At Nielsen, we believe that diversity in people and ideas allows us—and our clients—to be successful. We are proud to be awarded the No. 20 spot on the prestigious DiversityInc list of the 2020 Top 50 Companies for Diversity. Nielsen was also named No. 12 for Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and No. 6 for Board of Directors.
“In 2019, we put a lot of effort into diversifying our Board of Directors and re-imagining our ERGs for greater impact on the business and our employee experience,” said David Kenny, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Diversity Officer. “Being named a Top Company for both Boards and Employee Resource Groups helps signal that we are continuing to make the kind of progress of which we can all be proud.”
Winning this award does not
mean our work is done. We will continue strengthening our accountability for
diversity and inclusion for leaders at every level, evolving our employee
resource groups (ERGs) and providing greater opportunities for dialogue with
leaders on issues related to ethnicity, disabilities, mental health and other
areas that can be barriers to personal and professional growth.
Added Sandra Sims-Williams,
SVP, Diversity & Inclusion, “To our
talent we want to be an employer of choice, to our community we want to be an
ally, and to our clients we want to be a trusted and valued partner. Diversity
and inclusion are key to unlocking the full potential of our people and our
business.”
We also invest in diversity
and inclusion initiatives that benefit our clients and communities. We regularly share research and insights about Asian American, Latinx and African American
consumers through our Diverse Intelligence Series. We are also proud to support
initiatives that increase representation of multicultural communities, such as
promoting a fair and accurate 2020 U.S. Census through Project TrueCount.