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GM’s commitment to Diversity over the years has led to increasing milestones and events for the company. The creation of a Diversity Strategy has led to a more systemic and integrated set of initiatives across the company and continues to grow. The following provides a timeline—beginning with the first Dealer Supplier Initiative—of some important events and milestones for Diversity Initiatives at GM.

2007

• CEO Diversity Review meetings conducted
• Affinity Group Senior Leadership Dialogue Process launched
• GM de Mexico launched Diversity Website
• Daily Diversity Content launched on internal video communication network
• Premiere of the movie One during Diversity Week
• GM scored 100 on HRC Equality Index
• GM identified as one of the top 50 Companies for Diversity by Diversity Inc
• Hosted and co-sponsored Walk2gether Michigan
• Impact Forum launched
• Accent Reduction Classes
• Diversity Events-Speaker Series
• Conversation Starters class offered
• Diversity Presentations conducted at various facilities and plants
• Sexual Orientation and Persons with a Disability included as demographics on United States portion of Global Census Survey

2006

• 2nd Annual ADA Celebration
• Co-hosted with GM Plus Can We Talk with Vehicles Sales, Service and Marketing Leadership (VSSM)
• 1st Multicultural Women's Conference
• A Closer Walk movie screening
• Native American Affinity Group formed
• Title sponsor and host for 2006 NCCJ Walk as One walk
• The Diversity Show launched

2005

• 1st Annual Reaching Farther event
• 1st Annual ADA Celebration
• Co-hosted with GM Plus Can We Talk event with Communications Leadership and the Manufacturing Manager's Council

2004

• Can We Talk event with Human Resources Leadership
• Diversity Immersion Day III
• Integration and alignment

2003

• GMU Expanding Your Connections course introduced
• Diversity Immersion Day II
• Supplier Diversity May event (top 250 suppliers, 39 vehicles sold)

2002

• Diversity calendar developed
• CHR/UAW Diversity Conference
• Diversity Immersion Day I
• Leadership liaisons established
• Diversity tactical planning meetings established

2001

• Women's Retail Initiative announced
• Centers Of Expertise (COE) diversity growth markets established
• You Make a Difference Award initiated
• Diversity sales task force established

2000

• Global Leadership Conference
• Individual Respect & Responsibility added as GM’s 6th Core Value
• 1st Women's Leadership Network session
• Domestic partner benefits provided
• GM diversity logo/brand image developed
• Learning Moments initiated

1999

• 1st joint UAW/GM Diversity Conference
• Employee resource groups recommendations to strategy board
• Affinity Groups established
• Significant improvements in Dealer Diversity Economic Empowerment Program

1998

• 1st GM Diversity Conference
• Employee resource groups initiated

1997

• Diversity practitioner skills class delivered
• Review of Minority Dealer Development Program

1996

• Global Effort Initiated
  • GM of Canada
  • GM de Mexico
  • Delphi Europe

1995

• Cultural audits launched
• UAW strategy team launched
• Gender-based research launched using Catalyst

1994

• Diversity Strategic Direction set
• Focus on Three Dimensions
  • Affirmative Action (United States)
  • Understanding Differences
  • Managing Diversity
• Common Process Developed and Launched

1993

• GM commits to develop diversity strategies

Pre-1990

• GM implements United States focused Affirmative Action plans

1972

• 1st Structured Minority Dealer Initiative

1971

• 1st African American on GM Board of Directors

1968

• 1st Supplier Diversity Program

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