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Spring 2017 update request

Hi all, I'm back with another request for 2017 on behalf of Accenture via Burson-Marsteller as part of my work with Beutler Ink. I've identified four areas that could be updated, which I've outlined by section below to make it clear what I'm requesting. Essentially, these updates seek to update the article with correct financial information, company typeface, restore a small amount of basic History content and, if possible, update Awards.

Infobox
  • The financial figures for revenue, operating income, net income, and total equity should be updated as per Accenture's 2016 annual report, updates are shown below in green:
Proposed infobox
Accenture PLC
Company typePublic
NYSE: ACN
S&P 100 component
S&P 500 component
IndustryProfessional services
Technology services
Founded1989 as Andersen Consulting
HeadquartersIncorporated headquarters in Dublin, Ireland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Pierre Nanterme
(Chairman & CEO)[1][2]
ServicesStrategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology, Operations, Services and Solutions[3]
RevenueIncrease US$32.9 billion (2016)[4]
Increase US$4.81 billion (2016)[4]
Increase US$4.35 billion (2016)[4]
Total assetsIncrease US$20.6 billion (2016)[4]
Total equityIncrease US$8.19 billion (2016)[4]
Number of employees
394,000 (2016)[5]
Websitewww.accenture.com
Markup

{{Infobox company
| name = Accenture PLC
| logo = [[File:Accenture.svg|200px]]
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NYSE|ACN}}<br>[[S&P 100|S&P 100 component]]<br>[[S&P 500|S&P 500 component]]
| foundation = 1989 as Andersen Consulting
| location = Incorporated headquarters in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Pierre Nanterme]]<br>{{small|(Chairman & CEO)}}<ref name="nanterme">{{cite web|url=http://www.accenture.com/us-en/company/people/Pages/pierre-nanterme.aspx |title=Accenture profile: Pierre Nanterme |work=Accenture.com |accessdate=2 February 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202093827/http://www.accenture.com/us-en/company/people/Pages/pierre-nanterme.aspx |archivedate=2 February 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.accenture.com/news/accenture-names-ceo-pierre-nanterme-to-additional-position-of-chairman-effective-feb-1-2013.htm|title=Accenture newsletter: Accenture names CEO|work=Accenture.com|accessdate=19 April 2013}}</ref>
| industry = [[Professional services]]<br>[[Technology services]]
| services = [[strategic management|Strategy]], [[business consulting|Consulting]], [[Computer|Digital]], [[Technology]], [[business operations|Operations]], Services and Solutions<ref name=AboutAccenture>{{cite web |url=https://www.accenture.com/us-en/company.aspx |title=About Accenture |author =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=10 December 2015 |quote=}}</ref>
|revenue = {{nowrap|{{profit}} US$32.9 billion (2016)}}<ref name="Q4 2016">{{cite news |title=Accenture Q4 FY2016 performance |url=http://investor.accenture.com/~/media/Files/A/Accenture-IR/home/accenture-fiscal-2016-annual-report.pdf |publisher=Accenture.com |date= |accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{profit}} US$4.81 billion (2016)<ref name="Q4 2016" />
| net_income = {{profit}} US$4.35 billion (2016)<ref name="Q4 2016" />
| assets = {{profit}} US$20.6 billion (2016)<ref name="Q4 2016" />
| equity = {{profit}} US$8.19 billion (2016)<ref name="Q4 2016" />
| num_employees = 394,000 (2016)<ref name="2016 fact sheet">{{cite web |url=https://newsroom.accenture.com/fact-sheet/ |title=Q4 Fiscal 2016 (ended Aug. 31, 2016) |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Accenture.com |accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref>
| parent =
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.accenture.com/}}

