Moving Toward Greater Inclusion
Applying the same continuous improvement principles that better our operations, we seek to become increasingly diverse and more inclusive each year. In 2019, we celebrated many milestones:
- Committed to the CEO Pledge for Diversity and Inclusion
- Recognized as a Forbes Best Mid-Size Employer, learn more here
- Promoted complex diversity and inclusion conversations in trusted places, including celebrating the inclusion of women in the workforce and women in science, learn more here
- Expanded unconscious bias training, learn more, including how we are expanding into Allyship training here
- Shared diversity and inclusion best practices, including honoring outstanding inclusion leadership
- Empowered exceptional talent by focusing on mentoring, diversity, and inclusion sponsorships and committing to community events, learn more here
- Expanded our Associate networks, learn more here
- Reported on our diversity and inclusion strategy to our Board of Directors
Caring for Our Communities
Across Milliken, we are inspired by our associates' efforts to give back to their communities in ways that are meaningful to them. Their dedication propels our progress toward meeting our 2025 sustainability goal of logging 100,000 volunteer hours. To learn more about how we logged 15,055 hours in 2019, see our story on contributing to healthy eating in childhood, associate efforts around the holidays, or how we believe in the power of textiles to make a positive impact—which resulted in a partnership with The Love Quilt Project, an international charity that brings children in South Africa and the United States together using unique, custom-made quilts and financial assistance to fund the cost of schooling.