Stellantis again named as best workplace for disability inclusion

MANILA: After last year, Stellantis has once again earned a top score on the annual Disability Equality Index (DEI) for 2022. The DEI is a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build measurable strategies that support disability inclusion and equality in the workplace.

Now in its eighth year, the DEI is administered by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and is considered the most robust disability inclusion assessment tool in business.

Top-scoring companies represent those businesses that have invested in accessibility and inclusion across their enterprises. They also are recognized as the best places to work for disability inclusion.

"Stellantis deeply values the recognition and feedback we receive from influential organizations like Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities,” noted Stellantis-North America Senior Vice President for Human Resources Tobin J. Williams.

“Our company’s longstanding, enterprise-wide commitment to diversity and inclusion fuels a work culture that enables each of our employees to realize their full potential, our pursuit of consistently strong business results and our ability to achieve our long-term strategy as outlined in our Dare Forward 2030 plan.”

The 2022 DEI measured a range of workplace practices that include culture and leadership; enterprise-wide access, benefits, recruitment, retention, advancement, accommodations and more.

By earning a top score on the DEI, Stellantis adds to the impressive list of diversity and inclusion leadership acknowledgements it has earned in 2022. 

Stellantis received the following acknowledgements: Noteworthy and Top Supplier Diversity Program ratings from Diversity, Inc.; Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises Resiliency award from the Women's Business Enterprise National Council; Winds of Change magazine’s list of Top 50 companies recruiting and supporting the careers of Indigenous STEM professionals; Excellence in Health and Well-Being and Excellence in Mental Health awards from the Business Group on Health. 

The carmaker group's diversity and inclusion are represented by 11 groups from varied communities, including African ancestry, Hispanic heritage, Asian culture, LGBTQ+, veterans, Middle Eastern heritage, employees and families with disabilities, Native Americans, women and working parents.

Globally, people with disabilities represent more than one billion people.

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