Diageo India is among the country’s leading beverage alcohol companies with an outstanding collection of premium brands.
There is power in diversity. When people of different genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, social backgrounds, educations and experiences come together, it's better for our business and society.
We're committed to shaping broader societal change, reflective of our consumers. We look to champion this across our entire business – with our people, through our value chain, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate. It’s important we attract and retain the best and most diverse talent while developing our teams. Listening to regular feedback tells us our people are proud to work for us, of our focus on inclusion and diversity, and our commitment to Spirit of Progress.
Gender equality
We focus on strengthening our female leadership pipeline and investing in the next generation of female leaders, particularly across areas where women have historically been underrepresented, including commercial and supply roles.
We are working hard to achieve this through apprenticeships, returnships and scholarships and our annual graduate intake recruits 50% women. Our policies and practices help us to foster a gender-inclusive environment, providing support at varying stages including our ‘Parental Leave’ policy, ‘Thriving Through Menopause' guidelines, ‘Pregnancy loss' guidelines and ‘Fertility’ guidelines.
Inclusion for everyone
Year round initiatives are held to create a thriving environment for existing employees and potential talent who belong to the LGBTQIA+ community and/or people with disabilities to feel seen, heard, included and bring their potential to life.
Policies and practices that support our inclusive culture
Our market-leading policies and practices are shaped by and for our people and allow us to continue to provide an environment where they are supported and cared for.
Our industry-leading global parental leave policy gives all new mothers and fathers 26 weeks’ fully paid parental leave, regardless of whether they become parents biologically, via surrogacy, or adoption.
We work with our ERGs to embed and scale our existing policies and guidelines, including ‘Thriving Through Menopause’, ‘Domestic and Family Abuse’, ‘Gender Expression & Identity’, 'Fertility' and ‘Disability Inclusion guidelines. We also support our employees’ individual circumstances and needs through our ‘Flexible Working’ and ‘Wellbeing’ . Global Disability Inclusion Policy and a dedicated ERG for LGBTQIA+ community help create safe, supportive and inclusive environments where everyone is celebrated.
Our annual global INC Week is a key calendar moment to drive change across the business. Created by employees for employees, INC encourages our people to champion inclusion, celebrate diversity, have open conversations, and step out of their comfort zone.