Stories by Mark Renfree

Winner: Paul Rosengren, PSEG For the past three years, PSEG has been on a diversity inclusion journey, and Paul Lief Rosengren has been there every step along the way. An energy company based in New… Continued

Winner: Realogy Holdings Corp. – Diversity + Inclusion Council In 2016 Realogy Holdings Corp. set out to increase the number of employee resource groups (ERGs) available throughout its entire enterprise. ERGs act as a sounding… Continued

Winner: Roberto Vila, Mastercard Roberto Vila launched the PRIDE GeoNorth inclusivity program for MasterCard in Mexico and Central America. Since its launch, the 11 active members and allies have  been united in achieving a principal… Continued

Winner: Ronald W. Wong, Imprenta Communications Group In 2007, San Francisco became the first major American city to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags. Today, plastic bag bans are in place in over 140… Continued

Winner: Sedgwick – Differences Matter Sedgwick’s president and CEO charged his diversity and inclusion council with creating a video to serve as the cornerstone of the company’s diversity and inclusion story. His vision was an… Continued

Winner: Taft Communications – New Jersey State of Diversity Survey As a New Jersey-based communications firm with a keen interest in corporate social responsibility, diversity and inclusion, Taft launched a campaign to help the state… Continued

Winner: Takeda Pharmaceutical – “Take Pride” Float at Boston Pride Parade Takeda Pharmaceutical recently launched a U.S.-based diversity and inclusion council, whose focus is to develop key initiatives that embrace its employee’s point of view and create… Continued

Winner: TBWA\Chiat\Day – Accenture Being Greater Than Program Accenture believes that diversity—including gender diversity—is critical to high performance. Following this logic, the company pledged to grow the percentage of women it hires to at least… Continued

Winner: Laverne McGee, OCPA Laverne McGee worked in the field of diversity and inclusion long before they became buzzwords. As a woman of color, she has created many firsts in her career as a PR… Continued

Winner: Laura Alber, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.  The California company with the largest share of women in top jobs isn’t a Silicon Valley tech firm or an L.A. entertainment giant. It’s Williams-Sonoma Inc. According to this year’s… Continued