
Mitigation Strategies
  • Rapidly shifted to meet clients’ needs for large reinventions
  • Invested $1.1 billion in learning and professional development
  • Implemented robust cybersecurity risk management program

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Working with suppliers to reduce Scope 3 emissions

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Flooding, drought, water scarcity
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes, market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • No. 20 on Kantar BrandZ’s Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands
  • No. 1 on Forbes World’s Best Management Consulting Firms
  • No. 1 on the FTSE Diversity and Inclusion Index for the fifth time in seven years
  • Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies for 17 consecutive years
  • No. 10 among 25 companies on Great Place To Work® World's Best Workplaces™