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Avery Dennison
There are 9,000-plus employees at
Avery Dennison Greater China, of
which 60% are female employees and
50% of managers & above are female
leaders. The diversied team consists
of members from various geographic
regions with diversied educational
backgrounds, life experiences and
cultures. In 2020, our Employee
Engagement Score was 87.9% and
our Inclusion Index was 78%, which
is a pretty high score in manufacturing
industry.
Over the years, Avery Dennison has
concentrated on diversity, equality and
inclusion as core values. We respect the
point views and ideas of every employee
and focus on creating a more inclusive
workplace. In terms of organizational
structure, our North Asia Diversity and
Inclusion Council, established in 2020,
is committed to eliminating bias and
motivating all employees to engage in
change and reform through local and
online positive actions. In addition,
we have established three Employee
Resource Groups (ERGs), which
bring together employees with shared
interests and common aspirations,
creating an open and inclusive
workplace. “AD Mosaic” promotes the
diverse customs and cultures of various
nationalities; “Mental Wellness” aims to
create a great workplace and to maintain
strong psychological resilience; and
“Single Parenting” group is dedicated
to providing a safe and supportive
environment for single working parents.
We continue to focus on the following
5 strategic areas: Create Better
Awareness, Training & Education,
Courageous Conversations, Build a
More Diverse & Inclusive Organization
and ERGs.
Create Better Awareness has been
implemented through creating a DEI
website, publishing monthly and
quarterly information sharing, regularly
holding DEI communication meetings
in North Asia and issuing annual DEI
awards. Every year, on International
Women’s Day, we will initiate a series of
events, such as the “Exquisite Queen”
service, women’s health lectures,
personal declaration posters of “This
is ME”, etc. We will share the stories of
female employees chasing upwards and
bringing out their best selves. Organize
diversity and inclusion thematic forums
(Theme of 2019 Forum – No limit.
Ignite Yourself; theme of 2020 forum –
Stronger Together in Stressful Times;
theme of 2021 forum – Build Hardiness
in the Post-Pandemic Era), providing a
platform for employees to communicate
with senior managers and external
experts to promote “Courageous
Conversations”.
In terms of happiness, we do our very
best to enhance the physical and
mental health of our employees during
the pandemic so that they can work
better and live better. To date, we
have released 100 issues of pandemic
prevention promotions and Resilience
Journal, established the “Stronger
Together” community, and initiated
events such as parent-children classes,
online co-reading activities, brain health
workshops, employee assistance
program (EAP).
When it comes to diverse talent
development, Avery Dennison
About Avery Dennison
Headquartered in Glendale,
California, Avery Dennison has
30,000+ employees in over 50
countries and regions. Avery
Dennison is a global materials
manufacturer of branding and
information labeling solutions
and functional materials for
nearly every major industry,
including pressure-sensitive
materials for labels and graphic
applications, industrial, medical,
and retail applications, the
apparel industry and radio
frequency identication (RFID)
solutions. Avery Dennison in
mainland China has won the
title of “Best Company To Work
For In Asia” for ve consecutive
years and in Hong Kong, China
for six consecutive years. In
2020, we won the “WeCare:
Most Caring Companies
Award”.
initiated the Young Talent Leadership
Development Program – the Global
Organizational Leadership Development
(GOLD) Program in 2004. So far, over
150 outstanding fresh graduates
have joined and 50% of the program
graduates were promoted to manager
level, 30% of which are female
employees. In 2015, the Continuous
Women Empowered Program – A New
She Program in Greater China was
launched, which covers 12 modules on
work and life dimensions to empower
female employees to grow and achieve
more diversied career development.
For now, the program has trained 450-
plus frontline female employees, with a
promotion rate of 39%, building a strong
talent pipeline for frontline leaders and
laying down solid bricks for gender
diversity.
We continue to focus on the
following 5 strategic areas:
Create Better Awareness,
Training & Education,
Courageous Conversations,
Build a More Diverse &
Inclusive Organization
and ERGs.