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ComEd Releases 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Annual Report
Report highlights electric company’s commitment to diversity within the workforce and to powering equity in communities across northern Illinois
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nReport highlights electric company’s commitment to diversity within the workforce and to powering equity in communities across northern Illinois\n\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nComEd today released its 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Annual Report: Keeping Up the Momentum. The report highlights the company’s DEI commitment to its 6,300 employees, more than 600 diversity-certified suppliers and the 9 million people it serves in communities throughout northern Illinois. It also outlines ComEd’s plans for continuing to develop a diverse future workforce and address long-standing inequities faced by under-resourced communities as the company invests to modernize the electrical grid and prepares for the demands of clean energy technology.\n\n\n“Creating an equitable and inclusive workplace means diversity is not only supported, it’s celebrated,” said Gil Quiniones, CEO of ComEd, an Exelon company. “Our DEI commitment goes beyond the 6,300 dedicated professionals who work at ComEd — it guides the way we work with and invest in communities. As we make plans to bring cleaner energy choices to customers, we need to ensure all customers in all communities have equitable access to these opportunities, while continuing to focus on our ultimate duty of delivering reliable and affordable energy.”\n\n\nThe 2022 DEI report provides data about ComEd’s workforce, including the percentages of women, people of color, veterans and people with disabilities across the company and in leadership. It also summarizes ComEd’s near-term plans for investing in communities and ensuring customers continue to receive reliable energy.\n\n\nReport highlights include:\n\n\n\nImproved diversity at all levels of the organization compared to 2021, reaching a workforce total of 51 percent diversity (includes women and people of color) and an executive team with 44 percent women and 56 percent people of color.\n\n\n\nExpanded leadership development programs that invite participation earlier in high-potential, diverse managers’ careers.\n\n\n\nAn array of STEM and workforce development programs that connect students and job seekers to well-paying energy industry jobs and develop a pipeline of diverse talent to build the clean energy workforce of the future.\n\n\n\nRecord spending with diverse suppliers, totaling $963 million or 43 percent of ComEd’s total...