Impact through Inclusion

We are proud of the external recognitions we’ve received as a top employer, the impact our Employee Resource Groups are making and our commitment to building and supporting a diverse, high-performing workforce highlighted in our ESG Action Report.

Our CEO Robert A. Michael signed the  CEO Action pledge  to continue to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We also joined  Paradigm for Parity®   focused on ensuring gender parity at the senior leadership level and signed the Business Coalition for the Equality Act to address workplace fairness for LGBTQIA+ employees.

We are constantly striving to raise the bar by:

Enhancing engagement around the career and talent development of our diverse talent

• We increased participation in our Executive Diversity Mentoring Program and launched a Sponsorship program, building on our culture of mentorship with a lens toward equity, strengthening opportunities for talent of diverse backgrounds and experiences to be successful in our workplace.

Driving an inclusive culture through awareness and understanding

• Our employees and people leaders participate in EEDI education to strengthen our AbbVie community and realize the full value of our diverse workforce.
• As a part of AbbVie’s enterprise commitment to EEDI, we are committed to disability inclusion, driving and amplifying awareness and understanding, in addition to our ongoing support of our Ability at AbbVie Employee Resource Group.

Creating connections and community and building a sense of community, well-being and belonging

• We saw a significant increase in overall membership in Employee Resource Groups and committees.
• We’ve made our voice sessions an everyday way of life at AbbVie to hear from our employees.

Growing representation remains an important focus when it comes to our talent growth strategies

• We aim to leverage talent attraction and talent management for broader workforce representation to reflect the diversity of patients we serve worldwide.

We’ve taken meaningful action on the issues of racial equality and social justice. This includes:

• An external statement and commitment to racial justice
• Our statement of unity and anti-hate
• A $5 million donation to NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Equal Justice Initiative to address issues in our criminal justice system
• A $50 million, five-year commitment to six nonprofit partners advancing health and education equity in Black and historically marginalized communities. In the year since we made this philanthropic commitment, our partners have set the foundation for their programs and are accelerating measurable progress on health, education and workforce disparities. 

The work we do at AbbVie hasn’t gone unnoticed. We are consistently recognized for our diversity and inclusion.

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) enrich our workplace by promoting awareness and appreciation of our diversity, and supporting people of all backgrounds to develop and thrive in the organization.

Our ESG Action Report details the approach we’ve taken to advancing our responsibility priorities and the progress we’re making on key performance indicators across our global business.