LONDON, Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IGT (NYSE:IGT) has
committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion across the gaming
industry by partnering with the All-in Diversity Project as a
founding member and participant in the project's inaugural
year.
The All-in Diversity Project is an industry-driven,
not-for-profit initiative that aims to benchmark diversity,
equality, and inclusion across the global gaming and betting
sectors. Its goal is to measure data and support an open and
objective discussion about diversity across the entire industry
worldwide.
The project will provide a year-on-year progress update;
highlight successes, challenges and opportunities; and make
best-practice recommendations on diversity and inclusion (D&I)
topics for the gaming industry, such as corporate governance,
internal policies, recruitment practices, equal pay, employment
legislation, unconscious bias, and marketing.
"The gaming industry is unique and requires its own
benchmarking in order to yield the most reliable and applicable
data," said Kim Barker Lee,
IGT Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion. "We need an
open discussion on industry-specific barriers to inclusion and
diversity, and offer opportunities to improve. Understanding where
we are today will inform what we need to do to move the bar and
make a lasting impact."
"We sit as the industry's first and only organization working
to help the industry as a collective in terms of D&I," said
Kelly Kehn, Co-Founder of the
All-in Diversity Project. "We established All-in Diversity
Project, but this initiative should be led by the industry. IGT's
commitment to diversity and inclusion will help serve as a shining
example to the industry globally as to leadership on progress
toward workplace equality."
"Gender diversity is not about pushing quotas or
agendas," said fellow All-in Diversity Project Co-Founder
Christina
Thakor-Rankin: "The All-in Diversity Project is
about acknowledging that the expectations and aspirations of the
next generation of employees and customers are very different to
ours, and we need to make changes now in order to prosper in the
future."
About IGT
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is the global leader in
gaming. We enable players to experience their favorite games across
all channels and regulated segments, from Gaming Machines and
Lotteries to Interactive and Social Gaming. Leveraging a wealth of
premium content, substantial investment in innovation, in-depth
customer intelligence, operational expertise and leading-edge
technology, our gaming solutions anticipate the demands of
consumers wherever they decide to play. We have a well-established
local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in
more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by
adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and
responsibility. IGT has over 12,000 employees. For more
information, please visit www.IGT.com.
IGT contacts:
Robert K.
Vincent, Corporate Communications, toll free in
U.S./Canada (844) IGT-7452;
outside U.S./Canada (401)
392-7452
James Hurley, Investor Relations,
(401) 392-7190
Simone Cantagallo, (+39) 06
51899030; for Italian media inquiries
About All-in Diversity Project
The All-in Diversity
Project is the industry's global resource for data pertaining to
diversity and inclusion. It collects data through employee surveys
and the All-Index — a standard index which is set to be the
definitive benchmarking tool for the gambling industry to measure
progress towards inclusion in the workplace. Its vision is to shift
the paradigm for inclusion through transparency, measurability and
actionable tactics. All-in Diversity Project has launched its
website and social media campaign and is now registering
participants for the All-Index survey. More information can be
found at allindiversityproject.com or by emailing
info@allindiversityproject.com.
All-in Diversity Project contact:
Kelly Kehn, (+44) 07 449861900
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