}}
Formation and early years
  • An IP editor deleted part of a sentence from the second sentence of Formation and early years in History on February 20. The edit left a gap in content, clarifying when Accenture had its first computer consulting job, and resulted in a poorly written sentence. Below, I've suggested a new version of that paragraph to clean this up—minimal changes are shown in green:
Proposed Formation and early years
Accenture began as the business and technology consulting division of accounting firm Arthur Andersen[6] in the early 1950s when it conducted a feasibility study for General Electric to install a computer at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky; [7] which led to GE's installation of a UNIVAC I computer and printer,[8] believed to be the first commercial use of a computer in the U.S.[9] Joseph Glickauf, an early pioneer of computer consulting, held a position as head of Arthur Andersen's administrative services division.[7]
Markup
Accenture began as the business and technology consulting division of accounting firm [[Arthur Andersen]]<ref name=WBBM11>{{cite news |title=Accenture To Add 500 Jobs in Chicago |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/10/11/accenture-to-add-500-jobs-in-chicago/ |newspaper=[[WBBM-TV]] |date=11 October 2011 |accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref> in the early 1950s when it conducted a feasibility study for [[General Electric]] to install a computer at [[Appliance Park]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]]; <ref name=Brachear05>{{cite news |title=Joseph Glickauf Jr. 1912-2005 |last1=Brachear |first1=Manya A. |last2= |first2= |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-07-28/news/0507280218_1_arthur-andersen-electronic-computer-ham-radio-operator |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=28 July 2005 |accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref> which led to GE's installation of a [[UNIVAC I]] computer and printer,<ref name=Betts01>{{cite news |title=GE's Appliance Park Still an IT Innovator |last1=Betts |first1=Mitch |last2= |first2= |url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2590401/computer-hardware/ge-s-appliance-park-still-an-it-innovator.html |magazine=[[Computerworld]] |date=29 January 2001 |accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref> believed to be the first commercial use of a computer in the U.S.<ref name=Betts90>{{cite news |title=The Univac I: First in the field |last1=Betts |first1=Mitch |last2= |first2= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s7vRlroiLwsC&pg=PT26&dq=the+univac+I:+first+in+the+field&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixt7jAx9TJAhXDHD4KHawvBl4Q6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=the%20univac%20I%3A%20first%20in%20the%20field&f=false |magazine=[[Computerworld]] |date=2 July 1990 |accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref> [[Joseph Glickauf]], an early pioneer of computer consulting, held a position as head of Arthur Andersen's administrative services division.<ref name=Brachear05/>
Marketing, branding and identity
  • The third paragraph says Accenture uses the font Rotis Semi Sans. The company's official font is now Graphik, per the announcement for the new logo in February this year (note: I've uploaded a new svg file to update the logo currently used in the infobox). The following citation can be used to mention the new logo version and official font:
<ref name=Underconsideration.com>{{cite web |url=http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_and_identity_for_accenture.php#.WKcRxDw8LYW |title=New logo and identity for Accenture |date=16 February 2017 |publisher=Brand New |accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref>
Awards
  • Lastly, an editor on February 20 deleted most of the Awards section, claiming it was "blatant spam". While I agree this section needed to be streamlined, I wonder if editors are willing to update the section, adding back a few of Accenture's more prominent awards and removing the 2014 Forbes ranking. My suggestion follows, with additions in green:
Awards
  • In 2016, Accenture was ranked No. 289 on the Forbes Global 2000 list.[10]
  • In 2016, Accenture was ranked No. 312 on the Fortune Global 500 list.[11]
  • In 2016, the firm was named 15th in the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc.[12]
  • CR Magazine named Accenture No. 14 in its top 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2016.[13]
  • In 2017, the Ethisphere Institute named Accenture one of the world's most ethical companies for the 10th time.[14]
  • Fortune named Accenture one of the top 100 companies to work for from 2009 to 2017.[15]
Markup

*In 2016, Accenture was ranked No. 289 on the [[Forbes Global 2000]] list.<ref name=ForbesGlobal2000>{{cite news |title=The World’s Biggest Public Companies |url=http://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/#tab:overall |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=2016 |accessdate=15 July 2016}}</ref>
*In 2016, Accenture was ranked No. 312 on the [[Fortune Global 500]] list.<ref name="Fortune Global 500">{{cite news |title=312: Accenture |url=http://beta.fortune.com/global500/accenture-312?iid=sr-link7 |newspaper=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=2016 |accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref>
*In 2016, the firm was named 15th in the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc.<ref name=DiversityInc>{{cite web |url=http://www.diversityinc.com/the-diversityinc-top-50-companies-for-diversity-2016/ |title=The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity |date=2016 |publisher=DiversityInc |accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref>
*''CR Magazine'' named Accenture No. 14 in its top 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2016.<ref name=CRMagazine>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/100best_1.pdf |title=CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2016 |date=2016 |publisher=CR Magazine |accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref>
*In 2017, the [[Ethisphere Institute]] named Accenture one of the world's most ethical companies for the 10th time.<ref name=Ethisphere17>{{cite web |url=http://worldsmostethicalcompanies.ethisphere.com/honorees/ |title=World’s Most Ethical Companies Honorees |date=2017 |publisher=[[Ethisphere Institute]] |accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref>

