PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham
Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) has consistently been an industry leader due
in part to its commitment and focus to diversity and inclusion and
for its supporting and giving back to communities. In more than 100
countries, the Company continues to live its core values through
its dedication to a diverse workforce, community investment and
supplier diversity. This is just part of the reason that the
global hospitality company was named to the Hispanic Association on
Corporate Responsibility's (HACR) Corporate Inclusion Index for the
fourth consecutive year.
"As a global hospitality provider, diversity isn't a program;
it's simply how we do business," said Patricia Lee, senior vice president of human
resources and chief diversity officer, Wyndham Worldwide. "This
recognition reinforces the ongoing success we have achieved in
making our company a great place to work, a valued business partner
and an exceptional hospitality provider. We are continuously
tapping into the extensive knowledge and varied experience of our
own associates to make Wyndham Worldwide a top performing
company."
According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Hispanics currently make
up 13 percent of the overall U.S. labor market and will account for
19 percent of the U.S. labor force by 2020. As of November 2015, Hispanics comprised nearly 19
percent of Wyndham Worldwide's U.S. workforce.
"We believe that maintaining an inclusive environment where
every person feels able to contribute and deliver their best
performance provides us with a rich foundation of perspectives and
experiences that benefit our company, our customers, and our
communities," said Lucida Plummer,
vice president, diversity and inclusion, Wyndham Worldwide.
"This is made possible every day by the behaviors, decisions,
and actions of our leaders and associates who embrace our Company's
core values and work to enhance the supportive culture that we
have."
Believing diversity enriches the Company as a global hospitality
provider, the people behind Wyndham Worldwide are as diverse as its
broad suite of products and services offered. With operations
across six continents, Wyndham Worldwide strives to provide
opportunity, education, resources, and leadership to all
associates, and offers a variety of diversity and inclusion
programs, including leadership training programs, mentoring
opportunities and educational support for its associates as well as
its partners.
The Company offers several Associate Business Groups (ABGs)
where employees with common interests can share ideas and
experiences, and promote professional development and inclusion
throughout the Company. While providing opportunities for idea
sharing, networking and more, the Company's ¡Fuerte!
ABG provides an inclusive forum for employees to share the
unique insights of the Hispanic culture, make meaningful impacts on
the business and provide strategic contributions to the success of
the Company.
Wyndham Worldwide is a recognized leader in diversity and has
been named among DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for
Diversity, ranked in the Top 10 for supplier diversity by
DiversityInc and recognized as a Top 50 Company for Latinas
by LATINA Style. Additionally, the Company maintains strong
partnerships with organizations such as the National Diversity
Council, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility, United
States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, National Society of Hispanic
MBAs and National Association of Black, Hispanic, Asian and Women
MBAs.
As part of its overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
strategy, Wyndham Worldwide consistently aligns its business and
financial performance with the responsible way it operates by
maintaining its investment and focus on such areas as
sustainability, diversity, human rights, wellness and
philanthropy.
The 2015 HACR CII report focuses on the progress that
participating companies have made over the last year as well as the
progress that we have seen for Hispanics more generally in
Corporate America. To read the full 2015 HACR CII report, please
visit: http://bit.ly/1LmnUJU.
About Wyndham
Worldwide
One of the world's largest hospitality
companies, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) provides a wide range of
hospitality services and products through its global portfolio of
world-renowned brands. The world's largest hotel company
based on the number of properties, Wyndham Hotel Group is home to
many of the world's best-known hotel brands, with approximately
7,760 franchised hotels and approximately 672,000 hotel rooms
worldwide. Wyndham Exchange & Rentals is the worldwide leader
in vacation exchange and the world's largest professional manager
of vacation rentals, providing more than 5 million leisure-bound
families annually with access to over 110,000 vacation properties
in over 100 countries through its prominent exchange and vacation
rental brands. The industry and timeshare ownership market leader,
Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets, and sells vacation
ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners
through its network of over 210 vacation ownership resorts serving
approximately 900,000 owners throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Based in
Parsippany, NJ, Wyndham Worldwide
employs over 34,000 associates globally.
For more information, please visit www.wyndhamworldwide.com.
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