Catalyst Award Winner
Catalyst is honored to be associated with organizations whose innovative and pioneering initiatives have proven so powerful in making change.
Results
PepsiCo, Inc. – Women of Color Multicultural Alliance (Practices)
PepsiCo is firmly committed to leveraging the diversity of perspectives that its talented associates bring to the company and to…
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. – Securing Talent and Excellence in the Pipeline: The Senior Women’s Initiative (Practices)
Goldman Sachs' Securing Talent and Excellence in the Pipeline: The Senior Women's Initiative is a global effort that aims to…
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP – UPE Unique People Experience (Practices)
At PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Unique People Experience (UPE) was created to reduce turnover, maximize the productivity of the firm's staff, and…
Scotiabank – Unlocking Potential, Delivering Results: The Advancement of Women (AoW) Initiative (Practices)
Scotiabank's Unlocking Potential, Delivering Results: The Advancement of Women (AoW) Initiative is a far-reaching, business-driven initiative focused on seven strategic…
BP p.l.c. – Global Path to Diversity and Inclusion (Practices)
BP formally launched its current diversity initiative in 2000 by creating a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) function that is run by Group Vice President of Executive Development and D&I.
The Chubb Corporation – Reach Up, Reach Out, and Reach Down (Practices)
Chubb's efforts prepare high-potential women and people of color for leadership positions, while charging them with coaching and mentoring their colleagues.
Safeway Inc. – Championing Change for Women: An Integrated Strategy (Practices)
Safeway seeks to promote management talent from within, drawing from all levels, including entry-level store employees, to fill its leadership ranks.
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP – Strategies for Success: An Ongoing Commitment to Diversity (Practices)
The goal of Sidley’s overall diversity effort is three-fold: to increase the firm’s success in retaining women attorneys and attorneys of color; to promote a greater number of women associates and associates of color to partnership; and to promote a greater number of these partners to positions of power within the firm.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation – Bridging Cultures, Leveraging Differences (Practices)
This initiative is premised on a strong diversity business case generated by the diversity-of-thought concept, which maintains that different types of thinking stem from different dimensions of diversity.
General Electric – Developing Women Leaders: Synergistic Forces Driving Change (Practices)
General Electric uniquely addresses the challenge of talent development by providing management women with the information, experience, and visibility needed to become leaders.
Shell Oil Company U.S. – Valuing and Leveraging Diversity to Become a Model of Inclusiveness (Practices)
Shell created an environment in which differences in background and perspective are respected, valued, and leveraged.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. – Optimizing Talent: A Culture of Empowerment (Practices)
Harley-Davidson’s effort focuses on development, visibility, and advancement opportunities for all employees.
Accenture – Great Place to Work for Women (Practices)
Accenture developed and implemented the Great Place to Work for Women initiative in 1994 to create a culture in which…
WellPoint Health Networks Inc. – Harnessing High Potential Talent: A Strategic Approach (Practices)
WellPoint has created and implemented the Human Resources Planning Program (HRP), a system that provides tools for employees, supervisors, human…
Ernst & Young LLP – Promoting Change: Developing & Advancing Women (Practices)
Ernst & Young's initiative, Promoting Change: Developing & Advancing Women, is a broad-based effort that combines an active career development…
Bayer Corporation – Bayer Women: Leaders for the Global Marketplace (Practices)
Bayer Corporation, the United States subsidiary of Bayer AG, has developed an overarching approach to diversity in the context of…
Marriott International, Inc. – Women and Marriott: Partners for the Future (Practices)
The goal of Marriott International's initiative, Women and Marriott: Partners for the Future, is to attract, advance, and retain talented…
Fannie Mae – Embracing Diversity to Foster Long-Term Success (Practices)
Fannie Mae, the private, shareholder-owned company that provides financing for nearly one in five U.S. mortgages, has developed a broad-based…
General Mills, Inc. – Women in Leadership: The Power to Build the Future (Practices)
General Mills' initiative, Women in Leadership: The Power to Build the Future, centers on creating meaningful dialogue between diverse employees…
JPMorgan Chase & Co. – Using Diversity to Forge a New Culture: The Chase-Chemical Merger Experience (Practices)
Keeping diversity in the forefront during large organizational change is a challenge for companies. The Chase Manhattan Bank was able…