Procter & Gamble

To us, diversity covers a broad range of personal attributes and characteristics, such as race, sex, age, cultural heritage, personal background and sexual orientation. By sharing our unique selves, our knowledge and our expertise, and by continually stretching our wings to embrace something new and unfamiliar, we color our world and bring it to life.

And isn’t that what diversity should be about? Creating a world where we can appreciate each other for who we are? Shouldn’t diversity be about learning from each other and growing stronger as a result of that? We think so. To bring this to life, we have 7 Affinity Networks.

Our Affinity Network is a formally organized and sponsored network of employees that share a common non-job related characteristic with a firm business connection. The intention of our affinity networks is to promote an open, welcoming and inclusive culture in the company that provides respect and advancement opportunities for everyone, while increasing the company’s image and reputation.

We have 7 North America Corporate Affinity Networks (with smaller groups supported regionally):

• African American Leadership Network
• Asian Pacific American Leadership Team
• Corporate Women’s Leadership Team
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employees (GaBLE)
• Hispanic Leadership Team
• People with Disabilities
• Native American Indian Leadership Team

Each network is sponsored by a corporate executive or Champion. The organizations are totally voluntary and extracurricular to the everyday work that all P&Gers do. Several of the networks also have regional and site-specific sub groups in order to manage local issues and engage their employees on a more immediate level. There are four main focus areas that each group makes exemplary efforts for in regards to their respective audiences:

• Support of Membership/Leadership Development
• Recruitment, Retention and Development
• Influencing Leadership
• Improving the Culture/Environment

The U.S. Diversity Recruiting Team works diligently with each network to address any issues. Every effort is made to have consistent and continuous representation in the leadership networks in order to provide the best sourcing pipeline available, as well as, to maintain and adequately represent each group. We do our best to support any initiatives that will make our organizational environment more inclusive, encouraging candidates of all affinities to apply to our roles.