Colgate-Palmolive: Spotlight on Latin Employees
Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) is celebrated in the US from September 15 - October 15 and is a signature day for CP US. In support of HHM, we will be publishing an article on The Feed highlighting how we are supporting Latin people at the Company.
Category
Community Impact
Published
October, 2024
At Colgate, we are committed to our purpose of reimagining a healthier future for all people. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment, where everyone feels like they belong and can bring their authentic selves to work. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are a critical component of our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategy and enable us to drive inclusivity, belonging and allyship.
Our Latin Leadership Network (LLN) ERG was originally formed in 1992 as the Vistas Latinas, renamed to the Hispanic Action Network in 2005 and reimagined in 2019 as the Latin Leadership Network. Today, LLN has 3 chapters in the US, including at Colgate’s headquarters in New York City, at our Innovation and Technology Center in Piscataway, NJ and at Hill’s Pet Nutrition office in Topeka, KS.
The Company is committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all people, including our Latin employees. Spearheaded by employees, Colgate signed the Hispanic Promise, a first-of-its-kind national pledge to hire, promote, retain and celebrate Hispanics in the workplace, in 2019. And Colgate continues to promote a culture of diversity throughout the business.
Diversity Leadership Recognition
This year, Colgate has been recognized by Latina Style Magazine as one of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the US, an honor the Company has received since 1998. Colgate has also been recognized by DiversityInc as a Top 50 Company for Latino executives and by Seramount as one of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women. Additional recognitions include Top Diversity Employer by the Hispanic Network Magazine and DiversityMBA’s Best Place to Work for Women and Diverse Managers.
Our Commitment to Creating Educational Pathways
For the last 15 years, the Company has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Awards to empower Latin high school students to pursue higher education. Colgate’s Haz la U™ is an educational grant program that helps put Hispanic youth on the track to college by providing financial assistance via educational grants totaling $100,000 each year.
Colgate is proud to be a founding sponsor of the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA), the leader for Hispanic Oral Health that provides service, education, advocacy, and leadership for Hispanic and other communities that are underserved communities. The Company also partners with The National Association of Hispanic Nurses, an organization devoted to ensuring high-quality health care delivery to Hispanic communities and promoting professional excellence among bilingual and bicultural nurses.
Colgate also works to further educational opportunities for Latin people. We’ve partnered with the Hispanic Dental Association Foundation to help provide scholarships to future dental professionals. See the latest recipients from Colgate and Latin Leadership Network Scholarships here.
In Latin America, Colgate collaborates with the Latin American Oral Health Association (LAOHA) and the Caribbean Oral Health Initiative (COHI) to enhance oral health across Latin American and Caribbean populations through dedicated research and educational initiatives. Furthermore, Colgate is proud to support the Doctoral Scholarship Program, which offers scholarships to emerging leaders from Latin America, the Caribbean, and select African nations facing a lack of access to postgraduate educational opportunities.
Hill's Pet Nutrition partners with the Latinx Veterinary Medical Association, providing yearly scholarships to three veterinary students of Latin American descent enrolled in veterinary colleges in the US and Canada.
Our Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® program is committed to providing free dental screenings and oral health education to people that need it most. Colgate's fleet of mobile dental vans travel to communities all over the United States to provide access to oral health education and treatment referrals to more than 10 million children in partnership with retail to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month.
The Power of WE
All of these efforts are energized by Colgate people working together to create a meaningful impact. Through the power of WE, Colgate-Palmolive is empowering a brighter future for people with disabilities, caregivers, employees and allies within our company and within the communities we serve.
To learn more about how Colgate-Palmolive is reimagining a healthier future for all people and building a more inclusive culture, check out our 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report and follow us on LinkedIn.
