Catalyst CEO Champions for Change

This community is made up of more than 80 high-profile CEOs whose companies represent more than 11 million employees and over $3T USD in revenue globally.

CATALYST CEO CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE MEMBERS

HONORARY CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE

We hold firm in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion. As business leaders we know that making room for everyone to succeed at work is not only the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing. It improves innovation and employee retention, boosts corporate performance, and energizes engagement of all individuals from the front line to the C-suite.⁶

Progress has been made, but there is still much to do. Women, particularly women from marginalized racial and ethnic groups, are underrepresented in senior levels of management and on boards. It’s time for more rapid change and that requires taking a bold stand.

As senior leaders, we hold ourselves and our teams accountable to make change happen and accelerate diversity, inclusion, and equity of opportunity within our organizations. We won’t rest until we can all succeed together.

To that end, we commit to strengthening the metrics, policies, and practices across our organizations toward fair and equitable outcomes. We commit to reviewing and improving the pipeline of women of marginalized backgrounds for advancement and empowering them with a strong support system. We commit to identifying and working to reduce any structural barriers or unconscious bias that may exist and to doing everything we can to continue to build an inclusive workplace culture.

We will drive these actions with Catalyst, a global thought leader and partner in advancing women through workplace inclusion for 60+ years. And, in partnership with Catalyst, we will publicly report on our collective progress, so we can continue to learn, improve, and accelerate change and inclusive prosperity for everyone.

Organizational commitment

On behalf of my organization, I will work to:

• Maintain (where strong) or accelerate the representation of women, particularly women from marginalized racial and ethnic groups, in executive/senior level positions and on the company’s Board of Directors (or equivalent).
• Strengthen the pipeline of women through an annual review of internal diagnostics and leverage leading practices to address any identified issues.
• Benchmark and track inclusion and improve the culture of inclusion within my organization.
• Share key representation metrics with Catalyst for benchmarking and for anonymized reporting of our collective aggregate progress.

Personal commitment

As a leader, I personally commit to:

• Actively sponsor women, particularly women identifying with marginalized racial and ethnic groups.
• Role model positive change internally and externally through my words and actions.
• Drive and embed inclusivity as part of my organization’s culture, helping to empower women in their careers.
• Visibly hold myself and the leaders in my organization accountable for progress.

To join this community:

• The company must be a Catalyst Supporter.
• The signatory must be the global CEO or Chair of the company.
• The company must meet the following representation criteria:
  - At least 2 women on the board (or board equivalent for professional services and law firms).
  - At least 2 women on the executive team reporting to the CEO.
  - At least 1 woman (of the 4) from a marginalized racial or ethnic group.
• The company must commit to submitting representation data in support of an annual report highlighting the progress of the Champions community.