30 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Diversity and Inclusion To solve the toughest challenges in medicine, Lilly is committed management globally from 41% to 45%. For racial and ethnic to a diverse, agile workforce of top talent from around the world. minorities in the U.S., we increased management representation Everything we do comes down to our people. All of them. from 18% to 24% of total management. Diversity and inclusion (D&I) are built into the fabric of how In addition, six of the 14 members of our Executive we work – because having people with different backgrounds Committee (43%) are women, including one woman of and different voices makes our company stronger. To fulfill our color. Our 13-member board of directors includes four purpose, we must look at challenges from multiple viewpoints women (31%) and five members of underrepresented groups. and must understand the diverse experiences of the patients who With strong leadership commitment, we approached D&I as depend on us. a business-critical challenge. We conducted in-depth employee In 2019 we launched a number of D&I initiatives including research that yielded important insights about women and programs focused on people with disabilities and veterans. racial/ethnic minorities. We’re using these insights to build We’re working to improve accessibility for employees with visible more accountable leadership, more transparency in talent and invisible disabilities – earning a #2 ranking from DiversityInc management and greater cultural literacy across the workforce. in that category. We’ve also expanded efforts to hire and support Similar in-depth research is in progress to understand the veterans, who bring valuable skills to our business. Alongside these experience of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and efforts, our employee resource groups for people with disabilities queer/questioning) employees at Lilly. and for veterans have added new programming and extended community outreach efforts. Diversifying management ranks is also a priority, and we measure progress and strive for continued improvement. From the end of 2015 to the end of 2019, we increased the number of women in 2019 Awards and Recognitions CATALYST AWARD WORKING MOTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATION For Our People Strategy 100 Best Companies, ON DISABILITY 25th year in a row Leading Disability Employers DIVERSITYINC BLACK ENTERPRISE ETHISPHERE Top 50 Companies for Diversity: #5 50 Best Companies for Diversity World’s Most Ethical Companies SCIENCE MAGAZINE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION FORBES Top Employers: #9 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, America’s Best Large Employers: #3, 100% score and Best Employer for Diversity