Practices
Catalyst’s Practices describe real organizational efforts from Supporter organizations that other Supporters can use as inspiration. They help Supporters learn how organizations, including those with Catalyst Award-winning initiatives, have tackled a variety of diversity, inclusion, and business challenges.
Results
GE Capital EMEA – Building a Pipeline of Women: Investing Within, Connecting Out (Practices)
GE’s diversity and inclusion strategy is centered on the notion that diversity is not solely a human resources issue—it is a business issue. Building upon GE’s long history of inclusion, […]
TURCK Inc. – Life Works @TURCK: Prioritizing Employee Well-Being and Flexibility (Practices)
Over the past several years, a growing number of organizations have implemented solutions to enhance personal well-being and help employees improve work-life effectiveness (WLE). TURCK Inc. is the North American […]
PepsiCo Mexico – Promoting Gender Equity and Women’s Leadership: Creating Inclusive Environments and Developing Female Talent (Practices)
PepsiCo Mexico’s mission of sustainability is termed “Desempeño con Sentido,” or “Performance with Purpose.” As part of this mission, the company is dedicated to respecting, contributing to, and supporting the […]
HCL Technologies – Employees First: A Philosophy for Workplace Transformation (Practices)
HCL Technologies (HCLT), a leading global IT services company headquartered in India, is a client-driven business. As such, it is imperative for the company to optimize and enhance employee-customer relationships. […]
IBM Corporation – Developing High-Potential Women with the Blue Talent Program (Practices)
IBM’s Blue Talent program provides development opportunities for women in mid-level positions. Its goal is to strengthen the company’s pipeline and reduce attrition rates, while developing women’s business and technical […]
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association (SGLBA) Inc. – LGBT Business and Social Networking in Australia (Practices)
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association (SGLBA) was founded in 1981 as The Gay Business association. SGLBA expanded to include women in 1994, and currently has over 400 members. […]
Whirlpool Corporation – PRIDE: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Inclusion (Practices)
Whirlpool Corporation strives to create an internal workplace culture that allows and encourages its personnel to bring their full selves to work. This means an open, supportive, and inclusive environment […]
Hewlett-Packard Company – Reciprocal Mentoring with PRIDE (Practices)
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has a long history supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. In fact, it was the first company to start an employee resource group specifically for […]
Associação Brasileira de Turismo para Gays, Lésbicas e Simpatizantes (ABRAT GLS) – Deepening Social Inclusion, Reducing Discrimination, and Promoting Business Through LGBT Tourism (Practices)
To build a bridge between Brazil’s tourist attractions and the traditional hostile attitudes toward LGBT individuals, the Associação Brasileira de Turismo (ABRAT) para Gays, Lésbicas e Simpatizantes, or the Brazilian […]
Scotiabank – A Recruitment Strategy for Women, by Women (Practices)
For years, the Global Banking and Markets (GBM) division of Scotiabank has worked to help women enter the financial industry not simply to increase its statistics around women’s representation, but […]
National Bank Financial Group – The Women in Financial Markets Scholarship Program: Building Experience and Mentoring for Success (Practices)
After a call to action by the Executive Vice President of Financial Markets at National Bank of Canada, the “Women in Financial Markets Scholarship Program” was developed to increase […]
Ford Motor Company – GLOBE: Fostering LGBT Inclusion, Valuing Diversity, and Empowering Authenticity (Practices)
Workplace diversity and including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees is a key component of Ford’s business strategy and work culture. Given its importance, diversity at Ford is operationalized […]
Fruits in Suits – LGBT Networking and Mentoring in Hong Kong (Practices)
Fruits in Suits (FinS) is an informal professional network for LGBT individuals. The organization was founded in 2004 in Hong Kong and holds monthly meetings with a growing number of […]
Toronto Dominion Bank Group – Creating Leaders and Unlocking Human Potential: LGBTA Inclusion at TD (Practices)
TD Bank has long focused on diversity and inclusion efforts. The company’s Diversity Office and Diversity Leadership Council are composed of senior business leaders across TD who drive enterprise-wide diversity […]
Texas Instruments Driving Innovation and Engagement in STEM (Practices)
Success in today’s global business environment is dependent on an increased pipeline of interested students—both girls and boys. Texas Instruments (TI) recognizes that supporting education is critical to its success, […]
Google Inc. – LGBT Inclusion in India: Globally Connected, Locally Relevant (Practices)
LGBT inclusion in India, as elsewhere, was viewed as a “non-negotiable”; an imperative for Google’s approach to building truly inclusive workplaces. By the time programs for LGBT employees—affectionately referred to […]
The Boston Consulting Group – Turning Off and Speaking Up for Better Work and Better Life (Practices)
The professional services industry is characterized by a 24/7 on-call culture, in which the ethic of being “always on” is seen as necessary for success in the global marketplace. Beginning […]
Standard Chartered – Global Strategies for Women’s Leadership & Economic Empowerment (Practices)
Long dedicated to women and diversity across the globe, and conscious of the growing global awareness of the multiplier effect, Standard Chartered’s leadership embraced the mission of gender equality as […]
McKinsey & Company – Global LGBT Inclusion (Practices)
As a management consulting firm, McKinsey relies on the knowledge and skills of its employees, and prides itself on attracting the world’s top talent regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, […]
ALLETE, Inc. – Recruitment Practices and Board Culture: Prioritizing Qualifications and Fostering Inclusion to Increase Gender Balance (Practices)
At a time when women’s board representation in Fortune 500 companies is just over 16 percent, and in an industry still largely dominated by men, ALLETE, Inc.’s board stands out: […]