Diversity at Textron

Our Diversity and Inclusion Mission

Textron promotes an inclusive work environment where our employees are respected, have opportunities to grow professionally and can contribute fully to our common goals, regardless of differences.

At Textron, you’ll collaborate with talented peers and make meaningful contributions to business processes and solutions. You’ll help shape an increasingly inclusive culture that values the unique dimensions you bring to Textron.

Diversity as a Catalyst for Growth

You know what matters, and so do we. Our diversity and inclusion program is strategically aligned with Textron enterprise business objectives. By sustaining key growth goals, diversity supports our intention to be recognized as premier.

Building a diverse workforce and strengthening our inclusive culture have a vital impact on three business objectives that will help generate growth:

• Globalization and Expansion – as we expand globally, we'll benefit from unique viewpoints of diverse and international employees. Your viewpoint may be the one that helps solve a service problem or anticipates a market entry concern.

• Continual Innovation – we must innovate to beat the competition and anticipate customer needs. We know from experience that input from our diverse workforce is important in these efforts.

• Attract Top Talent – we want the best people to recognize us as a great place to work and to build a career. Smart, driven applicants – like you – must consider Textron as a welcoming, inclusive workplace.

Working Together to Cultivate Diversity

Our leaders champion inclusivity because it supports our enterprise vision of becoming the premier multi-industry company. The Enterprise Diversity Office develops strategy and reinforces the connection between business results and diversity. Our Enterprise Diversity Team executes initiatives and offers guidance to employee groups across the enterprise. You can contribute to this culture in a number of ways.

Business Unit Diversity Teams

Our Business Unit Diversity Teams have been formed by your peers who share a commitment to advancing inclusivity at Textron. Their charter is to provide social networking opportunities and support business objectives. As a member of the working team, you’ll help develop and execute an annual diversity plan. The activities your group sponsors will help to address diversity issues and opportunities at the business unit and plant levels.

Enterprise Network Groups

You may want to join one of Textron’s Employee Network Groups, formed around some dimension of diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender or physical disability. We have more than 12 groups across the enterprise (some with branch chapters), such as:

* African-American   * Generation Y   * Asian-American  * Native American   * Hispanic   * Women   * GLBT

You may also take the initiative and establish a new group to encourage professional development and advance company initiatives among your personal affinity group.