To reap the benefits of having a diverse workforce, it’s crucial to have an inclusive environment. How are savvy companies ensuring they’re at the front of the queue?
Young people may be a minority of the global population, but they are key for our future. And that’s absolutely the case for Tetra Pak, the packaging and processing company, which has a future talent programme committed to recruit 200 fresh graduates every year, in 31 countries over 10 years to develop the next generation of engineering and leadership talent.
Last year 172 graduates, and this year a further 200 graduates, joined Tetra Pak under the scheme, the majority of whom are based in a potentially large future growth market: Asia. The company knows that it’s not enough to recruit young people, however: future-proofing its business means embracing diversity in all its forms and being a more inclusive organisation. “Tetra Pak has a responsibility to become a business more representative of society and the customers it serves,” says Gaby Youd, director of future talent and future work at Tetra Pak. “Diversity and inclusion are a business necessity for us,” she says.
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Source: Guardian