BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank
Corporation (NYSE: MTB) ("M&T") announced today that it is
joining with nearly 300 other leading companies in signing the CEO
Action for Diversity & InclusionTM, the largest
CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion
in the workplace.
By signing this commitment, M&T is pledging to take action
to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences
are welcomed and respected and where employees feel encouraged to
get involved and help lead the way in the company's diversity,
inclusion and belonging efforts.
"At M&T, we want to be the best place our employees ever
work. We are intensely committed to providing all employees
with an inclusive professional environment – an environment where
individual differences are respected and valued and where all
employees feel they belong. In making this pledge we are taking an
important step forward to collaborate with other leading companies
and engage in a richer dialogue to bring about tangible change --
the kind that can continue to move our company forward," said
Robert G. Wilmers, M&T's Chairman and CEO.
The CEO Action for Diversity & InclusionTM is led
by a committee of CEOs and leaders from Accenture, BCG, Deloitte
US, The Executive Leadership Council, EY, General Atlantic, KPMG,
New York Life, Procter & Gamble and PwC. The coalition
represents nearly 70 industries, all 50 U.S. states and millions of
employees globally. Each signatory committed to taking the
following steps:
- Foster workplaces to support open dialogue on diversity and
inclusion. Companies will create and maintain
environments, platforms and forums where employees can learn more
about each other's experience and perspectives.
- Implement and expand unconscious bias education.
Companies will roll out or expand education to help employees
recognize and minimize potential blind spots, to better facilitate
more open and honest conversations within their companies. The
initiative is making non-proprietary education modules available to
other companies free of charge. This training will be live on the
hub: CEOAction.com.
- Share best practices. Companies will learn from
each other to evolve existing strategies. This will create
accountability to track progress and share regular updates with
each other.
The coalition of nearly 300 signatories has already shared more
than 200 best practices, exchanging tangible learning opportunities
and creating collaborative conversations. As part of that sharing,
the CEO Action for Diversity & InclusionTM website
includes a case study on M&T's Diversity Development
program.
The first CEO Action for Diversity & InclusionTM
Summit will be held this November. Attendees will collaborate with
one another to identify opportunities for greater employee
engagement within their own programs, review best practices and
mentor others on their journey.
For more information on the CEO Action for Diversity &
InclusionTM, or to get involved, please visit
CEOAction.com.
About M&T Bank
M&T Bank Corporation is a
financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking
subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates banking offices in New York, Maryland, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West
Virginia and the District of
Columbia. Trust-related services are provided by M&T's
Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
© 2017 M&T Bank. Member FDIC.
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