Ernst & Young: Global Cultural Competence Recognition

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

DiversityInc recognized the global Ernst & Young organization as the Top Company for Global Cultural Competence at an awards dinner recently. Ernst & Young was honored for its expansion of diversity management efforts on a global basis, and the organization’s ability to remain locally sensitive to cultural beliefs while creating an inclusive workplace culture.

In naming Ernst & Young the recipient of the award, DiversityInc also highlighted that cultural competence and harassment/discrimination training are emphasized throughout the global organization, as are talent identification and development for underrepresented groups.

Karyn Twaronite, Americas Inclusiveness Officer, for the Ernst & Young organization commented:

“This award is important to Ernst & Young because we believe the definition of diversity is expanding beyond just gender and ethnicity to differences in culture, generation, technical knowledge, home country and more,” she said. “To leverage the power of these evolving differences across our global business, we must be culturally competent. We believe our signature professional networks, training and development programs, and commitment to inclusive leadership are helping us grow these competencies, and it’s tremendous to have a leader like DiversityInc recognize this.”

This was DiversityInc’s fourth year awarding companies for their exemplary achievements across the areas of diversity management. Click here for more information about the event.