Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in the Paper Industry
Procter & Gamble’s Regina Gray Details Diversity Programs
里贾纳·格雷在造纸业的经历让她对纸制品的重要性以及该行业如何继续增加劳动力有了第一手的了解.
格雷说:“电子竞技赌注的软件需要不断增长的劳动力，他们能够继续抓住未来的机会。.
As an 十大菠菜软件董事会成员和产品供应-家庭护理的高级副总裁 & 甘布尔，格雷带来了一个独特的观点，如何行业正在寻找不同的声音. She started her journey in the paper industry in college, interning at P&G at a plant in Albany, Georgia. As she transitioned from student to professional, Gray became a full-time employee at the Albany Mill, working on two paper machine start-up teams and in operations roles.
“很早就有机会看到设备的安装和初创公司的每一个元素的工作，这让我对技术有了一定的了解，也让我掌握了领导一个组织的技能," Gray recalled.
格雷认为，她在制药厂的经历为培养人才和认识他们的优势奠定了基础. 她承认，这是领导一个组织，尤其是一个多元化的组织所需要的基础.
“我亲眼目睹了一个多元化的组织如何胜过一个同质化的组织. 技能和经验的多样性对于应对这个行业的挑战是必要的," Gray said.
Diversity in skills and experiences is important to P&G. 他们在整个公司有多个项目，专注于带来多样性, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) to light.
"At Procter & Gamble, 电子竞技赌注的软件渴望创造一个人人平等和包容的公司和世界," Gray said.
P&G does this by having a variety of affinity groups for their colleagues. 这些群体是具有共同身份特征的个体的集合, which can be a wide range of things.
For instance, 非洲血统领导网络是P&G. 今天，一个拥有2300多名非裔美国员工的社区是该组织的一部分.
“非洲血统领袖网络与公司领导层合作实现这一愿望. It is focused on bold, visible progress in AA talent progression at all levels, 建立足够的人才管道和包容性文化，让AA级人才获得同等的接纳和成功," Gray said.
P&G致力于在整个组织内招募和提升非裔美国人才. They accomplish this through a variety of tactics.
"We do this through recruitment, sponsorship, talent development, 外部宣传和社区参与，以确保电子竞技赌注的软件为后代实现平等正常化," Gray noted.
With events, initiatives, and partnerships, P&G is helping make others feel that they belong. While Gray is working diligently to ensure a sense of belonging for P&G employees now, she's also focused on the future.
“我计划在余下的岁月里专注于培养下一代领导人, 发展这项业务并逐步改变造纸行业的可持续性," Gray said.
随着世界的不断变化，纸和木制品行业也在不断变化. The question is, will you be part of the change?
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