How we have empowered people to take action for inclusion by Warner Media

Involvement from senior leaders

We have created an E&I Council which is composed of senior leaders from across Warner Media who are working to create an environment in which equity and inclusion are woven into the fabric of our culture so that everyone can achieve success, while being celebrated as our authentic selves and working towards creating a model for the industry to follow.

The council works closely with the Warner Media E&I team and engages all to create a culture of equity and inclusion that makes this the best place for diverse builders to innovate on behalf of our customers. They take thoughtful, bold and industry leading actions to build a company culture and workforce where no one feels their growth is intrinsically limited. They support us in creating transparency around E&I metrics and goals, develop scalable mechanisms for action and open multiple entry points for employees to have a voice.

To champion true change, we also believe it is everyone’s role to be an ambassador for E&I and this included all our leaders. We are creating learning journeys for our leaders to go on, so they are more confident around E&I conversations. We want them to be authentic and are not afraid to be honest or vulnerable in order to drive change.

A focus on long-term education

We also understand that for Equity and Inclusion learning to be effective, it has to be both long-lasting, encourage a change in behaviour and more importantly it has to be relevant to each and every team across our business, for it to add value and support our organisations ambitions. Therefore, to make our learning work we are embedding it as part of our employees’ career journey with us. We asked ourselves, what would work best for our environment, because just like everyone’s educational journey is different, so is every organisation’s journey. We have ensured that our staff have a choice of learnings available to them to support their learning towards inclusion.

Supporting our staff networks

At Warner Media, we believe everyone deserves authentic, meaningful connections and our employees have the power to make a difference. We believe diverse perspectives bring the world into focus and feel it is our mission to provide our internal employee groups the freedom, support and equitable opportunities to create lasting impact.

Our Business Resource Groups (BRG’s) are the heart of this mission. Led by employees based on shared pursuits, purpose, identities and interest. They are built on the foundation of developing careers, fostering culture, and driving connections, but in reality, they are much more. They are us. Communities where all are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Our groups at Warner Media are unlike anywhere else. We have created the scale, platforms and the resources for their voices to truly have an impact and believe that with amplification, we can play a critical role- defining the future of media. With access across our company, membership in a BRG allows members to transcend daily roles and become a part of something larger- An inclusive incubator of great ideas with the power to resonate.

Designed to propel our leaders to the next level, our groups drive business through recruitment, retention and audience wide engagement and ultimately work to increase our collective empathy for the communities that comprise us and compose the world we live in. With distinct cohorts, mirroring our people, families, communities, nations and world our groups are storytellers and stories told well have the power to move people in lasting ways.

Find out how you can empower your employees to take action during NIW and beyond with your Daily Action guide in the National Inclusion Week Toolkit (don’t forget to register or log in to access the toolkit).