WHY THEY’RE ON THE LIST BASF moves up four slots and with it marks the fourth year in a row it made the Top 50 list. The company partners with organizations such as the National Association of Manufacturers STEP Ahead movement to advance women in manufacturing. And the company has…
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Archived: BASF Science Education Initiatives Attract Female Students
By Sheryl Estrada Photo by Shutterstock Along with creating chemistry, BASF (No. 26 on the 2014 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies List) is working to create future scientists in the U.S. Currently, the U.S. Department of Education is putting aheavy focus on preparing students for careers in the areas of science,…
Archived: Video: BASF's Derek Fairclough: Sponsoring Black Resource Group Changed This Leader
By Barbara Frankel How did a white chemical executive from Scotland end up as the executive sponsor of an African-American resource group For Derek Fairclough, the assignment was serendipitous but resulted in his becoming a better leader. When Fairclough was appointed to his current role at BASF in 2011, he…
Archived: 2013 Top Company for Diversity-Management Progress: BASF
Top Company for Diversity-Management Progress: BASF Accepting Award: Juan Carlos Ordoez, Senior Vice President, Coating Solutions, North America Reasons for Honor: Launched an Executive Diversity Council that has set goals and milestones, and is holding managers accountable for resultsleading to increases in diversity of human-capital demographics. Company now ties executive…
Archived: Video: 2013 DiversityInc Special Awards Dinner
On Oct. 16 in New York City, DiversityInc honored seven companies for unique achievements that go beyond the scope of normal diversity-management best practices. Top Company for Talent Development: Time Warner Accepting Award: Jeff Bewkes, Chairman and CEO Reasons for Honor: Accountability: To ensure an effective pipeline of talent from…
Archived: BASF's Heidi Alderman; Breaking Gender Barriers in Engineering
By Barbara Frankel Heidi Alderman’s career path has been anything but traditional. A chemical engineer, she’s been a leader in operations and procurement in the very male-dominated chemical industry. Today, she heads Petrochemicals in North America for Germany-based BASF. The Petrochemicals sector is a $5 billion business, manufacturing and marketing…
Archived: Chrysler Group Recognizes BASF at Supplier Awards Ceremony
Chrysler Group Recognizes BASF at Supplier Awards Ceremony BASF Named Supplier of the Year for Sustainability and Diversity Supplier Development WYANDOTTE, MI–(Marketwired – Jun 26, 2013) – BASF was named Supplier of the Year for extraordinary performance in the areas of Sustainability and Diversity Supplier Development by Chrysler Group LLC….
Archived: The 2013 DiversityInc Special Awards
This year, DiversityInc honors seven companies for unique achievements that go beyond the scope of normal diversity-management best practices. The companies and their top leaders will receive the awards at our Oct.16 event in New York, Talent Development: Diversity-Strategies Event & Special Awards Dinner. Top Company for Talent Development: Time…
Archived: Global Diversity Research Executive Summary: 203 Data Submissions in 46 Countries
By Barbara Frankel To evaluate the impact of global diversity efforts, we have investigated best practices that correlate to results, measured in increased human-capital diversity and business opportunity. Through 203 data submissions and extensive interviews with 25 companies, we have learned that diversity-and-inclusion initiatives have been mostly focused around gender,…
Archived: Will Your New Mentoring/Sponsorship Program Succeed
Formal cross-cultural mentoring programs are increasing at DiversityInc Top 50 companies because, our data show, they increase diversity in management representation. Forty-six percent more managers in DiversityInc Top 50 companies participate in mentoring today than five years ago, and 100 percent now have formal mentoring programs (up from 72 percent…
