NEW YORK, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As companies all
around the world are exploring and testing new ways to engage their
customers, partners and employees, Diageo, a global leader in
beverage alcohol, is proud to announce that its North America business has been recognized by
Fast Company's 50 Best Workplaces for Innovators.
Now in its second year, Fast Company set out to identify
those organizations that empower employees, at all levels, to
"create new products, improve operations, and take risks… where
innovation isn't just a buzzword, but a part of the value system
and culture."
For us, innovation is more than great liquids, packaging, new
production techniques and different ways to get to market," says
Ed Pilkington, Chief Marketing and
Innovation Officer, Diageo North America. "Innovation is embedded
within our business – it drives our ways of working, our thinking
and behaviors, it allows us to create a culture for today's
fast-paced, competitive marketplace, while focusing on tomorrow's
exciting opportunities.
Diageo's brands were created by entrepreneurs, many of them
developed by founders decades and even centuries ago, and this
culture of bold ideas and experimentation continues to run deep
across our organization today. Diageo's leadership team strives to
set the tone of ownership and entrepreneurialism that aims to
empower throughout our organization, at all levels, embedding real
passion for continuous testing and learning in everything we
do.
This open-minded and flexible people-empowered approach enables
and encourages teams to try new things, explore new external
partners and undertake new approaches. It gives employees the
freedom to move quickly and take bolder bets across the
organization and in culture. Whether it be through a new open,
agile workspace in lower Manhattan, or the recent seamless transition
to virtual, remote working, Diageo North America is constantly
finding ways to celebrate life every day, everywhere, and it always
starts with our people.
This recognition from Fast Company joins a growing list
of awards Diageo has earned for its excellence in workplace culture
and commitments to gender and ethnic parity. Some of our 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
2020 – National Association of Female Executives (NAFE):
Diageo North America was named one of the 2020 Top Companies for
Executive Women by NAFE. This is the 10th year NAFE has
named Diageo to its Top Companies list.
2020 – Working Mother Magazine: Diageo North
America was recognized as a 2020 Best Company for Multicultural
Women, for its strong leadership in creating progressive
programs.
2019 – Bloomberg Gender Equality
Index: Diageo was named to 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 was
announced as the exclusive sponsor of the briefs for the Creative
Equals 'Returners' scheme, #CreativeComeback.
2019 – Equileap 2019 Global Gender Equality
Report: Diageo was ranked as the number one business
globally for gender equality in the Equileap 2019 Global Gender
Equality Report and Ranking.
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 or Instagram for news and information about Diageo
North America: @Diageo_NA.
Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.
Media contacts:
Andrew
Turner (Andrew.turner@diageo.com) (203) 957-2035
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