The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
07/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/17/2024 08:14
BNY Recognized by Disability: IN for Advancing Disability Inclusion for fifth consecutive year
JULY 17, 2024
BNY has been named to the 2024 Disability Equality Index®and is the recipient of the 2024 Global Employee/Business Resource Group (E/BRG) Impact Award.
For the fifth consecutive year, BNY earned atop score of 100 in The Disability Equality Index® and is recognized as a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion."
In 2024, 542 companies across more than 30 industries had completed the The Disability Equality Index®, which measures disability workplace inclusion across six criteria including Culture, Leadership, Enterprise-Wide Access, Employment Practices, Community Engagement and Supplier Diversity.
This year, BNY is pleased to announce that Disability: IN has also awarded BNY the 2024 Global ERG/BRG Impact Award for HEART's dedication and commitment to advancing disability inclusion. HEART is BNY's E/BRG focused on raising awareness and leveraging the talent of employees with diverse abilities to help build an inclusive and accessible environment across the firm.
"One of our driving principles at BNY is thriving together to form a culture that enables us to be our authentic selves at work," said Hani Kablawi, Head of International and Executive Sponsor of HEART. "In addition to once again being recognized in The Disability Equality Index®, we are delighted that HEART, our diverse abilities network, has been recognized as the Disability:IN E/BRG of the Year, reflecting the commitment and impact we have made advocating for disability inclusion."
The Disability Equality Index® is the world's most comprehensive benchmarking tool for Fortune 1000 scope companies to measure disability workplace inclusion inside their organization and to assess performance across industry sectors.
Learn more about BNY's commitment to belonging and inclusion.
About the Disability Equality Index®
The Disability Equality Index® has become the leading independent, third-party resource for the annual benchmarking of corporate disability inclusion policies and programs, and is now trusted by more than 70% of the United States Fortune 100 and nearly half of the Fortune 500.The Disability Equality Index® was launched in 2015 as a joint initiative between Disability:IN and The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and is acknowledged today as the most robust disability inclusion assessment tool in business.
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