35 SOCIAL IMPACT INCLUSION, DIVERSITY & EQUITY BEST PLACE TO WORK FOR LGBTQ EQUALITY The Estée Lauder Companies has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality,” scoring 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) . This is the 12th year that the Company has received a perfect score on this prestigious index. The Estée Lauder Companies has also been listed as one of the 23 best companies to work for LGBTIQ+ talent in Peru by Presente, a nongovernmental organization that works for the LGBTIQ+ rights of people in Peru. wELCome GOES GLOBAL We remain committed to building a workplace that is welcoming and equitable to everyone, where people from all walks of life can bring their authentic selves to work and be treated with respect and dignity. In the past year, wELCome, the Company’s LGBTQIA+ ERG, has expanded, launching chapters in the United Kingdom, Brazil, and India, with plans to expand further to Mexico. EDUCATION AND TRAINING Our training programs help keep our workforce informed and educated on important ID&E topics. We provide employees a mix of in-person trainings, eLearning, and other digital options. HIGH-TOUCH INCLUSION How We Work Together and Why It Matters Our foundational training course focuses on enhancing self-awareness and valuing different perspectives. Since its inception in fiscal 2014, thousands of employees from more than 25 countries have participated in High-Touch Inclusion. In fiscal 2021, we offered virtual seminars to provide full-time corporate employees access to this course. IDENTIFYING AND DISRUPTING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS This workshop tackles the way we unknowingly develop and perpetuate false and unfair stereotypes. In fiscal 2021, we offered virtual seminars to full-time corporate employees. INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP This highly interactive seminar explores the benefits of inclusive leadership and focuses on three competencies: promoting a sense of belonging, enhancing cross-difference competency, and helping team members reach their full potential. This course was piloted in fiscal 2020 and was rolled out in fiscal 2021. WE LOVE RETAIL Store and counter managers across 60+ countries have access to the introductory ID&E module in 16 different languages in the We Love Retail program, our flagship onboarding program for retail managers globally. ANTI-RACISM In fiscal 2021, we introduced this highly engaging virtual workshop, which explores the dimensions of anti-racism and challenges employees to identify how one consciously or unconsciously contributes to the system of racism. The workshop empowers participants to discover ways within the beauty industry to intentionally act to dismantle the system of racism structurally, interpersonally, and internally.
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