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By Staff Reports
Mosaic, the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s diversity business council, named the region’s 2016 Top Inclusive Workplace Cultures.
Recognitions are given annually at Mosaic’s Economic Inclusion Forum to area employers with strong diversity and inclusion strategies.
Scored on their responses to Mosaic’s annual Inclusive Workplace Cultures survey, 55 organizations received a tiered ranking of three, four and five stars based on the strength of their programming. Data from these responses provide measurable benchmarks on local diversity and inclusion efforts.
Five Star winners: AEP/PSO, American Airlines, Bama Cos., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma, CAP Tulsa, Deloitte, Enterprise Holdings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Ihloff Salon and Day Spa, Level 3 Communications, Macy’s Logistics & Operations, Manpower Group, Northeastern State University, Oklahoma Policy Institute, Oklahoma State University, ONEOK, Phillips Theological Seminary, Schnake Turnbo Frank, TARC, TYPros, University of Oklahoma, Verizon and YWCA Tulsa.
Four Star winners: DiversityConneX, Explorer Pipeline Co., Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions, Oklahoma Center for Community & Justice, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Oklahomans for Equality, Spirit AeroSystems, Switchgear Search & Recruiting, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Regional Chamber.
Three Star winners: Camp Fire Green Country, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., Commerce Bank, Emergency Infant Services, Exceptional Leaders Lab, Leadership Tulsa, Selser Schaefer Architects, SMG Tulsa, Saint Francis Community Services, The Garden Trug, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa Area United Way, Tulsa Educare, TW’s-AFAB Catering, Up With Trees and Volunteers of America.
Mosaic also recognized single-person organizations committed to a diverse and inclusive business climate. These Star Allies include Beads Please, iHelpTulsa.com, Liquid Compass, Luna Sol Consulting, #racismstinks and Zia Communications.
To gain a recognition, an organization must meet criteria based on CEO commitment, diverse suppliers, people, internal policies and community outreach.
More than 250 organizations responded to the 2016 survey, a 40 percent increase from 2015. Noting lessons learned from last year’s survey results, 39 companies reported making changes to strengthen the diversity of their workforce and the inclusivity of their workplaces.
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