# Who does Accenture plc pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/accenture · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-11T22:25:34.305563+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Accenture plc's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Microsoft, OpenAI. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 2 dated sources, 0 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-11).

### Staufen AG (high)
- note: Accenture acquired German management consultancy Staufen AG and its subsidiaries to add manufacturing and supply-chain operations capabilities. The transaction closed on February 28, 2025, and consideration was not disclosed.
- [confirms] Accenture Newsroom (EN, ir, published 2025-02-07) https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2025/accenture-to-acquire-staufen-ag-expanding-capabilities-for-operational-excellence-in-manufacturing-and-supply-chain: "Accenture agreed to acquire Staufen AG and its subsidiaries; the acquisition closed on February 28, 2025."

### 마이크로소프트 (mid)  → /microsoft.md
- metric: Count 743,000 employees · 2026년 공개 전사 배포 계획 · Accenture workforce covered by the Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout
- note: Microsoft supplies Microsoft 365 and Copilot technology used in Accenture's internal operations. A 2026 account put the enterprise rollout at about 743,000 people, but contract value was not disclosed.
- [confirms] Microsoft Source (EN, news, published 2026-04-27) https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/digital-transformation/accenture-is-rolling-out-copilot-to-a-workforce-the-size-of-denver/: "The firm is rolling out Copilot across its workforce to around 743,000 people."

### OpenAI (mid)  → /openai.md
- note: OpenAI supplies ChatGPT Enterprise for Accenture's consulting, operations and delivery work. Accenture agreed to equip tens of thousands of professionals, but the contract value was not disclosed.
- [confirms] OpenAI (EN, ir, published 2025-12-01) https://openai.com/index/accenture-partnership/: "Accenture will equip tens of thousands of its professionals with ChatGPT Enterprise."

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