I was excited and energised by the passion for diversity, equity and inclusion that I encountered on a recent visit to Pfizer Spain – and not just among the members of our excellent Colleague Resource Groups.
Importantly, this same commitment was just as clear to see among business leaders. Spain ???? has a special significance for us at Pfizer being the European ???? location selected for the official launch of our company Values in 2019 by our CEO Albert Bourla with his leadership team. Happy 5th Anniversary ??.
It was evident both during my visit to the Madrid offices, and again at the Algete PGS site, where I met both business leaders and CRG members. We discussed the importance and the challenges of achieving a truly diverse and inclusive workplace during times of changes ?– for example, the importance of attracting more women to manufacturing and careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths).
I am thankful for having been invited to present during a leadership team meeting for Pfizer’s Western and Eastern ???? Clusters, and with the special presence of Janine Small, Executive Co-Sponsor for our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council Europe (DEICE). The presentation has been focused on our Pfizer global DEI strategy and on the key role of Country Managers and Medical Directors plays on our Equity journey.
Sincere thanks to DEICE Co-Chair Massimo Visentin and former Co-Chair Ana Paula Carvalho for their authentic allyship and for giving us the opportunity to participate. It is absolutely important that DEI speaks the same language of the business.
Our Business leaders are critical to translating our Equity value into reality, by embedding it in everything they do, and making it clear that they expect the same of everyone around them.
Of course, they can’t do it alone. Teamwork is vital, and Medical Directors for example are essential to achieving a key pillar of our Global ??Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy: encouraging diversity in clinical trials and ensuring our data reflects our diverse patient population.
Just in the space of two days, this series of meetings perfectly demonstrated that Equity really is at the heart of life at Pfizer, driven by colleagues at all levels – a great example of our people owning the business.
This top-down, bottom-up dedication to Equity, and the unrelenting pursuit of excellence, will be key to our business focus to delivering breakthroughs for our patients and communities.
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