Highlights of ABB\u2019s ongoing initiatives<\/p>\n
Accessibility and accommodations<\/p>\n
While we have accessibility and accommodations practices in place, we continue to review and make improvements both locally and globally. We continue to support physical site assessments, building on those previously carried out in Italy and at our headquarters in Switzerland. Our global digital accessibility guidelines are aligned with WCAG 2 8\u00a0 standards for web accessibility.<\/p>\n
Flexible working<\/p>\n
Our global flexible work practices and guidelines include flexible work hours, compressed work weeks, remote work, telecommuting, part-time positions, and job sharing. The implementation of these options depends on the role. These guidelines can support our colleagues with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or neurodivergent conditions by enabling them to thrive in the workplace on terms that suit their individual needs.<\/p>\n
Global workshops and webinars<\/p>\n
Throughout the year, we run global workshops and webinars on diversity and inclusion. Our employees learn about accessibility in the workplace, building inclusive teams, overcoming barriers in recruitment, best practices from our businesses and people with lived experiences, and how each of us can contribute to accommodations or accessibility.<\/p>\n
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and networks<\/p>\n
Our voluntary, ABB employee-led groups and networks are present at global and local levels. They aim to support communities who are living with disabilities, chronic illnesses or neurodivergent conditions.<\/p>\n
Connecting colleagues<\/p>\n
Our \u201cCoffee Connect\u201d initiative enables colleagues who opt-in to be randomly paired with another colleague to connect, explore inclusion topics and spark collaborations. Meetings can be in-person or virtual, giving our people the chance to meet others they wouldn\u2019t normally interact with.<\/p>\n
Celebrating our leaders and colleagues<\/p>\n
Through our communications channels, we continuously showcase leaders, colleagues and teams who demonstrate outstanding contributions to fostering inclusion.<\/p>\n
Self-paced learning<\/p>\n
We offer a diverse range of online learning tools and resources covering abilities topics, so our colleagues can continuously adapt and enhance their skills at their own pace and from any location. They include our online learning pathways, online courses, apps, and resources from partners.<\/p>\n
Employee Assistance Program<\/p>\n
We developed the global program in partnership with Workplace Options9, a leading provider of employee holistic wellbeing programs. It supports our employees and their families through different stages of their private and professional lives. There are also resources for counseling, life coaching, family support, emotional support, and more.<\/p>\n
Special Olympics Germany<\/p>\n
For more than 20 years, ABB has been proud to partner with Special Olympics Germany. We celebrate inclusion through sponsorship and volunteering. Since the year 2000, a total of more than 3,400 employees have volunteered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Highlights of ABB\u2019s ongoing initiatives Accessibility and accommodations While we have accessibility and accommodations practices in place, we…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[232,2056],"class_list":{"0":"post-45297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-abb","8":"tag-abb","9":"tag-motion"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116363274814468986","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}