Aboitiz promotes diversity, equity & inclusion in the workplace

Diversity, inclusion, and workplace gender equality pervade throughout the Aboitiz Group of companies. Consistent with its core values, the Aboitiz Group provides equal opportunity to all its team members. The organization ensures to nurture and create a workplace where all employees are treated with dignity and respect.

In Aboitiz, no one is left behind. Team members are given opportunities and are treated with fairness regardless of age, gender identity, or diverse preferences and backgrounds. Aboitiz’s non-discrimination policies apply to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, talent management, and employee integration.

Workforce at the Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), the holding company of the Aboitiz Group, perfectly illustrates it, with  50.18% of its employees being women and 49.82%, men. About 42% of the executive-level positions are occupied by women holding strategic roles in various business units leading the Aboitiz Group.

When it comes to the health insurance policy of the company, AEV together with the Group’s business units adopted the inclusion of the LGBTQ+ and common-law partners as medical dependents of its team members. They are entitled to the same medical coverage as the spouse of a legally married team member.

Also, AEV has a standing policy on Anti-Sexual Harassment and Safe Space Act. Employees should be able to work in an environment that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, the company expects that all relationships among persons in the workplace will be professional and free of bias, harassment or violence.

The Group’s energy arm AboitizPower (AP) is likewise an equal opportunity employer. As part of its Human Rights commitment, AP welcomes and celebrates diversity in its organization, ensures inclusivity, and zero tolerance for any form of discrimination.

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