Sprint
Established in 1994 with a current membership of
910 in 36 states throughout the United States,
Italy, and Colombia, Sprint’s Employee
Resource Group, Enlace, creates an environment
that fosters the development of its employees,
drives understanding and awareness of the
Hispanic culture; and contributes to the business
success of the company, as well as their diversity
and inclusion goals.
With a membership comprised of 55
percent female and 45 percent male, Sprint
supports Enlace by providing its members
professional development opportunities, funding
to support cultural events, and an opportunity to
attend conferences and community events. In
addition, it provides exposure and networking
opportunities and supports all the ERG activities.
The ERGs are directly supported by executives at
the Director, VP/SVP level and the Chief Diversity
Officer.
Enlace is involved in community events as
part of its objectives and mission. Members
participate in several community events supported
by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other
community partners. These range from donating,
fundraising, coaching/mentoring and sharing best
practices with other ERGs in the community. Most
recently Enlace joined the other six ERGs at Sprint
and raised nearly $300K for the Employee Giving
Campaign that supports organizations such as the
1Million Project Foundation and United Way.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Enlace
helps Sprint drive a strong message of diversity
and inclusion for all. It helps address employee
issues via a constructive feedback approach and
provides a wealth of cultural awareness to all
employees.
Wells Fargo Bank
Established in 2009, Wells Fargo’s Latin
Connection Team Member Network (LCTMN)
consists of 15,220 members located in 28 states
throughout the country. Currently, there are over
47,000 Latinos at Wells Fargo, representing the
largest minority group and approximately 18
percent of its workforce. LCTMN is a voluntary
association of team members from diverse
segments and cultures with an interest in the
Hispanic/Latino culture. Its mission is to empower
and develop Latino leaders at Wells Fargo,
educate team members on Hispanic marketplace
opportunities, and build Wells Fargo’s reputation
as one of the world’s great companies among
Hispanic communities.
The LCTMN Enterprise Leadership Team
aims to rebuild trust in Latino and ethnically
diverse communities across customers and
team members, engage and develop LCTMN
through renovated experiences to evolve with
organizational change, and strengthen its
operational efficiency and leadership agility for the
continued development of talent. Members of
LCTMN deepen Wells Fargo’s footprint in the
community by volunteering for national and local
events, non-profit organizations and other
entities. In 2018, over 1,500 LCTMN members
contributed more than 5,400 volunteer hours
across our nation.
Within Wells Fargo, LCTMN is an
instrumental resource leveraged for innovation to
drive go-to-market strategies for products and
services. For example, Spanish-speaking
members contributed to Wells Fargo’s voice
biometrics program to refine Spanish voice
matching technology used to help advance
consumer-related initiatives.
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Southern California
Edison (SCE)
At Southern California Edison (SCE), Resource
Groups are employee-led, voluntary
organizations that promote cultural and
organizational awareness through events,
celebrations, resources on corporate
strategic initiatives, and professional growth
and development opportunities. Through these
groups, employees also engage with
multicultural communities and provide them
with important energy-related information,
including electrical safety, conservation,
assistance programs, and the availability of
advanced technologies and distributed energy
resources.
Founded in 1992, Latinos for
Engagement, Advancement & Development
(LEAD) is one of 12 SCE employee-led
Resource Groups (RGs). Over the past several
years, LEAD worked deliberately to transform
itself from an Employee Resource Group (ERG)
to a Business Resource Group (BRG) that
serves as a resource to strategically contribute
in the areas of recruitment, retention and
talent development in our communities.
In 2016, LEAD successfully transitioned
into SCE’s first BRG. The transformation
occurred by aligning their mission and vision
to the 4C ERG model, which includes
community, culture, commerce and careers,
and by engaging stakeholders at all levels of
the organization, from senior executives to
front-line employees, on the value a Resource
Group could provide.
Latinos make up 34 percent of SCE’s
workforce and 46 percent of SCE customers.
Given these numbers, LEAD has a unique role
to play in partnering with the company on
internal and external strategic initiatives and in
expanding its membership to include Latino
employees from across the company.
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