Accenture will be spending more than $200 million over the next three years to help disadvantaged people with job skills for the digital age.
“Our investments will produce socially minded partnerships and programs that will have a profound impact on the lives of millions of people throughout the world,” Pierre Nanterme, Accenture’s chairman and CEO.
Accenture’s commitment will help support Skills to Succeed, Tech4Good, Accenture Development Partnerships and related Accenture initiatives.
Accenture has since 2010 equipped more than 2.2 million people with the skills to get a job or build a business, with a goal of equipping a total of more than 3 million people by 2020.
