DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
“ADVANCING DIVERSE PATHWAYS” We created our “Advancing Diverse Pathways” initiative to place greater focus on engagement and career development for certain diversity cohorts. Throughout the year, we invested in programs to ensure that our team members have the skillsets and knowledge for their current roles, as well as opportunities to develop talent and leadership capabilities for their long-term growth. Approximately 700 team members attended various DEI-related training and professional development opportunities, including: • Accelerator, a program designed for our Black, Latinx and Asian leaders to build their networks, develop their unique expertise and grow their professional careers. This year, 159 team members across the organization participated in this unique learning experience.
EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS Throughout the year, the DEI team partnered with 13 diverse organizations that provided insight as well as training and development opportunities for our team members, including webinars, forums, conferences, symposiums, career fairs and networking events.
• Leadership development programming and events for women via NextUP, a nonprofit created to eliminate barriers for women in the workplace. Approximately 300 Advance women participated in NextUp opportunities, both live and on-demand.
• LIFT, an 18-month sponsorship program launched last summer that is designed to increase the leadership representation of women of color by building a more diverse pipeline to
the executive level. The program currently includes 35 proteges from key operational roles within the business who are paired with 35 sponsors from key leadership roles, including our CEO, Tom Greco.
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