*''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' named Accenture one of the top 100 companies to work for from 2009 to 2017.<ref name=Fortune100Best>{{cite web |url=http://beta.fortune.com/best-companies/accenture-88 |title=Accenture: #88 |date=2017 |publisher=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref>

As with my requests here in the past, I have a conflict of interest since this request is made on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink, via which I am currently contracted to work on Accenture-related articles by PR agency Burson-Marsteller. I'm more than happy to answer any questions or discuss any of these requested edits. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:29, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Done. Again - very well presented. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 22:40, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
Thanks so much for the review and making the changes! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 02:48, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
References

References

  1. ^ "Accenture profile: Pierre Nanterme". Accenture.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Accenture newsletter: Accenture names CEO". Accenture.com. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ "About Accenture". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Accenture Q4 FY2016 performance" (PDF). Accenture.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Q4 Fiscal 2016 (ended Aug. 31, 2016)". Accenture.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Accenture To Add 500 Jobs in Chicago". WBBM-TV. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b Brachear, Manya A. (28 July 2005). "Joseph Glickauf Jr. 1912-2005". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  8. ^ Betts, Mitch (29 January 2001). "GE's Appliance Park Still an IT Innovator". Computerworld. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  9. ^ Betts, Mitch (2 July 1990). "The Univac I: First in the field". Computerworld. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  10. ^ "The World's Biggest Public Companies". Forbes. 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  11. ^ "312: Accenture". Fortune. 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  12. ^ "The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity". DiversityInc. 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  13. ^ "CR's 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2016" (PDF). CR Magazine. 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  14. ^ "World's Most Ethical Companies Honorees". Ethisphere Institute. 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Accenture: #88". Fortune. 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

Summer 2017 update request

Hi all, back again with another request on behalf of Accenture via Burson-Marsteller as part of my work with Beutler Ink. I've identified 5 areas where awards and rankings are out-of-date and can be updated with the most recent 2017 rankings.

Introduction

Fortune magazine has again named Accenture the world's most admired Information Technology Services company. Can the last sentence of the introduction be updated?

Introduction edit
In 2017, Fortune magazine named it as the world's most admired Information Technology Services company.[1]
Markup
In 2017, [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune magazine]] named it as the world's most admired Information Technology Services company.<ref name=FortuneMostAdmired>{{cite news |title=World's Most Admired Companies |url=http://fortune.com/worlds-most-admired-companies/accenture/ |magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=2017 |accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>
Awards

Accenture's 2017 rankings on the Forbes Global 2000, Fortune Global 500, DiversityInc.'s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and CR Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens are now available. Can those rankings be updated? (The other awards in that section can be retained as they have already been updated to 2017.)

Awards edits
  • In 2017, Accenture was ranked No. 272 on the Forbes Global 2000 list.[2]
  • In 2017, Accenture was ranked No. 305 on the Fortune Global 500 list.[3]
  • In 2017, the firm was named 14th in the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc.[4]
  • CR Magazine named Accenture No. 7 in its top 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2017.[5]
Markup

*In 2017, Accenture was ranked No. 272 on the [[Forbes Global 2000]] list.<ref name=ForbesGlobal2000>{{cite news |title=The World’s Biggest Public Companies |url=https://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/#search:Accenture |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=2017 |accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>
*In 2017, Accenture was ranked No. 305 on the [[Fortune Global 500]] list.<ref name="Fortune Global 500">{{cite news |title=Global 500 |url=http://fortune.com/global500/list/filtered?searchByName=accenture |newspaper=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=2017 |accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>
*In 2017, the firm was named 14th in the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc.<ref name=DiversityInc>{{cite web |url=http://www.diversityinc.com/the-diversityinc-top-50-companies-for-diversity-2017/ |title=The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity |date=2017 |publisher=DiversityInc |accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>

