ADP recognizes the importance of diversity and inclusion to its basic purpose helping its clients’ unlock their human potential. The company states on its website: “At ADP, we seek to reflect the marketplace and the communities we serve all over the world by attracting and retaining a diverse associate population and supplier relationships.We measure success by leveraging the diverse experiences, perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds of our associates in order to help our clients run their business better.”
President & CEO Carlos Rodriguez, who chairs the executive diversity council, adds: “We support diverse businesses in the communities where we live and conduct business.”
On the list for the sixth year in a row, ADP moved up four spots. Rita Mitjans, Chief Diversity & Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, has emphasized the need for greater accountability and measurement by integrating diversity metrics across the talent spectrum. And the metrics show progress: ADP has 24 percent more women in management than the Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 average and 40percent more than national Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) averages. ADP has 17.8percent more racial/ethnic diversity in its top 3 levels than the Top 50 average and 59percent more than U.S. averages for senior management, according to EEOC data.
