We recently celebrated our annual Global Diversity Experience, an event for our people to come together to reflect on the diversity that strengthens our culture and drives our success. The three-day event was held in-person in Chicago and attended by members of our diversity networks and streamed live. What makes this event and our culture so special is that everyone has the opportunity to personalize their experience no matter where they are in the world. Because of our hybrid way of working, our employees can choose how (and how much) they want to engage – whether streaming the event from home or coming into their hub to engage with activities hosted by their hub. Across our company, all of our 19,000 employees participated.

To address societal questions like, “haven’t we done enough?” or “haven’t we made enough progress?” regarding diversity, this year’s theme was More. We want to keep challenging ourselves and each other to see more, feel more and do more – MORE than a consideration, equity is at the foundation of our initiatives and enables us to make profound, long-lasting change.

The event featured stories from authors, experts and leaders and members of each of our 8 Diversity Networks, who spoke on their experiences and how they’re advancing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Citizenship every day. Participants also got the chance to give back to their communities by filling 10,000 school supply kits for underserved students, and for those attending hub events, were able to do community service at a more local level.

The topics, discussions, and activities that we explored during our Global Diversity Experience reflect our culture of holistic inclusion and support. It’s an event we look forward to every year, though our commitment to listening and growing happens year-round. We are always striving to move our people forward by encouraging personal and professional growth and allowing them to bring their 100% authentic selves to work. When we are united, we have the power to deliver more of a positive impact on our customers, employees, partners, and communities.