MGM Resorts recently presented the latest results of its diversity and philanthropic programs while celebrating the 10th anniversary of the company’s Diversity Initiative. Key benchmarks include:
- Since the start of the company’s two-day Diversity Champion training workshop, MGM Resorts has graduated more than 11,000 “diversity champions.”
- About 61 percent of the company’s 62,000 employees are minorities. About 44 percent of employees in the supervisory ranks are women, and 36 percent of employees in the supervisory ranks are minorities.
- Since 2001, MGM Resorts has expended a cumulative total of more than $1 billion with Minority- and Women-Owned Business Development Enterprises (MWBDE) suppliers, which is nearly 11 percent of the company’s total biddable spend for goods and services.
- Since 2001, MGM Resorts has expended a cumulative total of more than $1.5 billion with MWBDEs in construction work, including professional consultants and contractors.
- Since the MGM Resorts Foundation’s employee giving program was established in 2002, employees have donated more than $35 million to support host communities.
- Corporate giving to diverse organizations and individuals increased from 15 percent in 2002 to 51.51 percent in 2009. Employee giving to diverse organizations increased from 37 percent in 2002 to 76.75 percent in 2009.
The company also presented information about its newest plans, including a new goal set this year to train and graduate 4,000 employees from its Diversity Champions training program by the end of next year, and the recent introduction of the Chairman’s Diversity Roundtable sessions with employees.
