Inclusive Workplaces
Results
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.
Whirlpool Corporation – PRIDE: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Inclusion (Practices)
Whirlpool Corporation strives to create an internal workplace culture that allows and encourages its personnel to bring their full selves to work. This means an open, supportive, and inclusive environment […]
Hewlett-Packard Company – Reciprocal Mentoring with PRIDE (Practices)
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has a long history supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. In fact, it was the first company to start an employee resource group specifically for […]
Associação Brasileira de Turismo para Gays, Lésbicas e Simpatizantes (ABRAT GLS) – Deepening Social Inclusion, Reducing Discrimination, and Promoting Business Through LGBT Tourism (Practices)
To build a bridge between Brazil’s tourist attractions and the traditional hostile attitudes toward LGBT individuals, the Associação Brasileira de Turismo (ABRAT) para Gays, Lésbicas e Simpatizantes, or the Brazilian […]
Scotiabank – A Recruitment Strategy for Women, by Women (Practices)
For years, the Global Banking and Markets (GBM) division of Scotiabank has worked to help women enter the financial industry not simply to increase its statistics around women’s representation, but […]
Ford Motor Company – GLOBE: Fostering LGBT Inclusion, Valuing Diversity, and Empowering Authenticity (Practices)
Workplace diversity and including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees is a key component of Ford’s business strategy and work culture. Given its importance, diversity at Ford is operationalized […]
Texas Instruments Driving Innovation and Engagement in STEM (Practices)
Success in today’s global business environment is dependent on an increased pipeline of interested students—both girls and boys. Texas Instruments (TI) recognizes that supporting education is critical to its success, […]
Fruits in Suits – LGBT Networking and Mentoring in Hong Kong (Practices)
Fruits in Suits (FinS) is an informal professional network for LGBT individuals. The organization was founded in 2004 in Hong Kong and holds monthly meetings with a growing number of […]
Google Inc. – LGBT Inclusion in India: Globally Connected, Locally Relevant (Practices)
LGBT inclusion in India, as elsewhere, was viewed as a “non-negotiable”; an imperative for Google’s approach to building truly inclusive workplaces. By the time programs for LGBT employees—affectionately referred to […]
The Boston Consulting Group – Turning Off and Speaking Up for Better Work and Better Life (Practices)
The professional services industry is characterized by a 24/7 on-call culture, in which the ethic of being “always on” is seen as necessary for success in the global marketplace. Beginning […]
Kimberly-Clark Corporation – Fostering Talent Development Through Sponsorship (Practices)
Executives at Kimberly-Clark are expected to sponsor high-potential employees.
BSR and Levi Strauss Foundation – HERproject: Health Enables Returns Workplace Program for Women (Practices)
The Levi Strauss Foundation and BSR launched the Health Enables Returns Workplace Program for Women, or HERproject, in 2007. The program provides factory-based women’s health education to promote awareness and […]
Deutsche Bank – ATLAS Accomplished Top Leaders Advancement Strategy (Practices)
Deutsche Bank’s Accomplished Top Leaders Advancement Strategy (ATLAS) sponsorship program was launched in 2009 with the goal of improving the gender balance at senior levels and increasing the pool of […]
Ernst & Young LLP – Cultivating Men as Allies (Practices)
An Ernst & Young priority is the engagement of men as gender champions and allies. The Diversity team, along with a male coach, designed focus groups to better understand the male perspective.
The Boeing Company – Training Employees to Become Agents of Change (Practices)
One of The Boeing Company’s major diversity initiatives is to increase openness and communication among all team members by building awareness and breaking down barriers. Boeing set out to accomplish […]
Ernst & Young LLP – Inclusiveness Roundtable Champions (Practices)
During annual performance review meetings—called Roundtables—each Ernst & Young business unit across the United States and Canada provides an Inclusiveness Roundtable Champion (IRC). IRCs actively participate in Roundtable discussions to […]
RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) – Integrating Diversity and Inclusion into Talent Management (Practices)
RBC’s diversity priorities include being a recognized leader in workforce diversity at all levels of the organization; being the financial institution of choice for diverse client markets; and leveraging diversity […]
Intel Corporation – Intercultural Awareness and Training: Part of Life at Intel (Practices)
Intel Corporation offers programs on intercultural training and weaves lessons on cultural awareness into its general training and learning curriculum. Intercultural content is featured in Intel’s business-skills courses on topics […]
HSBC North America – Valuing Diversity Champions: Diversity Ambassador Awards Program (Practices)
Diversity is part of HSBC – North America’s corporate brand and values. The Diversity Ambassador Award program rewards and recognizes employees who are living the values and bringing passion for […]
Deloitte & Touche LLP, Canada – The Role of Chief Diversity Officer (Practices)
In January 2008, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Canada, announced its creation of the role of Chief Diversity Officer (CDO). At the time, few other Canadian organizations had similar positions. The […]