Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

At Textron, we are committed to fostering an environment of respect and inclusion where every voice is heard and each employee has an opportunity to contribute and grow professionally. We attract, hire, develop and retain those who may fall within any spectrum of race, color, religion, sex, age, national and ethnic origin, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or any other dimension of diversity.

We believe that by employing highly talented and diverse employees who feel valued, respected and are able to contribute fully, we will improve performance, innovation, collaboration and employee retention. All of this contributes to stronger business results and reinforces our reputation as leaders in our industries and communities.

EXPANDING OUR DIVERSE WORKFORCE

To improve our outreach to diverse candidates, we have increased our recruiting efforts at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), enhanced our partnerships with diverse professional organizations and participated in diverse STEM conferences.

Here are some examples of our diversity initiatives in action in 2020:

• Textron executives, senior leaders and employees attended the Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) STEM Conference. Textron also served as a sponsor of this conference.
• Textron increased participation with diversity organizations at its core schools by more than 60%, engaging with national student associations, such as the Society of Women Engineers, the National Society of Black Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Engineers.
• Textron focused our recruiting efforts for underrepresented minorities by engaging directly with HBCUs like Tuskegee University and North Carolina A&T State University and virtually attended six national diversity conferences:
• Great Minds in STEM
• Women of Color
• Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)
• Hispanic Professional Engineers
• HBCU Career Development Marketplace
• Society of Women Engineers

At each of these conferences, Textron participated in career fairs and professional development sessions. Current employees also had the opportunity to attend these sessions.

To recognize the accomplishments of our diverse employees, we promoted STEM Award nominations across our businesses. The result was an increased number of entries and winners at the following 2020 STEM conferences:

• BEYA: 8 employees honored
• SASE: 5 employees honored
• Women of Color: 8 employees honored

In addition, Textron continues to partner with the DirectEmployers Association, an organization that helps connect us to diverse job seekers via syndication services. This relationship helps Textron advertise its open positions on a significant number of military/veteran network, diversity and disability job websites.

Through our membership in the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), we are developing and expanding our relationships with minority bar associations and other legal diversity organizations to introduce and attract diverse candidates to opportunities throughout our family of companies. Additionally, we sponsor the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) to diversify our outside law firm portfolio.

We are also an industry partner and Gold Level sponsor of Advancing Minorities Interest in Engineering (AMIE), a non-profit organization whose purpose is to expand corporate, government, and academic alliances to implement and support programs to attract, educate, graduate and place underrepresented minority students in engineering careers.

TEXTRON’S DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING (DIB) COMMITTEE

Textron’s Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) Committee plays a role in helping us to achieve this goal of ensuring an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. Comprised of colleagues from each of our business units, the DIB Committee provides strategic direction and guidance on actionable steps to support the Company’s goal of creating a global culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging. Through outreach with internal and external stakeholders, the DIB Committee is dedicated to bringing to life the belief that a diverse workforce is a competitive advantage and is directly linked to driving innovation throughout our businesses.