Customer & Community

Workforce Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

At Con Edison, we have a long-standing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our vision is to be a company whose values and behaviors foster a culture of inclusion and respect for all. We know that a diverse and inclusive company is a stronger, more successful company. Despite this company’s longstanding commitment, we recognized the need to redouble our efforts to making sure our workplace is inclusive and respectful.

Our corporate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) strategy continues to anchor our direction to ensuring that our employees feel seen, heard, and valued for their unique and individual talents. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy is built on four key elements – ongoing learning and competency building; inclusive and visible leadership support; reviewing our systems, policies, and procedures to eliminate potential barriers to inclusion; celebrating and acknowledging the diversity of our workforce.

In addition, we implemented our 14-point Action Plan, built on a two-pronged approach:

1. Data-driven change to ensure that our employees at all levels reflect the diversity of our communities; and
2. Culture transformation to drive the behaviors and mindsets that support a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Our Action Plan is supported by our DEI Task Force.

Our transformation will not be complete until every one of our employees feel valued, included, and able to reach their full potential. To achieve this, we need to back up our commitments with action, implementing systems, policies, and processes that support and sustain inclusion.

We are making progress on our DEI goals, and we will keep working at it. We are leveraging more data to help us further understand gaps that may exist and help inform decision making; teams are becoming more diverse, including our leadership team; our grassroots networks, such as Employee Resource Groups and Local DEI Councils are facilitating critical conversations to increase awareness about cultural differences and to educate us about a variety of topics relevant to the business. We remain committed to ensuring that we are tapping the full talents of our workforce and creating an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and appreciated.

Our people will always be our greatest strength—and the incredible range of culture, experience, and perspective makes the company stronger.

To learn more, read our Annual Diversity & Inclusion Report.

Workforce Diversity. Vice President Joan Jacobs (right) and Director Nicole Leon discuss our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.