Accenture

Carbon per million dollars of revenue. The legacy industry-standard reference (CDP, MSCI). Useful for cross-sector context, but distorted by margin — high-margin firms appear artificially efficient. Read alongside the operational and asset intensities for the full picture.

OpEx (operating expenditure) is the running cost of the business — staff, services, energy, materials. This shows how carbon-intensive operations are per million dollars of spend. Removes the margin distortion that revenue-based ratios introduce.

EVIC (Enterprise Value Including Cash) is the firm's total capital footprint — equity + debt + cash + minority interest. The EU's standard intensity measure (SFDR PAI 3) — answers: how much carbon does each million of capital deployed in this business produce?

PP&E (Property, Plant & Equipment) plus leased real-estate assets is the firm's physical infrastructure on the balance sheet. This shows the carbon intensity of that physical footprint — uses Scope 1+2+3 for consistency with the other headline intensities. Surfaces stranded-asset risk for asset-heavy firms.

Carbon per FTE (full-time-equivalent employee) — the diagnostic measure for people-leveraged businesses where headcount, not capital, drives delivery. Captures the office, energy and travel footprint per person.

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In fiscal 2025 maintained 100% renewable electricity across facilities, purchasing renewable electricity contracts equivalent to electricity consumed, in line with RE100 guidelines. As Accenture doesn't own its facilities and procures most energy from the grid, it uses contracts including power purchase agreements (PPAs). Expanded use of smart meters for energy management. 340,685 MWh of renewable electricity in FY25.

Achieved 2025 carbon removal goal by applying 711,431 tCO2e of credits from nature-based reforestation projects (VCS+CCB certified afforestation in Uruguay, plus projects in Indonesia, Philippines, UK, US). Projects designed to reforest land, improve biodiversity, support green jobs. Additionally supporting development of direct air capture (DAC) technology via Climeworks and 1PointFive partnerships. SBTi-approved 2040 strategy prioritizes reductions over removals.

• Employee commuting management

  Employee commuting emissions of 75,585 tCO2e in FY25 (up from 42,653 in FY23 reflecting return-to-office trends). Hybrid work policies with flexibility programs; 81% of employees feel empowered to work flexibly within their team.

• Sustainable IT and AI carbon footprint

  Cloud-first approach with cloud optimization to manage energy, centrally managed device settings, data-driven refresh program extending device lifecycles. Co-founder of Green Software Foundation. Built generative AI carbon calculator and dashboard to measure emissions and cost impacts of AI, enabling right-sizing of models and prompt optimization. Created role-based Sustainable Software and AI training.

• Office energy efficiency and renewable electricity

  Scope 1+2 emissions decreased 91% from FY19 base year against 2030 target. Driven by maintaining 100% renewable electricity and driving energy-efficient practices including expanded smart meter deployment. Office electricity efficiency at 134 kWh/sqm in FY25.

• Business travel reduction via internal carbon price and rail-over-air

  Business travel is the largest Scope 3 source (244,987 tCO2e in FY25). Implemented internal carbon price on travel to encourage climate-smart decisions. Used Microsoft Teams for >17B minutes of audio and >4B minutes of video. Travel Smart Toolkit, aviation carbon calculator, and policy emphasis on rail over air where practical. Working with air/hotel/ground transport suppliers to expand lower-carbon options.

• Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) collaborations

  Member of United Airlines' Eco-Skies Alliance and partner in Qantas SAF Coalition. Co-launched Avelia in 2022 — a blockchain book-and-claim SAF solution with Shell Aviation and Amex GBT. As of June 2025, Avelia has contributed to >41 million gallons of SAF injected into the global aviation fuel network.

• Supplier decarbonisation via Sustainable Procurement Hub

  Achieved 2025 goal: 90% of key suppliers disclosed emissions targets and 96% disclosed actions to reduce emissions. Conducted 4,000 additional sustainability assessments in FY25 via Sustainable Procurement Hub (50+ countries). Published Supplier Decarbonization Handbooks. CDP Supply Chain member since 2010. Purchased Goods & Services is 302,715 tCO2e — largest Scope 3 category.