PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.,
Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and in support of
its commitment to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace,
Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE:CARR) the leading global
provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and
cold chain solutions, signed a national pledge to hire, retain and
develop Hispanic employees. Launched in 2019, the Hispanic Promise
is a collaborative effort between Hispanic associations and large
U.S. employers to advance and empower Hispanics as employees,
customers and citizens.
"At Carrier, we believe diversity is a source of innovation and
inspiration. Varied perspectives, backgrounds and experiences are
what help us attract, retain and build the best teams," said
Nadia Villeneuve, Senior Vice
President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Carrier. "Signing
the Hispanic Promise illustrates our deep commitment to creating a
workplace that is genuinely inclusive, one that inspires and
encourages all employees to bring their authentic selves to work,
every single day."
Carrier's senior leaders signed the Hispanic Promise at the
company's Hispanic Heritage Month opening event, with employees
around the world watching virtually. The signing event was
sponsored by the Carrier Hispanics & Latinos Employee
Engagement Resource Group and took place at the company's
world headquarters in Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida.
With over 56,000 employees, Carrier is committed to creating an
environment where everyone feels like they _belong™. The company is
focused on reducing the gap by recruiting more diverse talent,
through expanding its engagement with historically Black colleges
and universities and professional organizations like the
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of Women
Engineers and more. Carrier's efforts to build a diverse
workforce are yielding results and since 2015, it has successfully
increased diversity representation. The Hispanic Promise is an
important milestone in Carrier's culture transformation
journey.
"We're excited Carrier is joining the Hispanic Promise," said
Claudia Romo Edelman, CEO &
Founder of the We Are All Human Foundation, an organization focused
on advancing an agenda of diversity, equity and inclusion. "We're
pleased to have the support of an organization like Carrier that
understands championing Hispanic employees drives progress and
growth for everyone."
In 2020, Carrier launched a focused Diversity & Inclusion
strategy to create a more inclusive environment, and included its
focus to achieve a diverse workforce representative of its
communities as one of its 2030 Environmental, Social &
Governance (ESG) Goals. To learn more about Carrier's commitment to
an inclusive workplace,
visit https://www.corporate.carrier.com/corporate-responsibility/social-impact/our-employees/.
About Carrier
As the leading global provider of
healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain
solutions, Carrier Global Corporation is committed to making the
world safer, sustainable and more comfortable for generations to
come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies
and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we
have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the
center of everything we do. For more information,
visit www.Corporate.Carrier.com or follow us on social
media at @Carrier.
Contact:
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Ivanette
Bonilla
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561-329-8392
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Ivanette.Bonilla@carrier.com
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