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ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE AWARDS SIR LINDSAY OWEN-JONES
Diversity of all types is a cherished value at L’Oréal. For exemplary commitment to diversity, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, and through him L’Oréal, recently received the Anti-Defamation League’s International Leadership Award in New York City.
Worldwide Recognition
Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones was presented with the International Leadership Award by the Anti-Defamation League, an American organization dedicated to fighting discrimination. Sir Lindsay took the opportunity to cite the important efforts made by his staff. “There are more than 50,000 people at L’Oréal throughout the world who have endeavored to make equal opportunity and diversity a reality in the work which we do passionately every day.”
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, said, "Sir Lindsay has taken his vision and put it into practice, making L’Oréal not just the leading cosmetic company in the world, but a leader in promoting diversity and respect for culture and identity setting standards to be emulated. L’Oréal and ADL have a shared vision of celebrating ‘A Planet of Diverse Beauty.’"
Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel introduced Sir Lindsay with a moving tribute. "L’Oréal deals with the body and I come from a tradition of asceticism. When I was an adolescent, I was an ascetic. The body didn't matter to me. It was always the mind, the soul and the spirit. And then I understood what you're doing, that actually one cannot oppose one to the other. The human being is both: the combination of a taste for beauty, passion for truth and surely a sense of solidarity. That is the great virtue."
Diversity Starts from Within
L’Oréal’s commitment to diversity is first and foremost reflected in the Group’s human resources and recruitment policies. Employees of L’Oréal represent 100 nationalities. More than 50% of L’Oréal management positions are held by women and 50% of the Group’s scientists are women. In the US, 15% of the managers are members of minorities and, last year 50% of MBA graduates recruited were from minority groups.
A Diverse Outlook
Diversity at L’Oréal goes further than employment policy. Specialized L’Oréal research centers in Europe, Asia and North America are dedicated to studying the skin and hair of different ethnic groups. The L’Oréal portfolio includes brands that meet the needs of a variety of cultures, both in terms of differences in hair and skin as well as in terms of the diverse ideals of beauty. In the words of CEO Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, “At L’Oréal we do not try to export or impose a single view of beauty. Our brands reach out to people of very different types around the world.”
L’Oréal has also been promoting diversity through its partnerships and involvement in the communities. An example is the “For Women In Science” Awards established with UNESCO to promote Women in Science. One of last year’s laureate, Professor Myriam P. Sarachik said at the ADL Ceremony: "Mr Owen-Jones has made diversity one of the principal values of the company, and gender equality. He was responsible for this very special program to recognize women in the sciences where they had been under-represented historically. He has demonstrated that a company like L'Oréal can do well and can do good. And we need more of that in this world."
Last year the Group had already been honored for its diversity policy with the "Diversity Best Practices Global Leadership Award" in the US. This prize recognizes the world’s most progressive companies and their leaders for embracing diversity in markets, workforces and communities.
Diversity of all types is a cherished value at L’Oréal. For exemplary commitment to diversity, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, and through him L’Oréal, recently received the Anti-Defamation League’s International Leadership Award in New York City.
Worldwide Recognition
Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones was presented with the International Leadership Award by the Anti-Defamation League, an American organization dedicated to fighting discrimination. Sir Lindsay took the opportunity to cite the important efforts made by his staff. “There are more than 50,000 people at L’Oréal throughout the world who have endeavored to make equal opportunity and diversity a reality in the work which we do passionately every day.”
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, said, "Sir Lindsay has taken his vision and put it into practice, making L’Oréal not just the leading cosmetic company in the world, but a leader in promoting diversity and respect for culture and identity setting standards to be emulated. L’Oréal and ADL have a shared vision of celebrating ‘A Planet of Diverse Beauty.’"
Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel introduced Sir Lindsay with a moving tribute. "L’Oréal deals with the body and I come from a tradition of asceticism. When I was an adolescent, I was an ascetic. The body didn't matter to me. It was always the mind, the soul and the spirit. And then I understood what you're doing, that actually one cannot oppose one to the other. The human being is both: the combination of a taste for beauty, passion for truth and surely a sense of solidarity. That is the great virtue."
Diversity Starts from Within
L’Oréal’s commitment to diversity is first and foremost reflected in the Group’s human resources and recruitment policies. Employees of L’Oréal represent 100 nationalities. More than 50% of L’Oréal management positions are held by women and 50% of the Group’s scientists are women. In the US, 15% of the managers are members of minorities and, last year 50% of MBA graduates recruited were from minority groups.
A Diverse Outlook
Diversity at L’Oréal goes further than employment policy. Specialized L’Oréal research centers in Europe, Asia and North America are dedicated to studying the skin and hair of different ethnic groups. The L’Oréal portfolio includes brands that meet the needs of a variety of cultures, both in terms of differences in hair and skin as well as in terms of the diverse ideals of beauty. In the words of CEO Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, “At L’Oréal we do not try to export or impose a single view of beauty. Our brands reach out to people of very different types around the world.”
L’Oréal has also been promoting diversity through its partnerships and involvement in the communities. An example is the “For Women In Science” Awards established with UNESCO to promote Women in Science. One of last year’s laureate, Professor Myriam P. Sarachik said at the ADL Ceremony: "Mr Owen-Jones has made diversity one of the principal values of the company, and gender equality. He was responsible for this very special program to recognize women in the sciences where they had been under-represented historically. He has demonstrated that a company like L'Oréal can do well and can do good. And we need more of that in this world."
Last year the Group had already been honored for its diversity policy with the "Diversity Best Practices Global Leadership Award" in the US. This prize recognizes the world’s most progressive companies and their leaders for embracing diversity in markets, workforces and communities.