‘Supplier criteria’ | Accenture blocked from £50m TfL contract after axing DEI measures

Accenture has been blocked from bidding on a lucrative £50million contract with Transport for London (TfL), two months after it moved to sunset diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programmes.

The consulting firm no longer meets the diversity criteria TfL demands from its suppliers.

In February, a memo sent by Accenture CEO Julie Sweet confirmed that the organisation would be scrapping diversity targets set in 2017 and removing dedicated development programmes for “people of specific demographic groups.

Khan blocks Accenture’s TfL bid over DEI clash

TfL, a government-run organisation, operates under the authority of the Mayor of London, currently Sadiq Khan.