CSC has been ranked in the top 50 greenest companies in America in the 2011 Newsweek Green Rankings. The company has improved its ranking dramatically each year, and currently stands at No. 36 on the list.

This third annual list provides an environmental ranking of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in America, as measured by revenue, market capitalization and number of employees. CSC’s higher ranking is due in part to the company’s expanded and improved policies, regional collaboration, transparency in reporting, maturity of the corporate responsibility program and integration of sustainability into the business.

“CSC is honoured once again to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s greenest companies,” said Susan Pullin, vice president of Corporate Responsibility, CSC. “As our improved ranking shows, we continue to invest in environmental sustainability services and strategic Green initiatives that benefit our clients, our company and the world around us.”

Newsweek’s Green Rankings are based on a company’s overall Green Score, which was derived from three components: Environmental Impact Score (weighted at 45 percent of the total), Environmental Management Score (45 percent) and Disclosure Score (10 percent). Disclosure is a new category added this year to measure company transparency and reporting measures.

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The Financial Times have just published their latest Special Report called the Business of Consulting, with the by-line “After improvement in 2010, uncertainty has returned to the market”

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Capgemini Group reported Q3 2011 consolidated revenues of €2,378 million, up 13.0% on published revenues for the same period last year.

Like-for-like growth is 4.7%, with the difference between the two rates mainly due to acquisitions by the Group during the last 12 months (particularly CPM Braxis in Brazil and Prosodie in France).

Capgemini said Consulting Services, Technology Services and Local Professional Services continued to report sustained growth, 6.1% on average, with the greatest increase recorded by Technology Services – 7.2%. Outsourcing Services reported an average rise of 2.7%, while BPO enjoyed remarkable growth of 20%.

North America revenues increased by 5.0%; France – which retains its position as the Capgemini’s leading country – reported improved revenue growth of 7.8% on the first-half of the year; the United Kingdom and Ireland region, still affected by public sector spending cuts, reported more moderate growth of 1.3%, while the other regions reported average growth of 10.4% (12.4% for the Nordic countries). Benelux was the only region to report a contraction in revenues (-5.7%), reflecting the economic crisis which continues to affect the Netherlands.

Bookings in the third quarter 2011 totalled €2,208 million: Outsourcing Services recorded a slight decrease in bookings (although it should be noted that Q3 2010 levels benefited from the early renewal of several major contracts), while Consulting Services, Technology Services and Local Professional Services saw their bookings increase 6.4% on average.

With respect to recruitment, Capgemini maintained the balance between the “historical” regions and “offshore” countries of the company, while focusing particularly on young graduates who accounted for half of all recruitments in the third quarter. The company had 43,931 offshore employees (including 35,413 in India) as of September 30, 2011, representing 37% of the total headcount at this date of 117,428 employees.

Despite current uncertainties regarding the economic environment in the coming quarters, Capgemini maintains its objective for fiscal year 2011 of • 9 to 10% growth in revenues on published figures (and of at least 5% like-for-like), and an improvement in the operating margin rate of over 0.5 points on 2010.

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The 30% Club aims to improve the representation of women on boards by inspiring leaders to appoint more women to executive and non-executive director roles.

Ian Powell, PwC Chairman and Senior Partner commented: “Increasing board diversity is essential: having a better gender balance positively influences our culture and our decision making processes. With an almost even number of women and men entering our training schemes, it is important that this balance continues to be reflected at all management levels.

“Our diversity – and increasing diversity at all levels of our organisation – gives us a competitive edge. It helps us think differently, innovate and spot new opportunities which will help us deliver against our growth targets and overall business strategy. Signing up to the 30% Club is not about ticking a box – it is critical to the firm’s success.”

Gaenor Bagley, Head of People agrees: “Diversity is crucial to our growth strategy and we intend to introduce and monitor diversity targets at all levels across our business. We recognise that it will not happen overnight but it is critical to put in place the right mechanisms that will help drive greater diversity.”

On average, FTSE 100 companies have 14% female representation on their boards. PwC in the UK currently has 18% female representation with Gaenor Bagley and Stephanie Hyde occupying two of the 11 board roles.

Lloyds, Centrica, Anglo American, Barclays and John Lewis have also joined the 30% Club which aims to meet their goal of 30% female representation by:

• inspiring company leaders to appoint more women to executive and non-executive directorships

• improving the pipeline below board level, to widen the talent pool available to business, and

• supporting and encouraging successful women in business.

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Ian Powell, PwC chairman and senior partner, was awarded most-people focused CEO (private sector) at the HR Magazine Awards.

Recognised for his down to earth approach and authenticity, Ian Powell was cited as a popular and inspirational leader.

Ian was noted for being a distinctive leader, for both his personal touch and approachability among staff, to his strong leadership during the recession.

The award was based on Best Companies data, including employee surveys based around leadership criteria.

Powell said: “I’m thrilled to receive this recognition. It’s crucial to the Board and I that we do the right thing for our people, our clients and our communities and awards like this are recognition that as a leadership team we’re bringing our vision to life.”

Powell was elected PwC chairman in 2008.

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Himanshu Raja has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of the Logica Board, with effect from 5 September 2011.

Raja brings a wealth of financial planning and operational experience to Logica, having served in a number of senior finance roles at multinational telecoms operators including BT, MCI, UUNET and MFS. He has spent the last ten years at BT. Since December 2010, he has been CFO of BT Global Services. Prior to that, he held various roles, ranging from Group Capital Controller and CFO for BT Innovate and Design to CFO of BT Operate and BT Wholesale.

