Baxter International, CH2M HILL, Gibbons, and KPMG were presented with the 2009 Catalyst Award for their initiatives toward advancing women in the workplace.
The award attracted approximately 100 CEOs of major corporations and firms, and nearly 1500 senior executives and industry leaders from over 200 U.S. global companies.
“This year’s award-winning initiatives represent the business success that bringing women into leadership can deliver across industries and geographies,” said Ilene H. Lang, president and CEO of Catalyst. “No matter where we look, whether in New York or Asia Pacific, from engineering to pharmaceuticals, we find achievement through inclusion of women.”
Baxter International’s Asia Pacific initiative, Building Talent Edge reached its 2010 target of a 50/50 gender balance across management-level and critical positions two years ahead of schedule.
CH2M HILL’s Constructing Pathways for Women Through Inclusion initiative provides a model for leveraging women employees to achieve business success and accelerate women’s advancement.
Gibbons P.C.’s The Women’s Initiative: Driving Success Through Diversity Investment ,has generated more than six percent of its annual revenue in 2007. KPMG LLP’s Great Place to Build a Career initiative uses diversity and inclusion as a driver for change resulting in a culture of career growth, mentoring, and accountability.
Andrea Jung, Chairman and CEO of Avon Products, Inc. delivered the luncheon keynote address. Avon initiatives received the Catalyst Award in 1988 and 1997.