Catalyst Award Winner: CH2M Hill

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“We’ve always had an inclusive culture,” said Catherine Santee, CFO of the full-service engineering and construction leader CH2M Hill, “so we built our [goals for a more inclusive environment] on that.” Their award-winning U.S.-based initiative “Constructing Pathways for Women Through Inclusion,” includes strategic programs for the recruitment, development, retention and advancement of women. Last week, CH2M Hill was recognized for the “Constructing Pathways…” initiative at this year’s Catalyst Awards.

Santee has been with the company almost 14 years and has seen the difference made by the inclusion initiative. “When I first started [at CH2M Hill], even though we thought we were pretty good, it wasn’t comfortable to have open discussions of diversity and wanting to have more women included. That has really changed for us over the past several years. And so now it is not uncomfortable at all—it’s an open discussion—and it’s just a part of who we are.”

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Goldman Sachs Thinks Globally and Acts Locally

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helpinghand.jpgby Zoe Cruz (New York City)

46 offices. 25,000 people. 146,800 hours. 780 nonprofit community partners. 1,761 projects. In 2008, Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorks program marked its 11th year of doing well by doing good work.

Established in 1997, Goldman Sachs signature volunteer program, Community TeamWorks (CTW), follows in this mold. CTW is a global initiative that allows top Goldman Sachs employees to take one day off each year to volunteer for a local charity as a member of the company’s team. “Our people bring to their volunteer service the same qualities that they bring to their work at the firm: excellence, dedication, teamwork and an appreciation of both the big picture and the importance of the individual.”

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PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Gender Advisory Council Gives Support Where Professional Women Need It

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By Heather Cassell

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Gender Advisory Council is helping the company pave the way to success and recognition. DiversityInc recently named PwC as one of the top five in its inaugural “Top Companies for Global Diversity” for its commitment to creative diversity and global culture.

Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr., PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global CEO, credited the company’s Gender Advisory Council as part of the suite of initiatives which saw the company listed alongside Verizon Communications, The Coca-Cola Co., Bank of America and Procter & Gamble in a June 3 news release.

“We are extremely proud to have made it into DiversityInc’s first-ever global top five list,” says DiPiazza in the release. “Diversity is not just the right thing to do; it is a business issue. We believe that when you work in teams that reflect different backgrounds and perspectives you’re going to get a better answer and innovative solutions.”

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