*''CR Magazine'' named Accenture No. 7 in its top 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2017.<ref name=CRMagazine>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CR_100Bestpages_digitalR.pdf |title=CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2017 |date=2017 |publisher=CR Magazine |accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>

As with my requests here in the past, I have a conflict of interest since this request is made on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink, via which I am currently contracted to work on Accenture-related articles by PR agency Burson-Marsteller. I'm more than happy to answer any questions or discuss any of these requested edits. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 19:39, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "World's Most Admired Companies". Fortune. 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "The World's Biggest Public Companies". Forbes. 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Global 500". Fortune. 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ^ "The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity". DiversityInc. 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ^ "CR's 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2017" (PDF). CR Magazine. 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 20:35, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks so much, Dormskirk! Is it ok for the previous rankings to remain in the article or better to remove them? I believe in the past another editor mentioned preferring to remove older awards, though I could go either way. Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:45, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
Hi - I don't think it makes any difference. I am happy to leave them. Dormskirk (talk) 20:47, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
Okey doke! Thanks again. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:02, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Early 2018 update request

Hi all! Back again with more routine updates on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink.

Infobox

The number of employees listed in the infobox is now out-of-date. Please can this be updated with the most-recently reported number of employees?

Infobox edit
Accenture/Archive 6
Number of employees
435,000 (2018)[1]
Markup
| num_employees = 435,000 (2018)<ref name="FactSheet18">{{cite web |url=https://newsroom.accenture.com/fact-sheet/ |title=Fact sheet |publisher=Accenture |accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>
Introduction

Would it be possible to update the introduction to show that Accenture's current clients include 95 of the Fortune Global 100?

Introduction edit
Accenture's current clients include 95 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500.[1]
Markup
Accenture's current clients include 95 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500.<ref name="FactSheet18"/>

Also, the following sentence about Accenture's partnership with Apple appears misplaced in the introduction: On 29 August 2017, Apple Inc. announced a partnership with Accenture to create iOS business solutions.[2] If this detail should be retained, I suggest moving it to appear as the final item in the Ireland headquarters section.

Services and operations

Can we delete the following sentence? The company also operates a "National Security Services" business.[3] The National Security Services business is included in the preceding Accenture Operations bullet

Marketing, branding and identity

Interbrand ranked Accenture No. 37 on its best global brands list again in 2017. Can we update the year to reflect the most-current year?

Marketing, branding and identity edit
As of 2017, Interbrand ranked Accenture No. 37 on its list of best global brands.[4]
Markup
As of 2017, [[Interbrand]] ranked Accenture No. 37 on its list of best global brands.<ref name="Interbrand17">{{cite web |url=http://interbrand.com/best-brands/best-global-brands/2017/ranking/ |title=Best Global Brands 2017 Rankings |date=2017 |publisher=[[Interbrand]] |accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>
Awards

As Accenture has been named as Fortune's "most admired Information Technology Services company" in 2018, I propose updating "In 2017, Fortune magazine named it as the world's most admired Information Technology Services company" with 2018 and new sourcing, see below:

Awards edit
  • In 2018, Fortune magazine named it as the world's most admired Information Technology Services company.[5]
Markup
*In 2018, [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune magazine]] named it as the world's most admired Information Technology Services company.<ref name="FortuneMostAdmired18">{{cite news |title=World's Most Admired Companies |url=http://fortune.com/worlds-most-admired-companies/accenture/ |newspaper=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=2018 |accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>

Dormskirk: Since you have reviewed my edit requests in the past, I'm wondering if you would be interested to review these potential updates and make the changes if they seem ok. As with my requests here in the past, I have a conflict of interest since this request is made on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink. I'm more than happy to answer any questions or discuss any of these requested edits. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:43, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Done. Changes nicely presented as always! Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 21:57, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
Thank you so much for the review and making the updates, Dormskirk! Much appreciated. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 16:03, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ a b "Fact sheet". Accenture. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Apple and Accenture partner to create iOS business solutions". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. ^ "Get Details on the Government Contracts Awarded to Accenture National Security Services, LLC". Government Spending. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Best Global Brands 2017 Rankings". Interbrand. 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ "World's Most Admired Companies". Fortune. 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

Spring 2018 update request

Hi all! Back again with more routine updates to the infobox and Awards on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink.

