Maximus DE&I Efforts Recognized in Third-Party Racial Equity Audit
22 Décembre 2023 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Results of WilmerHale’s Racial Equity Audit of
Maximus are Published
Maximus (NYSE: MMS), a leading provider of government services
worldwide, today announced results from a third-party racial equity
audit finding that the company has made a strong commitment to
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) throughout the
organization and has taken concrete steps in its continuing
evolution to support a diverse and inclusive workforce. The audit,
conducted by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
(WilmerHale), noted Maximus’ progress in many areas and outlined
several recommendations for the company to continue building upon
its DE&I efforts.
In September 2022, Maximus announced it engaged WilmerHale to
perform a racial equity audit. As part of the audit, WilmerHale
assessed the company’s operations, policies, ongoing DE&I
efforts, and public engagement through a racial equity lens. The
audit built upon Maximus’ DE&I initiatives and commitment to
racial equity and justice for all employees.
“Maximus has established a solid foundation for its efforts to
promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and opportunity within its
workforce and continues to make progress toward advancing many
initiatives that affect racial equity,” as the audit notes in its
conclusion. “Despite the limited discretion that Maximus has in
administering its government contracts, we found that Maximus has a
strong commitment to promoting equity in the communities it
serves.”
“WilmerHale’s report validates we have taken significant action
to strengthen our company in areas where racial equity may be
impacted, and while it acknowledges the hard work of the team,
everyone at Maximus understands we are still on a journey to ensure
a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company,” said Bruce Caswell,
Maximus President and CEO. “We will not let up on our commitment to
the importance of DE&I at Maximus and to strengthening our
efforts in the areas recommended by this independent audit.”
Launched in 2020, the DE&I team is led by Dr. Arvenita W.
Cherry, the company’s Vice President for DE&I and President and
Chairperson of the Maximus Foundation. Dr. Cherry and her team
developed the DE&I strategy to include a wide range of
initiatives, such as conducting employee listening sessions,
developing company-wide unconscious bias training and assessment
for people managers, and launching Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
The strategy continues to expand and mature as evidenced by the
company enabling all employees to attend DE&I-related
activities and embedding DE&I principles into its talent
acquisition efforts.
“Maximus has made incredible progress in recent years with
DE&I, and we intend to continue our journey,” said Dr. Cherry.
“We are proud that WilmerHale’s racial equity audit recognizes our
efforts to date and appreciate their thoughtful recommendations to
continue promoting DE&I at Maximus. We are committed to
continuing our learning, measuring our progress, and, most
importantly, listening to our employees. We are grateful for the
contributions of many to this audit, the important findings, and
what we have learned.”
The audit can be found here:
maximus.com/racial-equity-audit.
About Maximus
As a leading strategic partner to governments across the globe,
Maximus helps improve the delivery of public services amid complex
technology, health, economic, environmental, and social challenges.
With a deep understanding of program service delivery, acute
insights that achieve operational excellence, and an extensive
awareness of the needs of the people being served, our employees
advance the critical missions of our partners. Maximus delivers
innovative business process management, impactful consulting
services, and technology solutions that provide improved outcomes
for the public and higher levels of productivity and efficiency of
government-sponsored programs. For more information, visit
maximus.com.
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