Julie Sweet, Group Corporate Executive/Accenture: “At Accenture, our commitment to inclusion and diversity starts at the top. We believe strongly that inclusion and diversity are essential for a high performing, talent-led organization. Quite simply, our diversity makes Accenture stronger, smarter and more innovative, which helps us better serve the needs of our clients, our people and our communities. We take a wide view of diversity across abilities, age, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression. We aspire to be the company with the most inclusive and diverse workforce — because it’s the right thing to do for our people, for our business and industry, and for the communities where we live and work. While I am pleased with the progress we have made, we are not where we want to be. We need to find new ways to make an impact. Just as we collaborate with clients to help them win in the market, we need to collaborate and connect more as an entire community to drive disruptive change…”