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.”
"通过围绕指导、招聘顶尖残疾人才、残疾企业认证和残疾平等指数的倡议和计划，USBLN 帮助我们对这一战略负责。我们的残疾人平等指数名列前茅，对此我深感自豪。贝尔登总结道："这一成就值得庆祝，它证明了我们在创造更具包容性的文化方面所做的努力，让每个人都能在尼尔森'做自己'。
"USBLN 执行董事吉尔-霍顿（Jill Houghton）说："我们很自豪地看到参与企业的逐年增长、改进和成果。"残疾包容指数为推进残疾包容提供了一个路线图，使企业能够看到其整个组织的优势和存在机会的领域，同时也是与竞争对手和企业整体进行基准比较的一种手段。这仅仅是一个开始，随着各公司继续接受 DEI 并努力将其残疾人包容政策和实践提升到一个新的水平。
