TEXTRON – 2018 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT Our Commitment to Our People – Employee Resource Groups

Employee Resource Groups

Company-sponsored Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) across Textron are open to our employees who, based on shared characteristics or life experiences, collaborate to provide a supportive forum for personal and professional development, community outreach or activities. ERGs can be formed around shared interests or experiences as well as various dimensions of diversity such as ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or generational cohort. Our ERGs include:

Bell

  • ACE (Asian Corporation of Employees)
  • BAANG (Bell African Ancestry Networking Group)
  • Bell Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB)
  • C4D (Champions for Disabilities)
  • LaVida (Latin Association for Values-Interaction-Development Assistance)
  • FUSION for LGBTQ + Employees, Family, Friends and Allies
  • Prodigy (PROfessionals for the Development and Integration of Generation-Y Employees)
  • VORTEX (Veterans Outreach Through Employee eXperience)
  • WLF (Women's Leadership Forum)

Kautex

  • DRIVE (Develop, Retain, Inspire, Value, Engage)
  • Women in Manufacturing

Textron Aviation

  • LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development)
  • Plane Talk Toastmasters
  • Textron Aviation Employees’ Flying Club
  • Ibero-American Employee Network
  • WINGS (Women’s Initiative for Networking, Growth & Success)
  • Textron Aviation Flyers

Textron Corporate

  • Employee Connection Committee
  • Textron Teammates
  • Women’s Leadership Forum

Textron India Private Limited

  • BRIDGE Committee
  • Cultural Committee
  • Sports Committee
  • CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
  • TWIN (Textron India Women Network)
  • Toastmasters Club
  • POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment)

Textron Systems

  • Women’s Network
  • Veteran’s Network
  • Young Professionals Network
  • DICE (Diversity, Inclusion, Communication and Engagement)
  • Employees’ Club
  • Wellness Committee
  • Volunteer Outreach Committee
  • Veterans Day Committee


Equal Employment Opportunity at Textron

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national and ethnic origin, marital status, military service or obligation, veteran status, handicap, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. This commitment must be followed in all aspects of employment and personnel practices including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, placement, performance evaluation, upgrading or promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, layoff and recall, training and development, social and recreational programs and application of all company policies, procedures, and benefits.

Within the United States, it is Textron’s policy to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of their race, sex, status as individuals with disabilities or protected veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. Textron develops annual Affirmative Action plans with specific goals to support and promote the employment and advancement and fair pay of minorities, women, qualified disabled persons and veterans.

We are dedicated to maintaining a workplace free of harassment or discrimination and where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. Employees are encouraged to report any suspected harassment or discriminatory conduct, and the Company is committed to investigating all reports of harassing and/or discriminatory conduct and taking appropriate action in response when an investigation reveals any prohibited conduct. Managers and supervisors are specifically responsible for taking actions to prevent violations of Textron’s equal employment opportunity policy and to maintain a work environment that is free from harassment or discrimination and reporting any conduct that violates this commitment. Retaliation of any kind against employees for reporting discrimination or participating in investigations is expressly prohibited.