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We take steps to ensure all employees are committed to living our values of integrity, respect, responsibility and excellence as well as our commitment to human rights. All employees are required to attend training to understand the importance of our values in addition to completing our Code of Conduct training.
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Retention, Development & Diversity
In addition to our commitment to keeping employees safe, we are dedicated to providing employees what they need to succeed in their careers. We recognize the value each employee brings to our business and how the diversity in background and skill sets benefits the company.
We understand that employees have a choice of where they work, and it is our goal to remain an employer that attracts and retains top talent. We depend on the broad range of skill sets and experiences from our approximately 4,300 employees around the world to be successful as a business and advance on our sustainability journey. At the same time, we seek diverse candidates for all positions, and are committed to celebrating the diversity of all Cabot employees and supporting them in realizing successful careers. To do so, we have deployed practices that help ensure all employees are treated fairly and equally by providing competitive benefits and professional development programs.
We believe our employees are our best asset, and we endeavor to provide a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to retention, diversity, and development drives us to expand and refine our programs in support of our 2025 goals. These goals include the following objectives for retention, diversity, and development:
- Fostering an environment where employees report high levels of inclusion and support for their professional development
- Increasing diverse representation in leadership and professional roles
We continue to evolve our practices and advance our efforts in order to meet our goals and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
Diversity
We work to create a safe and inclusive environment and increase diverse representation in our workforce. Our diversity metrics include monitoring the percentage of women globally and ethnic minorities within our workforce in the United States as well as the percentage of leadership roles held by each.
Employee development highlights
FOSSI Sponsorship
We are proud to be an inaugural sponsor of The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI). Founded by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Chemours and HBCU Week Foundation, FOSSI seeks to increase the number of underrepresented professionals in the STEM workforce by providing scholarships to students pursuing STEM degrees at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and connecting those students to leadership development, mentoring and internship opportunities.
Learn More About FOSSI
Employee Resource Groups
As part of our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion, we formed the Black Employees and Allies United (BEAU) employee resource group (ERG). The mission of BEAU is to support, develop, connect, empower, recruit and retain talented Black, African, African-American and Caribbean employees by fostering relationships within the organization and outside communities, promoting awareness of Black cultures, sharing knowledge and experiences, and providing professional development and career advancement opportunities at all levels. In addition to BEAU, we have Pride@Cabot, Women’s and U.S. Military Veterans ERGs to help raise awareness, encourage allyship, offer professional development, and support community engagement amongst these diverse groups.
Leadership Acceleration
Our Leadership Acceleration program develops our mid-level leaders’ capabilities to execute our strategy by building their skills in inclusive leadership, authentic communication, strategic thinking, influencing and developing talent. Our pilot program included 54 participants from across the globe. Using a blended learning approach, participants had the opportunity to learn from peers, subject matter experts and senior leaders while enjoying the flexibility to work asynchronously through an innovative learning platform. This program complements our existing first-level leader (Leadership Fundamentals) and senior-level leader (Cabot College) programs, providing targeted development support as leaders progress in their careers.
LinkedIn Learning
Previously, we introduced My Development @ Cabot, a portal with resources to help employees reflect, explore, plan and take action to develop skills and pursue career interests. We have enhanced those resources to include LinkedIn Learning, an industry leading online training platform that offers employees a wide range of courses to develop their skills. We help guide employees by mapping LinkedIn Learning content to our leadership competencies and other capabilities we want to reinforce such sustainability, well-being and diversity, equity and inclusion.
CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ Pledge
Our CEO, Sean Keohane, joined more than 1,000 CEOs in signing the pledge. By signing onto the commitment, Cabot Corporation is promising to take action to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected and where employees feel encouraged to speak up and take part in constructive conversations around issues of DE&I.
Performance
View our latest sustainability report to learn about our progress and goals.
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