What diversity and inclusion strategies helped this company rise to the DiversityInc Top 50?

DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti discusses with Michael Ward, chairman, president and CEO of CSX, our Top Company for Diversity-Management Progress, how CSX became the first railroad company to create a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Diversity and inclusion research shows that understanding local cultures is key to creating inclusive workforces globally. But how can companies actually do it?

Watch the full-length video of NBA player John Amaechi’s presentation at the DiversityInc 2011 Special Awards.

Sodexo has been a leader in implementing, measuring and assessing diversity initiatives. At our learning event in Washington, D.C., Sodexo’s CEO and President George Chavel talked to DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti about his deep, personal commitment to diversity.

Michael Ward, CEO, chairman and president, accepts the award for Top Company Diversity-Management Progress.

Susan Story, CEO, Southern Company Services, accepts the award for Top Company for Diversity-Management Progress.

Anré Williams, president, Global Merchant Services, American Express, accepts the award for Top Company for Employee-Resource Groups.

John Veihmeyer, chairman and CEO, KPMG, accepts the award for Top Company for Talent Pipeline.

Edward M. Hurley-Wales, newly named vice president, diversity and inclusion, accepts the award for Top Companies for Working Families

IBM’s Rod Adkins, senior vice president, systems and technology group, accepts the award for the 2011 Top Company for Global Cultural Competence.

John Strangfeld, chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial, accepts the award for Top Company for Community Development.

Kaiser Permanente’s Chuck Columbus, chief human resources executive and senior vice president, accepts the 2011 Special Award for Top Company for Executive Development.

DiversityInc gave out special achievement awards to eight companies that are best at ERGs, global diversity, executive development, talent pipeline, community philanthropy, work/life and diversity-management progress.

We invited three chief diversity officers from companies with some of the best track records on diversity councils’ impacts on management demographics to discuss their councils, best practices and results.