PLANO, Texas, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DiversityInc named
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) one of its 2020 Top 50 Companies
for Diversity®, ranking 10th—up from 18th
last year. Toyota is the only automotive manufacturer ranked in the
Top 10 and has moved up an impressive 38 spots on the list since
2013.
"When it comes to diversity and inclusion (D&I), each year
we try to set new challenges and new goals with a plan for
attaining them. This recognition gives us encouragement that
we're on the right path because we know it's a journey, not a
destination," said Sandra Phillips
Rogers, chief diversity officer and chief legal officer,
TMNA.
Toyota attributes its growing reputation as a leader in
diversity to its practice of inspiring, encouraging, and modeling
D&I throughout the organization. This practice applies to the
company's relationships both internally and externally.
Phillips Rogers added, "Across
North America, we are building and strengthening partnerships with
allies who embrace a common goal — to create a more inclusive
society that celebrates and is enriched by our differences, which
we view as an especially important attribute during these
challenging times."
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Toyota teamed up with non-profit
and private sector allies to provide funding, expertise and in-kind
donations for at-risk and disproportionately impacted communities.
For example, community service announcements were created to bring
awareness and credible information to the African American and
Hispanic communities as part of Toyota's overall response
efforts.
Hallmarks of Toyota's diversity and inclusion mindset
include:
- D&I is Essential to Toyota's Foundational Values and
Vision of Mobility for All: Toyota's foundational pillars of
Continuous Improvement and Respect for People advocate the act of
influencing innovation through inclusion — to acknowledge, respect,
value and consider diverse ideas, perspectives and contributions.
Mobility at its core is about giving people the freedom to
move.
- D&I is Leader-Led: TMNA's Diversity Advisory Board
(DAB) works in partnership with the company's Executive Diversity
and Inclusion Council (EDIC) to offer insight and perspective.
Their guidance helps cultivate a D&I mindset across the
enterprise and ensures that D&I is a priority for leaders.
Thirty-three percent of Toyota's senior executives serve on the
boards of multicultural organizations, and leaders also serve as
mentors and allies to the company's employee resource groups, known
as business partnering groups (BPGs).
- D&I is Team Member-Driven: There are over 95 BPG
chapters representing 13 different affinities at Toyota, and more
than 40 percent of employees at TMNA Headquarters are involved in
one. Employees pride themselves on volunteerism and community
service to assist disadvantaged youth, LGBTQ+, minorities, women,
people with disabilities and veterans. More than 200 team members
have become D&I Champions since 2018, completing a program that
teaches participants how to infuse D&I within their own
departments.
- D&I is Reflected in Business Partnerships: Toyota is
committed to fostering D&I within its supply chain, spending
more than $3 billion with certified
minority and women owned businesses annually. The Toyota Mentorship
Program (TMP)– of which 80 percent of participants are women
business enterprises (WBE) - offers participants insight into
Toyota's culture and guidance towards improving their operations
and their approach with potential corporate clients. Toyota
Opportunity Exchange, a program designed to help diverse suppliers
learn more about Toyota, is celebrating 30 years.
For more information on Toyota's D&I efforts please visit
https://toyotadiversityreport.com/.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
the U.S. and North America for
more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable,
next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus
brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous
value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design,
engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and trucks
in North America, where we have 14
manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and
directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the
U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in
the U.S.) sold 2.7 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the
U.S.) in 2019.
About DiversityInc
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the business benefits of diversity. The DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity list began in 2001, when many corporations
were beginning to understand the business value of
diversity-management initiatives. The 2020 Top 50 Companies for
Diversity results are featured on DiversityInc.com.
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Media Contact:
Victor Vanov
469.292.1318
victor.vanov@toyota.com
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