Cultivating a more diverse generation of future leaders American Express has invested approximately $100 million since 2007 to help more than 165,000 social purpose leaders reach their potential. The American Express Leadership Academy builds the personal, business, and leadership skills of emerging nonprofit and social purpose leaders through multi-day trainings. In 2021, we continued to support our partners and participants by hosting 11 virtual programs for over 500 leaders from 11 countries. We also pledged to increase the representation of individuals from underrepresented groups among US participants from 50% in 2019 to 75% by 2024. We have already exceeded our goal, achieving 76% participation by individuals from underrepresented groups in 2021. In 2021, we joined with NinetyToZero, an initiative focused on combating the 90% racial wealth gap between white and Black Americans, which is expected to complement and build upon our 2020 partnership with OneTen, an organization whose mission is to hire, promote, and advance one million Black individuals who do not have a four-year degree into family-sustaining careers over the span of 10 years. We also participate in the Business Roundtable’s Multiple Pathways Initiative (MPI), which seeks to reform companies’ hiring and talent management practices to emphasize the value of skills, rather than just degrees, and to improve equity, diversity, and workplace culture. American Express has invested approximately $100 million since 2007 to help more than 165,000 social purpose leaders reach their potential. $100M INTRODUCTION PROMOTING DE&I ADVANCING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS BUILDING FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE OUR ESG GOVERNANCE & OPERATING RESPONSIBLY SUPPORTING DATA OUR COMMITMENT TO ESG 36
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