MIAMI, Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation
& plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure
travel company, today announced it was recognized as a top
organization supporting the advancement of women's leadership and
diversity in the workplace as part of the Catalyst CEO Champions
For Change (Catalyst Champion) initiative.
Made up of a collective of more than 50 high-profile global
CEOs, the Catalyst Champion initiative helps promote diversity,
inclusion and gender equality within leading organizations, while
driving change designed to accelerate the advancement of women into
leadership.
Diversity and inclusion have long been priorities at Carnival
Corporation with 120,000 employees representing more than 100
countries. As CEO since July 2013,
Arnold Donald has also been a strong
champion of engineering "diversity of thinking" across the company,
fostering innovation through all forms of diversity, including
gender, ethnicity, background, upbringing, education, geographic
origin and experience. During the past five years, numerous diverse
and dynamic leaders have been appointed to leadership roles as
presidents of the company's cruise line brands and in key roles
within global port and destination development, human resources,
marketing, sales, operations and procurement, while continuing to
promote diversity and inclusion.
"It is a great honor for Carnival Corporation to be recognized
as part of the Catalyst CEO Champions For Change
initiative," said Roger Frizzell,
chief communications officer for Carnival Corporation. "We
are very proud of the diversity of our workforce and we believe
strongly that diversity of thinking helps drive innovation. We have
seen time and time again that leveraging the knowledge and
creativity of our collective backgrounds, experiences and
perspectives produces smart, innovative solutions and approaches to
our overall business and especially our top priority of
consistently exceeding our guests' expectations."
Frizzell added: "We are proud to be named alongside other
distinguished organizations that are champions for change in
support of women leaders, and we applaud Catalyst's global efforts
to accelerate inclusion and diversity in the workplace."
Additionally, Catalyst released a research report today showing
that as a group Catalyst Champion organizations, including Carnival
Corporation, outperform their peers in the S&P 500 in
advancing more women into positions of leadership. Key
findings of gender-equality efforts at participating companies
include:
- Catalyst Champion companies outperform the S&P 500 in
advancing women into leadership, specifically among board
seats (29.0% Catalyst Champion vs. 21.2% S&P 500),
executive/senior-level positions (27.9% Catalyst Champion vs. 26.5%
S&P 500) and first-/mid-level positions (38.4% Catalyst
Champion vs. 36.9% S&P 500).
- Catalyst Champion companies outperform the S&P 500 in
advancing women of color into leadership, specifically among
board seats (6.0% Catalyst Champion vs. 3.8% Fortune 500 ),
executive/senior-level positions (5.2% Catalyst Champion vs. 4.7%
S&P 500) and first-/mid-level positions (11.3% Catalyst
Champion vs. 10.5% S&P 500).
"We commend Arnold Donald along
with the other Catalyst Champion CEOs who represent a passionate
group of change agents," said Deborah
Gillis, president and CEO, Catalyst. "They are already
leaders and champions of gender equality and inclusion. Now they
are taking bold action, holding themselves publicly accountable for
doing the right thing and inspiring all of us to do more."
Together with Catalyst – a leading global nonprofit organization
working to advance diversity, inclusion and gender equality at work
– and other global companies, Carnival Corporation has pledged
to:
- accelerate progress in the representation of women, including
women of color, in executive/senior level positions over five
years.
- maintain (where strong) or accelerate representation of women,
including women of color, on the company's board of directors (or
equivalent) over five years.
Additionally, Carnival Corporation's Donald will chair the
Catalyst Awards dinner on March 20,
2018, during the annual Catalyst Awards Conference.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure
travel company and among the most profitable and financially strong
in the cruise and vacation industries, with a portfolio of 10
dynamic brands that include nine of the world's leading cruise
lines. With operations in North
America, Europe,
Australia and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA
Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK), as well
as Fathom, the corporation's immersion and enrichment experience
brand.
Together, these brands operate 103 ships with 231,000 lower
berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with 18 new ships
scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and 2022. Carnival
Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska
Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both
the New York and London Stock
Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only dual listed
company in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the
FTSE 100 indices.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival Corporation as being
among the "Top 10 Most Innovative Companies" in both the design and
travel categories. Fast Company specifically recognized Carnival
Corporation for its work in developing Ocean Medallion™, a
high-tech wearable device that enables the world's first
interactive guest experience platform capable of transforming
vacation travel into a highly personalized and elevated level of
customized service.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.fathom.org, www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com,
www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.pocruises.com.au and www.pocruises.com.
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