Infobox
On March 29, an editor added five additional Accenture executives to Key people in the infobox. According to the infobox company template, Key people should only contain "up to four people closely associated with the company". It looks like the editor may have taken the first six names from Accenture's website. I would ask that editors keep Pierre Nanterme (Chairman & CEO), David Rowland (Chief Financial Officer), and Jo Deblaere (Chief Operating Officer), as they are the top leadership positions. But the other positions are listed in alphabetical order, so there is no real logical reason to include them over the others executives listed on Accenture's website.

To prevent this from becoming too long a list of other Accenture leaders, I suggest removing from the infobox: Omar Abbosh (Chief Strategy Officer), Gianfranco Casati, (Group Chief Executive - Growth Markets), and Paul Daugherty (Chief Technology & Innovation Officer)

Awards
There is new recognition from Ethisphere Institute, Fortune, and CR Magazine. Can these be updated? On this point, does it also make sense to remove earlier years' rankings to avoid this section becoming too long?

New proposed details to add to Awards
Markup

*In 2018, the [[Ethisphere Institute]] named Accenture one of the world’s most ethical companies for the 11th time<ref name="Ethisphere-18">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees/ |title=The 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies Honoree List |date=2018 |publisher=Ethisphere Institute |accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>
*''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' named Accenture one of the [[100 Best Companies to Work For]] from 2009 to 2018<ref name=Fortune100Best>{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/best-companies/accenture/ |title=Accenture: #60 |date=2018 |publisher=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>

*''CR Magazine'' named Accenture No. 2 in its top 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2018<ref name="Kuchinski18">{{cite web |url=http://www.3blassociation.com/insights/corporate-responsibility-magazine-announces-2018-100-best-corporate-citizens |title=Corporate Responsibility Magazine Announces 2018 100 Best Corporate Citizens |author=Margie Kuchinski |date=3 May 2018 |publisher=3BL Association |accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>
References

References

  1. ^ "The 2018 World's Most Ethical Companies Honoree List". Ethisphere Institute. 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Accenture: #60". Fortune. 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ Margie Kuchinski (3 May 2018). "Corporate Responsibility Magazine Announces 2018 100 Best Corporate Citizens". 3BL Association. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

Dormskirk: Since you have reviewed my edit requests in the past, I'm wondering if you would be interested to review these potential updates and make the changes if they seem ok. I have a conflict of interest since this request is made on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink. I'm more than happy to answer any questions or discuss these requests. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 11:50, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

All done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 15:00, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Accenture Strategy

An editor has red-linked Accenture Strategy. Per WP:REDLINK articles should not contain red links to files, to templates, or to topics that do not warrant an article. I am yet to be convinced that divisions of Accenture are notable in their own right. And so I do not believe Accenture Strategy warrants an article - unless it has been involved in some controversy that we are not yet aware of. Dormskirk (talk) 16:41, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Pierre Nanterme update

Hi all! A quick request note here as there has been a change in the company leadership, which was reported in a company press release and several news stories this morning. Pierre Nanterme has stepped down as CEO of the company, and David Rowland has become the interim CEO. Please can editors make this update in the article? @Dormskirk: Since I see you've recently reverted this change, I wanted to let you know that there is now sourcing to support it:

  • {{cite news |title=Accenture CEO Pierre Nanterme Steps Down for Health Reasons |author=Ben Foldy |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-11/accenture-says-ceo-pierre-nanterme-steps-down-for-health-reasons |work=Bloomberg |date=11 January 2019 |accessdate=11 January 2019}}

Similar to my other requests above, I do have a financial conflict of interest, as I'm here on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink. Thanks in advance for your help to make this update! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 15:22, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi - Now fixed. Best wishes, Dormskirk (talk) 15:43, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

February 2019 update request

Hi all! Again, I am back with some updates on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink.

Infobox

Revenue in the infobox includes a typo. The correct revenue for 2018 is $41.6 billion, not $41.06 billion. Can this be updated?

The image in the infobox is for the Kronberg campus. This is a generic campus building and I'm not sure why Accenture's Kronberg office would need to have a prominent position in the article. Can this photo be deleted or moved into the body of the article instead of the infobox?

