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1 Shaping a sustainable future accenture AS | Sustainability Report fiscal year 2021 (September 1 2020-August 31 2021)Statutory Sustainability Report 2021 | accenture AS2 Statutory Sustainability Report 2021 | accenture AS2 ContentsOverviewA letter to our stakeholdersGoals & Progress at a glanceOur commitment to the sustainable Development GoalsAccenture s Environmental, Social and Governance materiality matrix Case: SDG Ambition Accelerator programSupply Chain: Securing responsible procurementOur ethical procurement strategyHuman rights commitmentSocial Impact: Creating social impactSparking innovation for society with our people and ecosystem Case: B rneriget Children s Hospital, CopenhagenSocietal response to COVID-19 Case: Hus ForbiAccenture Development PartnershipsVolunteeringPeople: Focusing on our peopleCaring for our peopleInvesting in our peopleAccelerating equality for all Case: Dansk Blindesamfund The Danish Association of the BlindA Look AheadPath to net-zero: Working towards a path to net-zeroAccelerating our C climate ambition in DenmarkPillar 1: Accelerating the reduction of our own emissionsPillar 2: Reducing our value chain emissionsPillar 3.

2 Integrating sustainability by design in our business strategy Case: H&M Foundation Billion Dollar CollectionPillar 4: Influencing climate action in our society and with our peopleEthics and Governance: Living our core valuesIntegrity is always top of mindDigital responsibilityStatutory Sustainability Report 2021 | accenture AS3As terrible as the COVID-19 pandemic has been over the past years, we are now seeing a world awakened to an incredible opportunity to reimagine and rebuild responsibly and sustainably and, in turn, transform our global economy into one that works for the benefit of strategy at accenture is to deliver 360-degree value. That means that we build into our own business a commitment to deliver the value our clients need, beyond the financial business case.

3 We are embedding sustainability by design into our core business into everything we do and for everyone we work with: our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities. We believe sustainability is the new digital it is a truly powerful force of change; transforming how we live and work. Even though it has been a completely different year, I am proud that we can look back at a number of activities and improvements related to our sustainability commitment. Let me just mention as examples our Reponsible Business Team initiatives which have engaged with local partners like B rneriget Fonden at Rigshospitalet and The Association for the Blind as supplements to our global partners like Save the Children and UNICEF.

4 As this report demonstrates, we continue to raise the bar for what we can accomplish and the speed at which we act. Thanks to our incredible partners, and to our 700 people in Denmark who continuously dedicate themselves to our clients and stakeholders. Through their personal commitments and passion, we are able to drive positive change and deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every SachmannCountry Managing Director, DenmarkOverviewPath to Net-ZeroSupply ChainSocial ImpactPeopleEthics & Governance A Look AheadA letter to our stakeholdersStatutory Sustainability Report 2021 | accenture AS4* accenture -sponsored Time & Skills Programs comprise accenture Development Partnerships, pro bono consulting and paid volunteering projects** Executives (Managers and above so CL7 MDs)

5 Carbon emissions per employee in Denmark from air travel in fiscal 2021 0,06 tonin air travel per employee in Denmark from prior year88% reduction rates for accenture in Denmark on our ethics & compliance trainings in fiscal 202197% completion from renewable sources in Denmark in fiscal 202192% electricity Goals & Progress at a glanceOverviewPath to Net-ZeroSupply ChainSocial ImpactPeopleEthics & Governance A Look AheadSetting ambitious goals to achieve 50/50 global gender balance by 2025By the end of fiscal 2021 in the Danish organization, women accounted for: 50,9% of new hires42,9% of our total workforce 27,1% of our executives **20,8% of our managing directors3070hours of participation in accenture - sponsored Time & Skills program in Denmark 2021 *Statutory Sustainability Report 2021 | accenture AS5 Our global business model provides a multi-dimensional form of value based not only on the financial performance of the entity, but also on the differentiating experience delivered; a focus on sustainability goals, including our commitment to the sustainable Development Goals; and the benefits for our people, our communities, our shareholders and key partners.

6 This approach ensures a link between our commercial strategy, our culture, and to sustainability and social impact areas. The health, economic and social crises of 2020 have set back progress against the sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with one comprehensive analysis suggesting the pandemic will drive a highly or moderately negative impact on 13 of the 17 SDGs.* Now, more than ever, we are committed to playing our part in accelerating change. This year, accenture has continued to partner with the United Nations alongside SAP and 3M to launch SDG Ambition to challenge and support companies everywhere to raise the bar in driving progress on the SDGs.

7 As part of the SDG Ambition Accelerator, we are helping to drive adoption among more than 600 companies across 65 countries, including 31 Nordic companies (see case story SDG Ambition Accelerator Program).Shared action and collaboration remain crucial to our strategy. Increasingly, we use SDGs as a universal language to galvanize action with our clients, ecosystem partners, suppliers and other stakeholders. For example, we use accenture s SDG prioritization to inform our clients and suppliers about our most important SDGs. Against this backdrop, we have continued to focus our efforts against our top-priority , we have also refreshed our SDG analysis against our ESG materiality matrix in 2020 as part of our standard annual review, further strengthening the link between our ESG materiality matrix and the SDGs we are prioritizing.

8 Our goal was to understand emerging issues including the effects of the global pandemic and potential changes to how we prioritize our ESG topics. In addition, we have set several important new goals relating to SDGs and ESG material issues, particularly around climate, waste, water, and inclusion and diversity. For more details on the materiality matrix and how the ESG Materiality topics match to the SDGs, see our global sustainability report United Nations Global Compact: Communication on Progress recognize that we can increase our impact by thinking about the ripple effect of outcomes we can generate. For example, we know that action on gender (SDG 5) helps reduce inequalities (SDG 10), and that strong, ethical institutions (SDG 16) foster the conditions for innovation to thrive (SDG 9), thereby enhancing work opportunities and economic growth (SDG 8).

9 * Sachs, J., Schmidt-Traub, G., Kroll, C., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G., Woelm, F. 2020. The sustainable Development Goals and COVID-19. sustainable Development Report 2020. Cambridge: Cambridge University commitment to the sustainable Development GoalsOverviewPath to Net-ZeroSupply ChainSocial ImpactPeopleEthics & Governance A Look AheadStatutory Sustainability Report 2021 | accenture AS6 Notes Topics not included on this matrix are not considered relevant for our non-financial disclosures. For GRI purposes, the outlined sections of the above matrix contain the most material non-financial topics in scope for reporting with the GRI Standards that are included in our GRI Content Index.

10 For each topic, our list of definitions of material topics references the specific Standards used as well as Management Approach information. This report has been prepared referencing the GRI Standards. For more information about these Standards, please visit the GRI website. To view the high priority SDGs mapped to accenture s ESG material issues, please see page 65, Global report United Nations Global Compact: Communication on Progress 2020 .Importance to stakeholdersImportance to businessMEDIUMHIGHVERY HIGHMEDIUMHIGHVERY HIGH Community Giving Human Rights Responsible Buying Societal Impact Public Policy & Advocacy Water Waste, including e-waste Data Privacy & Cyber Security Ethics & Integrity Climate Change & Carbon Emissions Responsible Technology & Innovation Inclusion, Diversity & Equal Opportunity Enabling Clients Sustainability Employee Well-being & Engagement Working Conditions ESG Management Talent Attraction, Retention & Development Nature.