Practices
Catalyst’s Practices describe real organizational efforts from Supporter organizations that other Supporters can use as inspiration. They help Supporters learn how organizations, including those with Catalyst Award-winning initiatives, have tackled a variety of diversity, inclusion, and business challenges.
Results
National Australia Bank – Board Ready: Pathway to Potential (Practices)
Learn about this bank's board diversity initiative and the impact it has had on employees.
The Procter & Gamble Company – Developing Women Leaders in Asia-Pacific (Practices)
P&G has historically had a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. The company has a myriad of strategies, programs, and activities to support its employees and embrace inclusion across locations. […]
The Chubb Corporation – Mentoring as a Strategy for Gender Inclusion: A New Vision for Advancing Women and Engaging Men (Practices)
Learn how Chubb's mentoring program helps men and women in their organization.
The Chubb Corporation – The Working Parents Network: Embracing Diversity Across the Caretaking Spectrum (Practices)
Learn about Chubb's work-life effectiveness through its ERG for parents.
Nestlé – International Dual Career Network (Practices)
What began as a company initiative has become a non-profit aimed at creating opportunities for employees at several organizations.
Nestlé – The Gender Balance Initiative (Practices)
Nestlé has committed to developing, advancing, and providing equal opportunities for women.
Microsoft Germany – Managers Modeling Success: Work-Life Effectiveness at Microsoft Germany (Practices)
Learn about Microsoft's work-life effectiveness arrangements and how senior leaders use the benefits to model them for others.
Haynes and Boone, LLP – Women’s Leadership Academy and Minority Attorney Connections (Practices)
Learn about the progress of people from underrepresented groups after a mentoring and professional development program was launched at Haynes and Boone.
A Bright Spot: How Diverse Slate Policies Help Close the Gender Gap (Practices)
Learn how four Catalyst Award winning companies used diverse slates to help close their gender gap.
A Bright Spot: How Individual Champions Help Close the Gender Gap (Practices)
Men are vital when it comes to organizations making real progress on behalf of underrepresented groups.
Pfizer Inc. – Leadership, Engagement, Advancement, and Development (LEAD) Program (Practices)
Pfizer's LEAD (Leadership, Engagement, Advancement, and Development) program increases career opportunities and visibility for high-performing diverse individuals.
BNY Mellon – Fostering Global Inclusion and Multiculturalism (Practices)
To attract and retain diverse talent, the company bolstered support for its employee resource groups.
The 1990 Institute – Spring Bud Project (Practices)
The 1990 Institute Spring Bud Project was created to educate 1,000 girls in the Shaanxi Province.
Natura – Fostering Innovation, Empowering Employees, and Developing Communities: Sustainability for Business and Society (Practices)
Learn about Natura's efforts at sustaining the communities within which it operates.
Alcoa Inc. – Building Opportunities for Women in a “Hard Hat” Company (Practices)
In the midst of hard economic times, Alcoa’s initiative Building Opportunities for Women in a “Hard Hat” Company is increasing women’s representation in leadership roles and promoting gender inclusion in a male-dominated […]
The Coca-Cola Company – Global Women’s Initiative: Women as the Real Drivers of the 21st Century (Practices)
The Coca-Cola Company’s Global Women’s Initiative: Women as the Real Drivers of the 21st Century seeks to advance women internally and economically empower women externally. Initiated and driven by the […]
Unilever – Global Reach With Local Roots: Creating a Gender-Balanced Workforce in Different Cultural Contexts (Practices)
Unilever’s initiative, Global Reach With Local Roots: Creating a Gender-Balanced Workforce in Different Cultural Contexts, accelerates the advancement of high-potential women across different regions and leverages the company’s strong foundation […]
Cisco Systems, Inc. – Developing Women: Cisco’s Executive Shadowing Program (Practices)
Cisco’s Executive Shadowing program began in 2009 as a grassroots effort to develop women employees by pairing Cisco executives with talented women across business functions. Unlike many diversity and inclusion […]
Lloyds Banking Group – Championing Diversity to Build a Strong Talent Pipeline (Practices)
When Lloyds and HBOS merged to become Lloyds Banking Group in 2009, executives used it as an opportunity to review gender diversity programs and assess its progress since 2000. In […]
Nationwide – Touch Point Program (Practices)
Nationwide places a strategic focus on people, which includes developing talent. For employees at the 85-year-old insurance and finance organization, visibility and building both formal and informal relationships is important […]