CATERPILLAR INC.
DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP
100 North East Adams Street
Peoria, IL 61629
www.jointeamcaterpillar.com
Kelli Stokes
Global Diversity Director
EMPLOYMENT CONTACT
Phone: (888) 228-5627
www.jointeamcaterpillar.com
THE STATS
Total in the U.S.
2008
2007
Total outside the U.S.
2008
2007
Number of employees
53,509
50,545
59,378
50,788
Revenue (millions)
$20,215
$19,895
$31,109
$25,073
Total worldwide
2008
2007
RECRUITING
Do you use executive recruiting/search firms to seek to identify
new diversity hires?
Please list the schools/types of schools at which you recruit.
Yes.
• Other private schools
• Public state schools
• Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
SCHOLARSHIPS
Do you have any special outreach efforts directed to encourage
minority students and graduates to consider your firm?
• Hold a reception for minority students
• Advertise in minority student association publication(s) or other
minority-focused publications: Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA)
magazine, Women of Color magazine, US Black Engineer Information
Technology magazine
• Participate in/host minority student job fair(s) or other minority-focused
job events.
• Sponsor minority student association events
• Firm’s employees participate on career panels at school
• Outreach to leadership of minority student organizations
• Scholarships or intern/fellowships for minority students
What activities does the firm undertake to attract minority and
women employees?
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Partner programs with women and minority associations
Conferences: NSBE, SWE, SHPE, HACE, NABA, ALPHA, AISES
Participate at minority job fairs
Utilize online job services
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Caterpillar Foundation provides many different types of scholarships
through university proposals.
Deadline for application for the scholarship program: Varies
Scholarship award amount: Varies
AFFINITY GROUPS
All employee affinity groups have the purpose of attraction, retention,
engagement and development of employees. They all meet monthly and
have websites that are available to internal employees only. Our groups
are:
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Caterpillar African-American Network
Caterpillar Latino Connection
Caterpillar Lambda Network
Women’s Initiatives Network
Caterpillar Armed Forces Support Network
Caterpillar Asian Indian Community
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STRATEGIC PLAN AND DIVERSITY
LEADERSHIP
What trends in your industry affect your corporate diversity
goals, strategies and/or internal or external alliances?
Demographics of both customers and available talent pool.
How does the firm’s leadership communicate the importance of
diversity to everyone at the firm?
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Global diversity office website
Individual business unit websites
Corporate level communications
All employee meetings
Chairman’s Corner segment of enterprise-level web portal
Who has primary responsibility for leading diversity initiatives
at your firm?
Does the committee and/or diversity leader establish and set
goals or objectives consistent with management’s priorities?
Yes.
Has the firm undertaken a formal or informal diversity program
or set of initiatives aimed at increasing the diversity of the
firm?
Yes, formal.
How often does the firm’s management review the firm’s
diversity progress/results?
Quarterly.
RETENTION & PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Corporate Diversity Director Kelli Stokes.
Please identify the specific steps you are taking to reduce the
attrition rate of minority and women employees.
Does your firm currently have a diversity committee?
• Develop and/or support internal employee affinity groups (e.g., minority
or women networks within the firm)
• Increase/improve current work/life programs
• Succession plan includes emphasis on diversity
• Work with minority and women employees to develop career
advancement plans
• Strengthen mentoring program for all employees, including minorities
and women
Yes.
Please describe how the committee is structured, how often it
meets, etc.
Corporate council is chaired by the CEO and made up of senior leaders,
meets quarterly. Three regional councils are chaired by group presidents
and made up of senior leaders, meet quarterly.
If yes, does the committee’s representation include one or
more members of the firm’s management/executive committee
(or the equivalent)?
Yes.
How many executives are on the committee, and in 2007,
what was the total number of hours collectively spent by the
committee in furtherance of the firm’s diversity initiatives?
How many employees are on the committee, and how often
does the committee convene in furtherance of the firm’s
diversity initiatives?
DIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT
It is the intent of the global diversity council to support the development
of an inclusive culture where all Caterpillar employees respect, value and
leverage the individual differences, experiences, thoughts and beliefs of
the Caterpillar global community as our competitive advantage. In order
to better serve an increasingly diverse, global marketplace, Caterpillar will
have diverse candidates available and considered for open positions.
In 2007, five executives were on the corporate council and spent an
average of 15 hours on diversity. Five employees were also on the
council.
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