Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Gold Award by the Irish Centre for Diversity.
Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Gold Award by the Irish Centre for Diversity.
The Investors in Diversity Awards measure success over three levels – Bronze, Silver and Gold – with the Gold Standard awarded to organisations who demonstrate excellence in ensuring Equality, Diversity and Inclusion form an integral part of their business.
Irish Distillers is one of only 14 organisations in Ireland to be accredited with the Investors in Diversity Gold Award.
Over the last two years, the business has built on its learnings and experiences advancing from Bronze to Silver to Gold as it further embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within the business’s culture and processes and through its external impact.
This accreditation recognises Irish Distillers’ commitment to ensuring team members feel they are treated fairly, with respect and are valued equally. The company has demonstrated that its leaders support the D&I agenda in practical ways, including by providing the appropriate resources and leading by example.
Nodjame Fouad, Chairman and CEO, Irish Distillers said: “This is an outstanding achievement and recognition of our commitment to supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel confident that they can share who they are with their colleagues.
The tremendous progress we have made in advancing from Bronze, to Silver, to Gold is a testament to our colleagues’ commitment to embedding and supporting a culture that drives diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
The Gold Award report will help us to understand what else we need to do to ensure colleagues feel they are treated fairly, with respect, and are valued for their differences and we will continue to work with the Irish Centre of Diversity to ensure we are aligned with D&I best practice.”
Caroline Cummins, Managing Director of Irish Centre for Diversity said: “Irish Distillers has made an excellent progression to Investors in Diversity Gold. This accreditation affirms that D&I is embedded across everything the business does and it is extending these values externally. Irish Distillers Investors in Diversity journey has seen the business advance from the Bronze tier, which established a firm foundation to build on, through Silver level which verified a workplace culture where everyone is valued and shares a sense of belonging, and now on to the top tier of Gold with leadership embracing progressive values and leading by example. We look forward to sharing more of their journey of continuous improvement.”
This first appeared in SIPTU Liberty November 2023.