GOALS AND PROGRESS
2030 Goals
GOALS
- Greater than 25% women representation at Applied globally
- Greater than 21% executive women representation globally
- Greater than 25% underrepresented minorities (URM) representation in U.S. workforce
- Greater than 10% executive URM representation at Applied in U.S. workforce
PROGRESS
- Achieved 19.3%, representing a 1.2% increase from FY21
- Achieved 12.5%, representing a 0.3% increase from FY21
- Achieved 18.8%, representing a 2.4% increase from FY21
- Reached 5.3%, achieving interim target
Annual Goals
GOALS
- Achieve top quartile results on inclusion index with no significant differences between demographics
- 90% completion of designated DEI Engine learning modules by all Applied employees, annually
- Maintain occupational health and safety total case incident rate (TCIR) of 0.40 or below
PROGRESS
- Set target in FY22; calculating baseline and setting strategy in FY23
- Achieved 88%
- Met goal of 0.35
GOALS AND PROGRESS
- 2030 Goals
- Annual Goals
GOALS
- Greater than 25% women representation at Applied globally
- Greater than 21% executive women representation globally
- Greater than 25% underrepresented minorities (URM) representation in U.S. workforce
- Greater than 10% executive URM representation at Applied in U.S. workforce
PROGRESS
- Achieved 19.3%, representing a 1.2% increase from FY21
- Achieved 12.5%, representing a 0.3% increase from FY21
- Achieved 18.8%, representing a 2.4% increase from FY21
- Reached 5.3%, achieving interim target
GOALS
- Achieve top quartile results on inclusion index with no significant differences between demographics
- 90% completion of designated DEI Engine learning modules by all Applied employees, annually
- Maintain occupational health and safety total case incident rate (TCIR) of 0.40 or below
PROGRESS
- Set target in FY22; calculating baseline and setting strategy in FY23
- Achieved 88%
- Met goal of 0.35
Culture of Inclusion
We believe there is no greater asset to innovation than the diversity of our people. We are committed to growing a Culture of Inclusion (COI) across every business group, function and region of our company. We’ve set bold 2030 goals to increase representation of women globally and underrepresented minorities (URMs) in the U.S. To ensure we achieve our ambitions, we established a DEI Engine—a framework of tools, training and processes to empower all employees, at every level, to accelerate our progress.
Perspectives from Our People
"The best part of Applied's culture is that we are an inclusive company with a diverse workforce. I enjoy collaborating with my colleagues around the world to enable innovation in a healthy and safe work environment."
Michelle
United States
“As a female physicist, inclusion has been dear to my heart for many years. It is so rewarding to see the effects of inclusive leadership trainings: raising awareness of unconscious bias and insider privileges, increasing self-reflection in leaders, illustrating options for fostering an inclusion work environment and becoming an ally.”
Dr. Ursula
Germany
"Applied’s culture is centered around growing our curiosities and moving forward together. I am constantly growing my practical and theoretical understanding of emerging technologies."
Cyril
France
"Applied’s internship program connected me to people who genuinely care. Now that I'm a full-time employee, I am surrounded by teams that ensure that everyone can learn, grow and contribute to the success of the company."
Adaeze
United States
Human Rights
We are committed to protecting human rights wherever we do business and have formalized our intent in our Human Rights Statement of Principles. We assembled a cross-functional Human Rights Working Group to guide our Corporate Human Rights Program. Working in partnership with third-party advisors, we completed an assessment to proactively identify potential human rights risks and assess how effectively we are managing any potential risks. We will continue to report our progress annually through our Sustainability Report.
Occupational Health and Safety
The safety of our on-site workforce, field services engineers, suppliers and customers is our highest priority. We follow or exceed all regulatory requirements applicable to the health and safety performance of our operations, processes and products.
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