Jacobs Speaks Out For Equality And Advancing Justice

At Jacobs, we put people at the heart of our business. We have an unparalleled focus on inclusion, with a diverse team of visionaries, thinkers and doers. We embrace all perspectives, collaborating to make a positive impact.

 

 

Jacobs has launched a global Action Plan for Advancing Justice and Equality, which builds on Jacobs’ existing global inclusion and diversity strategy, TogetherBeyond, and sets actionable initiatives and measurable objectives in the company’s continuing efforts to address embedded and systemic racial inequities.

Employees initiated the development of the action plan with a team who collaborated alongside Jacobs’ Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team to outline three key sets of commitments and specific, measurable actions with performance outcomes:

Our global Action Plan for Advancing Justice and Equality builds on Jacobs’ existing global inclusion and diversity strategy, TogetherBeyond, and sets actionable initiatives and measurable objectives to address embedded and systemic racial inequities through these critical commitments:

Amplify culture of belonging.
⦁    Expand beyond our Conscious Inclusion program, training the full 55,000-person global workforce in Bystander Intervention by the end of FY21.

⦁    Engage 3,000 Jacobs leaders over the next 12 months to increase their focus on justice and equality through meaningful discussion and dialogue with leading speakers and scholars on anti-racism, justice and equality.

⦁    Require I&D as a priority in senior leaders’ annual performance plan tied to compensation for accountability.

⦁    Add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as a U.S. holiday; actively encourage employees to engage in volunteer opportunities around racial equality and justice; and drive adoption of MLK Jr. Day in the industry.

⦁    Appoint TogetherBeyond leader to drive global I&D strategy and programs.

 

Recruit, retain and advance Black employees based on merit.
⦁    Increase representation of Black employees at all levels over the next three years to proportionally reflect the overall external population, and provide continuous professional development and advancement.

⦁    Partner with external organizations to provide leadership development programs to accelerate advancement for Black employees to mid- and senior-level leadership.

⦁    Require senior leaders to sponsor and mentor two diverse employees (one of whom must be Black), ensuring global reach of mentoring opportunities and accountability for success.

⦁    Further strengthen diversity of the Board of Directors, including Black representation.

 

Contribute to structural change in the broader society.
⦁    Donate $10M over the next five years in support of Black educational and professional development and scholarship opportunities. 

⦁    Promote programs and volunteer opportunities for organizations committed to justice and equality through Jacobs’ Collectively℠ giving and volunteering program. An example includes applying our expertise in water in at-risk urban and rural communities.

⦁    Materially increase women- and minority-owned supplier and vendor spending over the next five years; expand Jacobs’ Mentor-Protégé program with local subcontractors, suppliers, and professional services firms to encourage more women and minority firm engagement and growth.

Our Action Plan for Advancing Justice and Equality is a bold step in challenging today and reinventing tomorrow to become a company like no other — creating a culture of belonging where we all thrive and embrace all perspectives.

For further information on Jacobs’ Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme and initiatives please click here.