COMPANIES FOR
DIVERSITY
No. 45 DARDEN RESTAURANTS
Clarence Otis Jr.,
Chairman and CEO
Industry: Restaurants
Main Competitors: Applebee’s, Brinker,
OSI Restaurant Partners
U.S. Headquarters: Orlando, Fla.
Number of U.S. Employees:
163,964
Annual Revenue: $5.7 billion
of Operations Outside U.S.:
2. 5
WHY IT’S ON THE TOP 50: Darden,
which has been either on the Top 50
or the Noteworthy list every year
since the survey started, is a long-time leader in CEO Commitment
and Corporate Communications.
19 percent average for the Top 50).
Diversity training is mandatory for
the entire work force ( 58 percent of
Top 50 companies have this). It also
is offered for more than one day,
every month. Employee-engagement
surveys featuring diversity issues are
mandatory (only 30 percent of Top
50 companies have this).
Linda
Landman-Gonzalez,
Director of
Diversity Relations
DIVERSITY STRENGTHS: Chairman
and CEO Clarence Otis Jr. chairs
the diversity council (only 54 percent of Top 50 CEOs do this). The
board of directors is 39 percent
people of color (compared with a
RECENT DIVERSITY SUCCESS:
Darden’s Diversity Learning
Experience is a weeklong diversity
training conducted for all vice-president, general-manager and
director-level executives. Nearly
2,300 executives have been
trained to date.
No. 46 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
Specialty Lists:
No. 4 on the Top 10 Companies
for People With Disabilities
Industry: Hospitality
Main Competitors: Hilton Hotels, Hyatt
Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
U.S. Headquarters: Bethesda, Md.
Number of U.S. Employees:
151,000
Annual Revenue: $12.2 billion
WHY IT’S ON THE TOP 50: A long-time diversity leader, Marriott has
been on the Top 50 for six of the last
seven years. The company is particularly strong in CEO Commitment
and Corporate Communications.
50 average of 19 percent.
Management demonstrates unbiased
retention, meaning retention rates
are level regardless of race/ethnicity
or gender. Management is 37 percent people of color, compared with
a 24 percent average for the Top 50
and a 12 percent average nationwide. The company has strong
employee-resource groups and
mandatory diversity training for the
entire work force (only 58 percent
of the Top 50 have this).
J. W. Marriott Jr.,
Chairman and CEO
RECENT DIVERSITY SUCCESS:
Spending with Latino-owned companies recently reached more than
$50 million.
DIVERSITY STRENGTHS: Marriott’s
board of directors is 30 percent people of color, compared with a Top
William J. Shaw,
