Accenture North America will not only focus on gender, either. Last year, the firm announced that it expects to hire 5,000 veterans by 2020, while setting goals in terms of hiring around African Americans, Hispanic Americans. Accenture has been making efforts to address racial inequality in its organisation in particular since 2017, with the company launching the ' Inclusion Starts With I ' campaign in. The move followed Accenture being sued by an Indian employee who claimed that he and hundreds of fellow participants in the company's Global Careers Program were discriminated against. The complaint filed by Elton Kent alleged he was paid less than American employees and received fewer benefits, including paid paternity leave.