Inclusion & Diversity

I&D Progress

We believe a workforce that includes diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives is critical to our success and to anticipate and meet the needs of our global customers. In 2022, we continued to make progress.

In 2022, we took steps to further understand the current levels of diversity throughout our organization, relying on data collection and analysis to measure and track our progress. This will allow us to track our progress, recognize areas of improvement, identify areas of opportunity at all levels of our organization, and develop action plans. As a result, we are focusing on the following areas:

• Greater representation of women and racially/ethnically diverse employees in middle management and senior leadership
• Inclusive leadership training to leadership teams and to our emerging leaders through our Senior Leadership Development Program
• Inclusive hiring and interviewing practices
• Continuing to build a high-performing culture through inclusive leadership and I&D initiatives:
• Women in STEM fields in order to connect and support women in chemistry with networking and professional development opportunities, Recognizing International Women’s Day and International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Partnering with the Society of Women Engineers to provide career opportunities to female engineering students and professionals.
• Actively recruit diverse candidates in STEM fields by partnering with the National Society of Black Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers to provide career opportunities to Black and Hispanic engineering students and professionals.

We have four company-wide, employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs), with over 800 members, that provide career development advice, mentorship, community service and global networking and knowledge sharing opportunities.

BRGs are open to all employees, whether they identify with the specific group or consider themselves allies. Our largest BRG, the Nouryon Women Network, has more than 400 active members. Employee initiatives are organized around certain dates or events (e.g., International Women’s day, Pride, etc.). Our current BRGs include:

• Nouryon Women’s Network
• Nouryon Veterans Network (US)
• Nouryon Pride Network (for LGBTQ+ employees and allies)
• BOOST (junior professionals and those new to Nouryon). 

We develop our diverse workforce through trainings, events offered by our BRGs and mentorship programs. Currently, over 200 employees participate as either mentors or mentees.  With the establishment of a dedicated I&D function, we expect
additional BRGs to be created in the coming year.