Marketing, branding and identity

In Marketing, branding and identity, Accenture's Interbrand ranking is outdated. I suggest updating the sentence:

  • As of 2018, Interbrand ranked Accenture No. 34 on its list of best global brands.[1]

Additionally, will editors consider removing the following sentence from Marketing, branding and identity:

  • "Accenture actively manages their Wikipedia presence using the public relations company Burson-Marsteller and advertising agency Beutler Ink.[2]"

The mention does not cite a reliable source and there has been no secondary coverage of Accenture's requests for Wikipedia, to my knowledge. If this is a question of transparency, I have properly disclosed my conflict of interest on this page using Template:Connected contributor (paid), and have refrained from editing the article directly, and all of my suggested updates have been posted here on the Talk page for uninterested volunteer editors to review and determine if they are appropriate encyclopedic content.

Awards

There is new recognition from Fortune. Can this be updated?

  • In 2019, Fortune magazine named it as the world's most admired Information Technology Services company.[3]
See also

Lastly, I request removing the link to Corporation tax in the Republic of Ireland#Corporate tax inversions. Due to a misunderstanding of Accenture’s corporate structure and corporate taxation, the company was incorrectly listed as a corporate tax inversion; it is not. In fact, Accenture#Bermuda_headquarters discusses this:

  • In October 2002, the Congressional General Accounting Office (GAO) identified Accenture as one of four publicly traded federal contractors that were incorporated in a tax haven country.[4] The other three, unlike Accenture, were incorporated in the United States before they re-incorporated in a tax haven country, thereby lowering their US taxes. Critics, most notably former CNN journalist Lou Dobbs,[5] have reported Accenture's decision to incorporate in Bermuda as a US tax avoidance ploy, because they viewed Accenture as having been a US-based company.[6] The GAO itself did not characterize Accenture as having been a US-based company; it stated that "prior to incorporating in Bermuda, Accenture was operating as a series of related partnerships and corporations under the control of its partners through the mechanism of contracts with a Swiss coordinating entity."[7]

Accenture is not and has never been a U.S.-based or U.S.-operated organization, and it has never operated under a U.S. parent company. It operates in the U.S. through Accenture LLP.

Dormskirk: Since you have reviewed my edit requests in the past, I'm wondering what you think. I have a conflict of interest since this request is made on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 17:57, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "Best Global Brands 2018 Rankings". Interbrand. 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Beutler Ink Capabilities Deck". Dokumen.tips. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  3. ^ "World's Most Admired Companies". Fortune. 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Information on Federal Contractors That Are Incorporated Offshore; United States General Accounting Office; 1 October 2002
  5. ^ Dobbs, Lou (9 March 2004). "Exporting America". CNN. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 3 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Information on Federal Contractors That Are Incorporated Offshore". gao.gov. General Accounting Office. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
Hi - All done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 18:17, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Thank you so much for reviewing this, Dormskirk and making the updates. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 19:14, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Vandalism / Spam

"For the fiscal year 2018, Accenture reported earnings of US$4.060 billion, with an annual revenue of US$41.603 billion, an increase of 13.2% over the previous fiscal cycle. Accenture's shares traded at over $159 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$104.2 billion in October 2018.[30]" - this clause, and the associated link to macrotrends.net is almost identically repeated across 50 other pages. See https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=macrotrends.net&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go for full list of companies linked. I see Dormskirk referenced here as an editor - can you advise? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.91.192.128 (talk) 05:52, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi - I am not sufficiently familiar with macrotrends to know whether it is a reliable source. I would be content to see this bit removed on the basis that the financials are already in the infobox. Dormskirk (talk) 09:01, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

September 2018 update request

Hi all! Again, I am back with some routine updates on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink.

Introduction

The introduction was updated in recent months to include the following:

Accenture has six divisions; these are Accenture Strategy, Accenture Consulting, Accenture Digital, Accenture Federal Services, Accenture Technology and Accenture Operations.

Accenture Federal Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture (essentially an "industry" or vertical practice area), and is not equivalent to one of Accenture's five businesses. Could this be changed back to the previous version of this sentence?:

Accenture has five businesses; these are Accenture Strategy, Accenture Consulting, Accenture Digital, Accenture Technology, and Accenture Operations.