Raja is a qualified chartered accountant and holds an honours degree in law.

David Tyler, Chairman, commented: “The Board is delighted that Himanshu has agreed to join us as our CFO. We conducted a rigorous international search over five months to find the right person. Himanshu has the skills and cultural fit to lead Logica’s excellent finance team and to build further on the work undertaken over the last three years to build a more globally integrated finance function. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome him to the Board and to Logica.”

Himanshu Raja, CFO-designate, said: “I am thrilled to be taking on this exciting role. Logica has taken a long term view and has put in place a sound business strategy and financially disciplined approach over the last few years. This has meant that the company has emerged from the downturn in a strong and robust position. I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Board and Executive Committee to take advantage of the opportunities ahead.”

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Deloitte UK, the business advisory firm, has appointed aviation security expert, Helen Gripton, to its corporate security team. Deloitte’s corporate security group forms part of the UK firm’s 1,000-strong enterprise risk services practice, which helps clients with complex risk and control issues.

As part of her remit at Deloitte, Helen will advise UK and internationally-based private and public sector clients, specifically airports and airport operators, on aviation security.

Gripton said: “Security remains high on the agenda for businesses in the aviation industry. Deloitte has the global reputation and reach as well as the breadth of capability to provide solutions and approaches to deal with many of the issues facing the industry. I am looking forward to helping our clients meet their security objectives.”

Mark Naysmith, head of Deloitte’s corporate security business, commented: “Helen brings a broad range of aviation security expertise to our rapidly expanding team. Our clients really appreciate the different perspective that Deloitte is now offering on aviation security. Helen’s appointment continues our commitment to invest in this capability and to support our clients in the sector.”

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CSC has taken on the majority of staff from Symantec’s UK Government Consulting business, Symantec-LIRIC, further expanding its cybersecurity business and capabilities in the UK.

In addition to bringing on senior security consultants and technology experts, CSC now has access to an increased contractor resource pool and has taken on full delivery responsibility for the range of projects that were active at the point of transfer. The most significant of these is the delivery of Security Operations Center (SOC) services for a large central UK Government department.

The transitioned employees have joined CSC’s global cybersecurity organization. This move strengthens CSC’s ability to offer a comprehensive set of security advisory and engineering solutions and services for clients in the region.

The initial focus of the UK cybersecurity team is on cloud protection, protective monitoring and response, and security advisory and compliance. CSC now offers clients enhanced tailored offerings to define a roadmap for reducing their enterprise security risk and provides the security engineering services and solutions to execute the change. This, together with the strong partnerships CSC has in place with leading security solutions providers, offers clients a single trusted partner for cybersecurity.

“The addition of these accomplished experts significantly increases CSC’s capacity to serve the UK Government market, as well as those companies who look to apply world-class solutions to their information system vulnerabilities. It also accelerates the development of our cybersecurity expertise in the UK,” said Samuel S. Visner, CSC vice president and cyber lead executive. “As dependence on cyber-protection activities grows, CSC is uniquely positioned to help businesses and government agencies protect their assets and trust the information that technology provides. Symantec’s UK-based professionals strengthen CSC’s ability to bring the full range of global cybersecurity solutions to clients throughout EMEA.”

CSC’s cybersecurity offerings include vulnerability analysis and penetration testing, data loss prevention services, a full range of managed security services, a global cyber strike-force to respond to cybersecurity incidents, cyber forensics training and analysis, Common Criteria Test Laboratories in the US, Europe, and the Far East, and a worldwide infrastructure of Security Operations Centers. CSC’s nearly 2,000 cyber professionals serve commercial clients and public sector enterprises in the United States and overseas, including civilian departments and agencies, and defense organizations.

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CSC has been selected as the 2010 “Best Technology Vendor” by Reactions magazine. The company has won the award – one of the publication’s top Global Awards – each year since the category was added in 2008. The presentation took place on Sept. 30 in New York.

Reactions, a leading international insurance magazine published in the United Kingdom, through its Global Awards program identifies the organizations, deals, initiatives and industry professionals that are performing ahead of the competition.

“CSC won because of its impressive reach in the insurance industry and quality of the service it delivers,” said Michael Loney, editor of Reactions. “We congratulate CSC on its continued recognition as ‘Best Technology Vendor’ and acknowledge the outstanding accomplishments of all of this year’s award recipients.”

“Our solutions are driven by deep industry experience that enhances relevance and value, and our global delivery framework ensures consistent systems and processes worldwide,” said Ray August, president of CSC’s Financial Services Group. “This award underscores our commitment to helping carriers and reinsurers around the world become more agile, provide better customer service and support virtually all types of insurance products.”

CSC’s technology platforms and financial services applications are used by two thirds of the world’s top 50 insurers and nearly half of FORTUNE’s global 500 financial services companies. In addition, half of the world’s reinsurers use CSC reinsurance solutions.

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Under the agreement, all current contracts have been retained and will be delivered according to plan. Accenture continues to build on its past performance of strong work, and the MOU marks a new phase in the successful relationship with HMG.

“We are delighted to have reached this new agreement with HMG to deliver our existing contracts. Accenture is committed to helping the Government achieve its savings,” said David Thomlinson, managing director of Accenture’s business in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Accenture has also outlined a new framework of innovative new ideas on how HMG can achieve further efficiencies this year and beyond.

“We look forward to continuing our conversation on how we can deliver these innovative ideas and increase savings for the HMG and the UK taxpayer,” said Mark Lyons, managing director of Accenture’s Health & Public Service group in the United Kingdom.

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