Our values
Embracing equity, equality, diversity & inclusion (EED&I) is one of our foundational values, and our commitment to improving it is universal and unchanging. We are committed to treating everyone equally, with dignity and respect, and to continuously improving.
We are focused on solidifying AbbVie as an inclusive employer of choice and are tracking employee representation, in our workforce and in our management.
However, we have seen that the legal industry is behind in meeting these same standards. According to the American Bar Association (ABA), as a profession
- 5% of active lawyers in the United States are African American,
- 5% are Hispanic, and
- 3% are Asian,
numbers which materially fail to represent the United States’ changing population demographics.
In 2018, we launched our Diversity in Law initiatives in line with our commitment to creating a self-sustaining culture of promoting equity and leveraging partnerships to demand the change we want to see.
We are also a signatory to ABA Diversity Resolution 113 that seeks to create a legal profession that reflects the public it serves.
Putting our values into action
With our commitment to EED&I comes the responsibility to put these values into action. We are committed to furthering EED&I within AbbVie and have committed to closely tracking our progress. Starting from the top, AbbVie legal leaders have specific personal goals to advance the diversity objectives of the organization internally and externally, which are measured and provide accountability.
For instance, each team’s diversity is benchmarked. We also track recruiting results. Bi-annual employee surveys, encompassing each of our leader’s inclusion skills, provide valuable input from the employee perspective.
Within AbbVie’s legal department: