AGC Pharma Chemicals has strengthened its commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace by joining Fundación Diversidad’s Diversity Charter, Europe’s largest business movement promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
The Diversity Charter is a manifesto that promotes ten European principles reflecting companies’ and institutions’ commitment to equal opportunities in the workplace. Regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or any other individual, social or cultural characteristic, signatory organizations recognise and value diversity as a fundamental asset for business success, innovation and sustainability.
By joining the Charter, AGC Pharma Chemicals promotes a workplace where different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds can contribute to people’s development and the organization’s growth. The company continues to build a corporate culture based on respect, equal opportunities and recognition of talent in all its diversity.
“Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to building strong, innovative and future-ready teams. By joining the Diversity Charter, we reaffirm AGC Pharma Chemicals’ commitment to a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to grow and contribute their talent,” says Jun Kurihara, CEO of AGC Pharma Chemicals.
The ten principles of the Diversity Charter are:
- Raise awareness of equality and respect for diversity as company values.
- Increase workforce diversity by integrating people from diverse backgrounds.
- Promote inclusion and prevent all forms of discrimination in the workplace.
- Incorporate diversity into all people management policies.
- Promote work-life balance and shared responsibility in working arrangements.
- Recognize customer diversity as a source of innovation.
- Communicate the organization’s commitment to diversity to all employees.
- Extend this commitment to suppliers.
- Extend this commitment to third-party organizations.
- Communicate diversity and inclusion policies and the results achieved.
Fundación Diversidad promotes the Diversity Charter in Spain with the support of the European Commission and the national Diversity Charters of each European Union country, encouraging the adoption of inclusive workplace practices. More than 1,600 organizations in Spain and more than 17,500 across the European Union have signed this commitment.