 Done

Controversy

The Controversy section in the article is two sentences long. There is frequently debate on Controversy and Criticism sections, and I know a number of editors think Controversy sections are deprecated. As WP:CRIT says, these sections can become a mixed-bag of detail that is labeled controversial, and similar sections can come to violate WP:NPOV. I'm wondering if the existing material should be integrated into more appropriate sections of the article, such as the end of History, or be given a more specific, unbiased section title?

5/31/2019 OOPS. I often see such a section and put one in here without consulting the talk page first. If you revert please make sure the 2012 tax issue is moved somewhere. I saw the NHS thing and put it in Controversy. Perhaps it should be under Criticism. Or a section called "things didn't go well". I really don't think the NHS thing needs to be in the Bermuda section it was in. 2600:1700:960:23B0:ED7A:203F:E0DF:A78 (talk) 05:41, 31 May 2019 (UTC) J

 Done

Services and operations

As discussed above, Accenture Federal Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture (essentially an "industry" or vertical practice area), and is not equivalent to one of Accenture's five businesses. I also note that Accenture Federal Services was previously included in this section under a Principal subsidiaries subsection. Following a discussion on the article Talk page, it was determined that the subsidiaries do not belong here and they were removed in this edit. The article markup includes a note telling editors not to add the content back without further discussion on the Talk page. It says: "Principal subsidiaries Removed per talk page discussion. Please do not add back in without talk page discussion."

Could Accenture Federal Services be removed from this bulleted list?

 Done

Awards

There is new recognition from Forbes, Fortune, and DiversityInc. Can these be updated? I have provided a draft and markup for the updated awards

New proposed details to add to Awards
  • In 2018, Accenture was ranked No. 288 on the Forbes Global 2000 list.[1]
  • In 2018, Accenture was ranked No. 316 on the Fortune Global 500 list.[2]
  • In 2018, the firm was named 9th in the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc.[3]
Markup

*In 2018, Accenture was ranked No. 288 on the [[Forbes Global 2000]] list.<ref name="ForbesGlobal2000 2018">{{cite news |title=The World’s Largest Public Companies |url=https://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/#search:Accenture |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=2018 |accessdate=28 August 2018}}</ref>
*In 2018, Accenture was ranked No. 316 on the [[Fortune Global 500]] list.<ref name="Fortune Global 500 2018">{{cite news |title=Global 500 |url=http://fortune.com/global500/list/filtered?searchByName=Accenture |magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=2018 |accessdate=28 August 2018}}</ref>

*In 2018, the firm was named 9th in the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc.<ref name="DiversityInc 2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.diversityinc.com/st/DI_Top_50 |title=The 2018 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity |date=2018 |publisher=DiversityInc |accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>
References

References

  1. ^ "The World's Largest Public Companies". Forbes. 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Global 500". Fortune. 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ^ "The 2018 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity". DiversityInc. 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

 Done

Dormskirk: Since you have reviewed my edit requests in the past, I'm wondering if you would be interested to review these potential updates and make the changes if they seem ok. I have a conflict of interest since this request is made on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink. I'm more than happy to answer any questions or discuss these requests. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 22:32, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 22:41, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
Thanks so much for the review and making the updates, Dormskirk! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 13:26, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Request re: Controversy and History

Hi all! I am back with a request on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink.

An IP editor recently created a Controversy section by moving existing content about a past contract with the UK National Health Service and adding a new sentence about 2012 taxes in the UK. As I have in the past (see above), I wanted to ask editors their opinion whether a Controversy section is appropriate and if these details could be moved into the History instead? I see that the editor who made the addition is ok with the general idea of disbanding the Controversy section and moving content elsewhere in the article, so long as a mention of the tax issue is kept somewhere. They did raise a good point about the existing subsection headings under History not seeming like a natural fit for these details, so I wondered if it would make sense to tweak the two headquarters-related headings? Perhaps:

  • 2000s: Bermuda headquarters
  • 2010s: Ireland headquarters and recent history

Dormskirk: I'm wondering what you think since you are a frequent editor here. I have a conflict of interest since this request is made on behalf of Accenture as part of my work with Beutler Ink. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:08, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi - Sorted. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 20:17, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
Thanks so much for taking a look at this, Dormskirk! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:26, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
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