The J&J DEI Honors program celebrates teams that create impact through innovative strategies to increase diversity, advance inclusion and enhance our business. Our annual DEI Honors Recognition Program celebrated its fifth year of progress in advancing DEI by celebrating 12 teams from across J&J.
More than 1,500 employees from around the world joined in-person and virtually to hear from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Joaquin Duato, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Wanda Hope and members of the Executive Committee for the 5th annual DEI Honors ceremony at the two-day DEI Summit in 2023. At the Summit, J&J’s Executive Committee celebrated the essential role of employees and our ERGs in making J&J a place where we all belong.
Impact in 2023
12
teams selected for DEI Honors
212
submissions to our DEI Honors program
Allyship certification
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DEI caravan workshops
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Disability inclusion
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Career balance in Japan
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Supporting STEM
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Sales talent pipeline in EMEA
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Health equity playbook
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Youth in technology
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Culturally inclusive & relevant (CIR) marketing
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Equitable healthcare
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Clinical trial diversity
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Helping combat TB
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Accelerate our global culture of inclusion where every individual belongs
Allyship certification
Open&Out in LATAM created an allyship certification program to cultivate a more inclusive and diverse workplace for the LBGTQIA+ community. 212 allies were trained and certified.
Accelerate our global culture of inclusion where every individual belongs
DEI caravan workshops
The DEI Council in Japan launched DEI Caravan workshops in regions outside of Tokyo to explore the DEI challenges specific to the region in unique and interactive activities.
Accelerate our global culture of inclusion where every individual belongs
Disability inclusion
J&J Innovative Medicine in EMEA engaged with the Inclusion Office in the City of Neuss, Germany, to dismantle barriers for persons with disabilities. As a result of this campaign, and the inclusion information day, the number of registered employees with disabilities has doubled.
Build a workforce of individuals with diverse backgrounds, abilities, cultures and perspectives
Career balance in Japan
Biosense Webster Japan launched the “I-care project”, to support the long-term career success of sales employees by addressing existing gender expectations and cultural norms.
Build a workforce of individuals with diverse backgrounds, abilities, cultures and perspectives
Supporting STEM
J&J Innovation Center launched the five-year STEM Scholars Program to support Black students studying STEM subjects at A-Level and through university. 25 students benefited from the program in 2023.
Build a workforce of individuals with diverse backgrounds, abilities, cultures and perspectives
Sales talent pipeline in EMEA
The fEMPOWER six-month virtual development experience was launched to unite women in MedTech sales and marketing and accelerate their progression into critical leadership roles.
Transform talent and business processes to achieve equitable opportunities for all
Health equity playbook
A team from J&J Innovative Medicine created the Enduring Alliances Playbook with key messages, tools and resources to help leaders, teams and individuals pursue health equity in line with Our Race to Health Equity commitments.
Transform talent and business processes to achieve equitable opportunities for all
Youth in technology
J&J MedTech Brazil launched a free 6-month program, 1000devs, that guaranteed employment in tech positions to students after taking a digital technology course. 11 students were hired at J&J in Brazil.
Transform talent and business processes to achieve equitable opportunities for all
Culturally inclusive & relevant (CIR) marketing
J&J’s Innovative Medicine CIR team trained sales leaders in the foundations of CIR marketing strategy and launched a range of supporting tools. More than 1,000 leaders were trained.
Drive innovation and growth with our business to serve diverse markets around the world
Equitable healthcare
A team from Innovative Medicine Immunology launched Determi-Nation, a program to advance health equity in psoriatic disease.
Drive innovation and growth with our business to serve diverse markets around the world
Clinical trial diversity
J&J Innovative Medicine launched a clinical study aimed at increasing diversity of trial participants. After implementing several changes, the trial succeeded in delivering enrollment of underrepresented groups above the target level.
Drive innovation and growth with our business to serve diverse markets around the world
Helping combat TB
Members of J&J’s Global Public Health team launched “Be the Change”, a digital initiative to increase youth awareness of TB. Within a year of launch, the campaign reached 55 million users and 35,000 young people signed up as TB changemakers.
