Celebrating PRIDE Globally
At AECOM, equity, diversity and inclusion are at the core of what we do. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) help us create inclusive environments where we can all thrive.
AECOM’s Pride ERGs do incredible work to create more inclusive environments, develop tools and resources to educate and inform, and ensure the visibility of underrepresented groups. As we wrap up another successful Pride month, we’re sharing some of the ERGs’ accomplishments over the past few years.
Since launching in 2020, AECOM’s Pride Americas ERG has grown to nearly 400 people. Pride Americas has made great strides in promoting intersectionality and allyship through partnerships with other ERGs, such as MOSAIC in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander month to co-host trivia and dumpling-making, with BeBold as part of Black History Month to co-host a panel discussion on intersectionality and trivia, celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility by highlighting members of the community, and partnering with Women’s Leadership Alliance for a panel discussion to mark Lesbian Visibility Day.
Cristian Bevington, president of Pride Americas, says, “Being part of the AECOM ERG program is fantastic. The team constantly inspires me, pushes me to continue learning and makes me thankful that we have such passionate people at AECOM. We work together to acknowledge the intersectional nature of what we do, strive to bring our communities together, and seek to be allies for everyone.”
Promoting inclusivity is also a goal for AECOM’s Pride Europe ERG. Despite being just under one year since its inception, they’ve accomplished some big tasks, such as contributing to the development of a Trans Inclusion Policy and Guidance document for their region and holding several events for their community, such as a LGBTQ+ parenting session for both parents of LGBTQ+ children and parents who identify as LGBTQ+ to raise awareness and provide a safe space for discussion.
“Being on the Pride Europe committee has been a great way to meet others in the community. Professionally, it’s allowed me to meet many people from across business lines, geographies and career levels, which has already impacted my work,” says Mark Frank, committee member of Pride Europe. “I hope that Pride Europe grows large enough to have regional chapters in offices locally to do more in-person events. I also hope we can enact further change at the organizational level, particularly for our trans and nonbinary colleagues.”
AECOM’s Pride Australia/New Zealand ERG will celebrate their one-year anniversary on July 1. Since launching in 2021, they’ve established a broad group of 35 representatives across Australia and New Zealand to promote inclusivity and highlight diverse employee experiences and perspectives. Having conducted their first Australian workplace equality index survey and second “You Can’t Ask That” discussion, an honest and personal Q&A session where employees asked questions to increase their understanding of experiences of team members who identify as LGBTQIA+, the team is successfully educating colleagues and ensuring all employees feel seen and heard.
“As we approach our first anniversary,” Craig Lowe, Pride Australia/New Zealand Committee Lead, says, “it’s really humbling to see all that’s been achieved. I’m really proud to be a part of this journey and look forward to building things further.”
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