GLOBAL – NEW YORK, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 2011 – Interpublic Group received a Champions of Diversity Award from The New York Urban League, the first time an advertising holding company has received the coveted honor. Companies from a variety of industries compete for the awards, which salute those who recognize the need for diversity in the job market and embrace inclusion in the workplace.
The New York Urban League 8th Annual “Champions of Diversity Awards” were held at a breakfast ceremony in New York City. The 2011 honorees included Adecco Group North America, Johnson & Johnson, Macy’s, as well as IPG. Michael Roth, Chairman and CEO of Interpublic Group, accepted the award on behalf of the company.
“Over the past five years, IPG has made a formal commitment to becoming the world’s most inclusive network of marketing services companies. Our plan is to continue investing in diversity and inclusion, and to build on the progress we have made so as to make a lasting change to the DNA of our company. Awards like this help to tell us we are on the right track to making that culture change happen,” commented Michael Roth at the ceremony.
NYUL, one of the oldest civil rights organizations serving the New York City area, established the Champions of Diversity awards in 2004, inspired by an outpouring of support from corporate America for the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding basic principles of affirmative action. To qualify for the honor, award recipients had to illustrate their commitment to diversity in four major categories — corporate leadership, employment policy, supplier relations and corporate giving.
