NEW YORK, March 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Just ahead of
the worldwide celebration of International Women's Day on
Sunday, March 8th, Diageo
North America, a global leader in beverage alcohol, is delighted to
announce that it has been named one of the 2020 "Top Companies for
Executive Women" by the National Association for Female Executives
(NAFE). This list recognizes US companies that have a strong focus
on best practices that move women to senior ranks, including
mentoring, sponsorship, involvement in employee-resource groups and
leadership-development training. This is the ninth year NAFE has
named Diageo to its Top Companies list.
Inclusion and Diversity remains a core strategic objective for
Diageo North America. Through the ongoing work of its nine business
resource groups, Diageo continues to champion this effort where
employees with common backgrounds, interests, heritage, or
orientation connect to support each other. We strive to
continuously engage with business and brand leadership on creating
a vibrant place to work for our employees and better engage our
consumers through Inclusion and Diversity efforts in the
communities in which we work, live, source and sell.
"At Diageo, we are particularly proud to be a champion of gender
equality taking proactive steps in order to curb workplace
inequality," said Laura Watt, HR
Director, Diageo North America. "We take great pride in our
leadership in this space but acknowledge there is still a great
deal of work to be done."
Diageo is joining the global conversation around International
Women's Day, releasing a collection of candid video interviews with
female Diageo employees in a variety of roles and locations. In the
videos each interviewee shares her inspirational career journey and
powerful experiences of contributing to a culture of inclusion, as
well as advice to people everywhere on being allies for change.
Last summer, Diageo launched a groundbreaking parental leave
program, offering six months leave to new parents regardless of
gender or sexual orientation or how the employee came to be a
parent through birth, adoption or foster care. Diageo has also just
launched a robust Secondment policy in North America which encourages all employees,
women and men to expand their skill set by exploring new and
different career opportunities within Diageo.
"The 2020 NAFE Top Companies continue to tell the story of what
organizations are doing to move women into executive positions by
communicating the value of P&L roles and ensuring equity in
executive succession planning," said Subha
V. Barry, president, Working Mother Media. "The NAFE Top
Companies continue to pave the way for the advancement of
women."
This recognition from NAFE are part of a growing list of awards
Diageo's business has earned for its commitment to inclusion and
diversity. Additional recent honors include:
2020 – Corporate Equality Index: Diageo received a
perfect score of 100% on the Corporate Equality Index, as
administered by the Human Rights Campaign, for the 12th
consecutive year
2019 – Bloomberg Gender Equality Index: Diageo has
been named in the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEi), which
distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender
reporting and advancing women's equality.
2019 – Creative Equals: Diageo has been announced
as the exclusive sponsor of the briefs for the Creative Equals
'Returners' scheme called #CreativeComeback.
2019 – Diversity MBA: For the 8th consecutive
year, Diageo North America was named to Diversity MBA's 2019 "50
Out Front for Diversity Leadership" list of the best places in the
country for women and diverse managers to work. Diversity MBA also
recognized Diageo as Best in Class for Workplace Inclusion &
Retention and Board Diversity.
2019 – Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index: A
division of Working Mother Media, Diversity Best Practices (DBP)
recognized Diageo North America as a "Leading Organization having
scored 75 percent or higher to be counted in its third-annual
inclusion index.
2019 – Equileap 2019 Global Gender Equality Report:
Diageo has been ranked as the number one business globally for
gender equality in the Equileap 2019 Global Gender Equality Report
and Ranking
2019 – Refinitiv Top 100 Company Diversity & Inclusion
Index: In 2019, Diageo was recognized as the 2nd
most diverse and inclusive workplace in the world on this
index.
2019 – Working Mother Magazine: For 11th
consecutive year, Working Mother Magazine recognized Diageo North
America as one of the 2019 Working Mother 100 Best Companies for
its strong leadership in creating progressive programs.
2019 – Paradigm for Parity: Diageo North America, in
partnership with the Paradigm for Parity® coalition, announced its
commitment to achieving gender parity
2018 – CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion: Diageo,
has joined the growing number of organizations pledging to advance
inclusion and diversity in the workplace. Diageo North America is
the first beverage alcohol company to make such a commitment.
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage
alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including
Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit
and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff,
Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO)
and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and our products are sold
in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information
about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at
www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking
resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways
to share best practice. Follow us on Twitter for news and
information about Diageo North America: @Diageo NA.
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ABOUT NAFE
The National Association for Female
Executives (NAFE), founded in 1972, serves members with networking,
tools, and solutions to strengthen and grow their careers and
businesses. Working Mother magazine publishes the annual NAFE Top
Companies list. NAFE.com provides up-to-date information, a
community for women in business, and access to member benefits.
NAFE is a division of Working Mother Media, owned by Bonnier
Corporation.
Contact: Andrew Turner,
212-202-2905, andrew.turner@diageo.com
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