We champion inclusion and support an environment of belonging to unite, align, and inspire employees and stakeholders to accomplish the company’s long-term goals. We celebrate, value, and embrace our differences, respecting and welcoming colleagues with unique opinions and perspectives. We are intentional about creating a workplace culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and equitable for all employees. We are committed to making our workplace more inclusive every day where each employee feels a sense of belonging.
leadership
Executive leadership team characteristics:
- Starting dates range from 2009 to 2024.
- 33% of our executive leadership team is female.
Board characteristics:
- Starting dates range from 2007 to 2023.
- 17% of board members are female.
- 17% of board members are racially or ethnically diverse.
recruiting
- We practice inclusive recruitment and hiring.
- We use a multi-rater interview panels to ensure interviews are conducted in a fair and equitable way.
- In 2024, we increased the percentage of internal interviews that use multiple evaluators (interview panel) to approximately 89%, up from approximately 76% in 2023.
- We review all job postings to ensure we use neutral language to better attract talent.
- During the interview process, leadership position candidates are asked questions to assess their skills in leading inclusively.
- We established a company promotion policy to ensure equal access to career opportunities.
- We are focused on career mobility and the identification of career paths that will increase the visibility of opportunities for all employees.
- We encourage skill development and continuing education, including offering educational assistance through our Tuition Reimbursement Program. We encourage employees to take advantage of this benefit as they build their careers here.
job flexibility
- We implemented a Parental Leave Policy to help parents transition into part-time work and ease back into full-time work.
- We have professional part-time positions at professional pay levels. This initiative provides employees an opportunity to continue their professional career while balancing multiple life roles such as childcare and eldercare.
- To support working parents while they adjust to the demands of both parenthood and their professional roles, we implemented a Caregiver Travel Policy, which covers certain travel expenses when a caregiver accompanies an employee and their young child on business travel.
- We provide health and welfare benefits to a broad range of employees and their families.
- We offer fertility benefits to employees interested in expanding their families.
company culture
- Our We Go Beyond value of “Be You” promotes an environment where employees feel respected, celebrated, welcomed, and authentic. “We Go Beyond” leadership principles outline inclusive behaviors which positively impact our work environment. “Our Qualities” comprise behaviors that demonstrate inclusion and respect.
- We have several Culture Committees and employee resource groups (ERGs) across the company that were developed by employees to discuss, plan, and drive positive company culture.
- We look for opportunities to advance worthy social causes in the community.
- We continuously review our internal processes and protocols to ensure equal access to opportunities, and make certain we have fair processes.
company time off
- In January 2024, we launched a new Company volunteer program called Project We Go Beyond, through which employees are asked to volunteer at least eight hours per quarter, or thirty-two hours per year, in their local communities.
learning & development
- We provide open access to learning. We encourage employees to access any number of courses to expand their breadth and depth of knowledge.
- We distribute a guide to help managers and employees better understand how to evaluate their direct reports and coworkers in a fair manner.
- We have a company-wide mentoring initiative to support the engagement and advancement of our employees. We offer three types of mentorship programs in which employees are given the opportunity to learn from the experience and knowledge of another employee in a one-on-one setting; these include (1) onboarding mentorship - for new employees during their first three months of employment, (2) career and leadership mentorship - for those interested in advancing in their career, and (3) peer mentorship – to collaborate with another employee with similar responsibilities to share job-related knowledge and improve the effectiveness of one another.
- We have launched a talent marketplace resource, Career Hub, where employees can document their skills and experiences to increase their visibility to hiring managers and provide access to a broader range of positions.
