Employee Resource Groups

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-led groups that foster a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with organizational mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Other benefits include the development of future leaders, increased employee engagement, and expanded marketplace reach.

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Catalyst Award Winner

Rockwell Automation – The Culture of Inclusion Journey (Practices)

The Culture of Inclusion (COI) Journey at Rockwell Automation is a culture-change initiative that comprises programs and strategies executed throughout…

Organizational Culture Change

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. – How Culture Change and Gender Inclusion Enabled One Company to Prevail (Practices)

Learn how The Hartford's focus on inclusion played an invaluable role in its transformation efforts and continued progress.

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Resource Groups: Building Alliances and Increasing Impact (Webinar Recording)

The webinar discussed how ERGs can collaborate with men and women allies across levels and functions to increase inclusion and impact.

LGBTQ+

Nationwide – Prioritizing LGBT Workplace Inclusion (Practices)

The well-known Nationwide slogan, “On Your Side,” embodies Nationwide's culture of inclusion. Nationwide brings this slogan to life by putting…

Employee Resource Groups

Busting Myths About ERGs, One Resource At A Time (Blog Post)

We asked ERLI’s lead architect, Candice Morgan, to share some key insights about common misperceptions ERG leaders often face, particularly in the early stages of establishing a new group.

Catalyst Award Winner

Chevron Corporation – The Chevron Way: Engineering Opportunities for Women (Practices)

Chevron's initiative, The Chevron Way: Engineering Opportunities for Women, is designed to strengthen the organization by increasing the company's focus…

Catalyst Award Winner

Procter & Gamble – Everyone Valued, Everyone Included, Everyone Performing at Their Peak™ (Practices)

Learn about Procter & Gamble's (P&G) global initiative, Everyone Valued, Everyone Included, Everyone Performing at Their Peak™

Employee Resource Groups

Moss Adams LLP – Forum W: Increasing Opportunities for Women in Public Accounting (Practices)

By developing a women's network, Moss Adams achieved many key objectives for their women employees.

Employee Resource Groups

Enbridge Inc. – FEMINEN: FEMales IN ENgineering Employee Resource Group (Practices)

Learn how Enbridge's women's employee resource group helped its women employees.

Employee Resource Groups

CVS Caremark Corporation – Supporting the Diversity Mission Through Colleague Resource Groups (Practices)

Learn how CVS makes diversity a process of their entire business.

LGBTQ+

Chevron Australia – PRIDE: LGBT Inclusion, Intersectionality, and Collaborative Partnerships (Practices)

PRIDE, Chevron's LGBT employee network, was developed as a grassroots employee effort. The group has evolved over its more than…

Catalyst Award Winner

Kimberly-Clark Corporation – Unleash Your Power: Strengthening the Business With Women Leaders (Practices)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agt-MOo2q1g Kimberly-Clark's Unleash Your Power: Strengthening the Business With Women Leaders is a global, enterprise-wide initiative to address Kimberly-Clark's need…

Caretakers

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.

Recruitment and Retention

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.

Employee Resource Groups

BNY Mellon – Fostering Global Inclusion and Multiculturalism (Practices)

To attract and retain diverse talent, the company bolstered support for its employee resource groups.

Catalyst Award Winner

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…

Catalyst Award Winner

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…

Catalyst Award Winner

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…

Sponsorship and Mentoring

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…

Recruitment and Retention

GE Capital EMEA – Building a Pipeline of Women: Investing Within, Connecting Out (Practices)

GE's diversity and inclusion strategy is centered on the notion that diversity is not solely a human resources issue—it is…