Praxair Named a Top 25 Noteworthy Company by DiversityInc
May 10 2016 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX), a leading global industrial gas
company, announced today that it has been named to DiversityInc's
2016 list of 25 Noteworthy Companies for Diversity. This
distinction is awarded to companies that have shown continued
momentum in diversity and inclusion practices. Praxair was also
ranked third on the list of Top 10 Companies for Opportunities,
which recognizes companies demonstrating fairness in hiring,
retention and nurturing of diverse talent.
DiversityInc is a leading magazine whose mission is to bring
education and clarity to the business benefits of diversity. The
publication considered more than 1,000 companies that were judged
on four equally weighted areas: Talent Pipeline, Equitable Talent
Development, CEO/Senior Leadership Commitment and Supplier
Diversity. Each company’s rank was measured by objective analysis
of 183 separate factors, based on data from a 300-question survey.
Additionally, DiversityInc considered other efforts and indicators
of commitment that the organization believed were noteworthy.
“This honor is a direct reflection of our employees’ dedication
to workplace diversity and we are proud to have been recognized by
DiversityInc,” said Praxair Chief Diversity Officer Vanessa
Abrahams-John. “We work hard to foster an environment that values
new ideas, celebrates our differences and attracts and develops
employees as diverse as the communities where we live and
work.”
Praxair supports a number of employee-driven initiatives that
reinforce the company’s focus on diversity and inclusion,
including:
- employee resource groups that provide
support, development and networking opportunities for millennials,
women, the LGBT community, veterans and ethnic minorities;
- unconscious bias training for managers
across the company;
- formal and informal mentoring programs;
and
- scholarship support for students of
diverse backgrounds who are studying engineering or other STEM
disciplines.
The company has also been recognized for its achievements
globally. For example:
- Praxair received 95 out of 100 possible
points on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index 2016
for workplace advocacy and inclusion initiatives for LGBT
employees.
- Praxair Korea received the 2016 Korea
Women HR Award from the Women's Development Institute for female
employment and development, and creative diversity practices.
- White Martins, Praxair’s Brazil-based
subsidiary, was named as a recipient of the PR News 2016
Diversity in PR Award for its outstanding efforts communicating
diversity and inclusion.
About Praxair
Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2015 sales of $11
billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South
America and one of the largest worldwide. The company produces,
sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and
high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and
technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing
efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of
industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage,
electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, primary metals and
many others. More information about Praxair is available at
www.praxair.com.
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