Diversity

Savoy Magazine: Weyerhaeuser in Top 100

Savoy magazine named Weyerhaeuser one of the "Top 100 Companies for Blacks in Corporate America" for 2009. This is the second year Weyerhaeuser was named for the honor. While the list includes a wide cross section of companies and industries, Weyerhaeuser is the only forest products company named. The selection process includes a survey of second-year MBA candidates and national recruiters.

Top 100 Employer for African Americans

Weyerhaeuser was named as a “Top 100 Employer for African Americans” by Black Collegian Magazine in 2009.

Magazine Readers Choose Best Diversity Companies

Weyerhaeuser was voted one of the best diversity companies in a 2009 survey by the publication Diversity/Careers in Engineering and Information Technology. The publication asked readers and website visitors to identify organizations that employ technical professionals in the United States. The results recognize the top 100 that scored highest for support of minorities and women, attention to work/life balance, and commitment to supplier diversity. This is the third consecutive year Weyerhaeuser has received the nomination.

United Nations Participation

Weyerhaeuser’s approach to diversity and inclusion was featured in the “Doing Business in a Multicultural World,” a report released at the 2nd Annual Forum of the United Nations’ Alliance of Civilizations and Global Compact organizations in Istanbul, Turkey. Chief Diversity Officer Effenus Henderson served on a panel at the meeting on best practices in the private sector. He has also previously addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on Intercultural and Interreligious Diversity. In 2008 and 2009, Henderson participated in the Alliance of Civilizations Forums (a U.N.-affiliated group) in Madrid, Spain and Istanbul, Turkey on a special panel focused on “Doing Business in a Multicultural World.”

ORC and SHRM Recognition

Effenus Henderson was named a 2009 finalist for the second annual global Peter C. Robertson Award which recognizes Global Equality and Diversity Champions by the global firm, Organizational Resource Counselors.

In 2008, Henderson participated in a special forum of the 100 Top Thought Leaders on diversity and inclusion sponsored by the Society of Human Resource Management.

Recognized for Outreach

Weyerhaeuser has received recognition for outreach efforts from a number of national organizations over the past several years including the National Society of Black Engineers; Society of Hispanic Engineers; Women in Construction; Society of Women Engineers; UNCF; National Society of Hispanic MBAs; Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences; and Diversity Best Practices.