Best Buy Fiscal Year 2022 ESG Report | 45 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion . Mentoring. Women’s Employee Engagement Group Mentor Circles are designed to bring women with diverse backgrounds, careers and job levels together to share ideas, advice and experiences in an inclusive environment. Our circles are designed to foster authentic dialogue, a sense of community and an opportunity to learn and grow professionally and personally. More than 200 employees participated in FY22. The Young Professionals Development Group Mentorship Program is designed to connect employees with a mentor from outside their normal work hierarchy to encourage personal and professional development, career pathing and networking. Pairing is based on not only current job roles, but also organizational interests, leadership types and career development experiences. More than 300 employees participated in the program in FY22. #IamRemarkable , created by Google, is an initiative focused on empowering everyone, especially women and underrepresented groups, to celebrate their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond, thereby challenging current perceptions and breaking modesty norms and glass ceilings. Best Buy began piloting integration of the #IamRemarkable initiative in FY22. More than 500 participants across the enterprise have participated, and more than 17 leaders became certified facilitators and champions for the initiative, in addition to their core roles.
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