World 50, a global community of business leaders, has announced the winners of its inaugural 2023 World 50 I&D (Inclusion & Diversity) Impact Awards.
Launched in mid-2022, the World 50 I&D Impact Awards spotlight the incredible strides that organisations have made to turn diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy into measurable and lasting impact. The winners were announced last week at the I&D Impact Awards ceremony in Miami. The event brought together hundreds of global executives from top organisations and I&D Impact Awards partners such as Amazon, Anaplan, Circle K, Cognizant and Victoria’s Secret & Co.
WORLD 50’S 2023 WINNERS
Selected from a competitive shortlist of 85 individual leaders, teams and companies, the winners across nine categories for the 2023 I&D Impact Awards, include:
- Community Impact Award: Edwards Lifesciences
- Inclusion Award, in partnership with Cognizant: Pfizer
- Courage Award: Aimee Cardwell, SVP and Chief Information Security Officer, UnitedHealth Group
Highly Commended: Ada Lopez, Senior Manager, Product Diversity, Lenovo - I&D Ally Award, in partnership with Circle K: Georgia Leadership Team, Advance Auto Parts
- I&D Team of the Year, in partnership with Anaplan: Cognizant
Highly Commended: Best Buy - Innovation Award, in partnership with Amazon: Fannie Mae
- Transparency Award, in partnership with Victoria’s Secret & Co.: Merck
Highly Commended: Edison International - I&D Leader Award: Shameka Young, VP and Global Head, Diversity and Inclusion, Cognizant
Highly Commended: Ralph Mupita, Group President and CEO, MTN Group - I&D Impact Award: Cigna
TRAILBLAZING MEANINGFUL CHANGE
“It was challenging to select only nine winners out of dozens who are paving the way for meaningful progress in the DEI space,” said Jennifer Bird Newton, World 50’s Chief Impact Officer. “These trailblazers are setting the gold standard for cultivating a culture of change. And we could not be more thrilled to congratulate and celebrate their efforts in creating lasting impact for employees, businesses and society at large.”
A panel of independent judges, comprising 20 top DEI executives from companies such as Chevron, Intel, KPMG, Lenovo, Mars and MetLife, selected the winners. “Creating diverse and inclusive workplaces is important for so many organisation,” added Awards judge Josetta Jones, Chief Diversity and Inclusion officer at Chevron. “[We] walked away knowing that these organizations were intentional about creating a workplace that works for all.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION: A BUSINESS IMPERATIVE
“After advocating for ID&E to be a priority on the corporate agenda for two decades, I am delighted by the number of award entrants committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within their teams,” shared Awards judge Marilu Marshall, Senior Vice President of Executive Management and Chief Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Officer at Estée Lauder. “At the same time, I found it sobering to see organisations that have just started out – but at least they are now on the journey and will remain on it for years to come. Carving out the spaces to celebrate the progress we’ve made, as well as exchanging best practices to further accelerate that progress, is critical to shifting ID&E from a ‘nice to have’ to a business imperative. I’m honoured to be a part of this collective effort to embed ID&E into every company’s DNA.”
Awards judge Carolanne Minashi, Global Head of Inclusion at HSBC, added: “Companies’ tracking and measurement of their DEI impact is a crucial step forward for all of us as we collaborate to drive meaningful change at work and in our communities. I’m excited and encouraged to see the positive changes that will result from this concerted effort.”
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