LAS VEGAS, April 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) has earned the Number One ranking on the
"Top 10 Regional Companies" list for diversity best practices,
according to DiversityInc, one of the nation's leading sources on
workplace diversity management.
2014 marks the ninth consecutive
year MGM Resorts has been recognized for its Diversity and
Inclusion Initiative by DiversityInc, which ranks companies based
on the results of an annual survey.
"Earning a spot on one of DiversityInc's specialty lists for
workplace diversity proves that management is paying close
attention to the needs of their primary constituents—employees,
customers and other key stakeholders," said DiversityInc Founder
and CEO, Luke Visconti. "Companies
with great reputations attract the best and most skilled employees
who then create and deliver the best products and
services."
DiversityInc's 300-question annual survey is divided into four
equally weighted areas: CEO Commitment, Talent Pipeline, Equitable
Talent Development, and Supplier Diversity. The survey's results
are determined by statistical analysis and each company is vetted
by DiversityInc staff. Of the 1,215 companies participating in this
year's survey, MGM Resorts is the only Nevada-based company and the only integrated
resort company to earn an award of distinction.
"Being awarded a distinction like this reaffirms that we, as a
company, are doing what's right when it comes to our workforce.
Diversity and Inclusion are a major focus for MGM Resorts and we
are always searching for innovative ways to instill our core values
at all levels of our operations," said Phyllis A. James, Executive Vice President and
Chief Diversity Officer of MGM Resorts International. "It is not
only a business differentiator for us; it's the right thing to do.
We're proud to receive this honor."
The MGM Resorts Diversity and Inclusion Initiative was
voluntarily launched in 2000 – the first in the entertainment,
gaming and hospitality industry – and is a critical pillar of the
company's enterprise-wide social responsibility platform that
includes environmental sustainability and community engagement
programs. Highlights from the Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
include:
- Approximately 64 percent of the company's 62,000 employees are
minorities. In the management ranks, about 43 percent of
employees in the supervisory ranks are women, and 38 percent of
employees in the supervisory ranks are minorities.
- In December 2012, MGM Resorts
debuted "Inspiring Our World", creative diversity training which
takes the form of a 90-minute musical production; created by MGM
and performed by a cast of 70 employees. To date, more than 50,000
MGM employees in Nevada,
Michigan and Mississippi, where the company has resorts,
have shared the experience of the production.
- Since the creation of its Supplier and Construction Diversity
programs in 2001, the company has spent a cumulative total of more
than $3 billion with minority-owned,
women-owned, veteran-owned and disadvantaged enterprises, as well
as businesses owned by disabled and lesbian, gay, bisexual or
transgender (LGBT) individuals.
For additional information about the company's Diversity
Initiative, and to learn more about its efforts in corporate social
responsibility, please visit: www.mgmresorts.com/csr.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE:MGM) is one of the world's leading global
hospitality companies operating a peerless portfolio of destination
resort brands, including MGM Grand Detroit, Bellagio, MGM Grand,
Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. For more information about MGM Resorts
International, visit the Company's website at
www.mgmresorts.com.
SOURCE MGM Resorts International