We are pleased to announce that Nielsen has been noted as one of the 2016 Best Places to Work by the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) for Disability Inclusion. The DEI® offers businesses an opportunity to receive a score from zero to 100 on their disability inclusion policies and practices. Nielsen proudly scored a 90%.
The survey is a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities and the U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) that gives companies the opportunity to reevaluate policies and practices and determine where they stand among other organizations for disability inclusion practices. Eighty-three Fortune 1000-size companies completed the DEI, with 23 business segments represented.
At Nielsen, we recognize the importance of diversity & inclusion for our growth, strength and ability to innovate. The company’s ADEPT (Abled and Disabled Employees Partnering Together) employee resource group (leadership photo above) is inspired by people with disabilities and serves as a forum for Nielsen employees who are disabled, care for family members with disabilities or champion causes within the disabled community.
“Our score on the Disability Equality Index and work with the USBLN marks an important shift for disability inclusion at Nielsen,” said Megan Belden, manager, client service, and ADEPT employee resource group co-lead. “As ADEPT leaders, we saw the need to find a professional affiliation that could help us learn how we could recruit and retain top talent with disabilities in order to better represent the markets we serve. Partnering with USBLN has helped us craft a strategy that leverages disability inclusion in our workplace, supply chain, and for our clients in order to drive stronger business impact.”
「USBLNは、メンタリング、優秀な障がい者人材の採用、障がい者が経営する企業の認定、障がい者平等指数などの取り組みやプログラムを通じて、私たちがその戦略に責任を持つことを支援してくれています。USBLNが障害者平等指数で上位に入ったことを誇りに思います。この功績は称賛されるべきであり、ニールセンで誰もが『自分らしく』働けるよう、よりインクルーシブな企業文化を創造するための私たちの努力の証です」とベルデンは締めくくった。
「USBLNのエグゼクティブ・ディレクターであるジル・ホートンは、「参加企業の前年比での成長、改善、結果を見ることができて誇りに思います。「DEIは、障害者インクルージョンを推進するためのロードマップを提供し、企業が組織全体に存在する強みと機会のある分野の両方を確認することを可能にします。企業がDEIを受け入れ、障害者インクルージョンの方針と実践を次のレベルに引き上げるために努力を続ける中で、これは来るべきことの始まりに過ぎない。"
