Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Vision, Mission, and Commitment

Strategies that build on differences to form a stronger organization.

RRD aims to build strong and lasting relationships with diverse partners in the workplace, marketplace and community.

To do this, we prioritize a culture where differences are valued, respected, appreciated and everyone is empowered to contribute. With our focus on inclusion, we make it clear that every individual must take personal responsibility to think and act in a way that includes and values others.

Our global strategy: A place where everyone belongs

RRD values diversity, equity, and inclusion to build a high performance culture that attracts and retains the best talent, excels in the new world of business and helps our clients succeed. Our clients, suppliers, and communities benefit from the wealth of ideas, innovations and focused solutions our diversity creates.

Vision

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is ingrained in our culture, driving business success and ensuring that all our employees feel they belong at RRD.

Mission

Create and sustain an actively inclusive environment that embraces, respects and leverages the diversity of our employees, clients, suppliers and communities.

Commitment

We believe diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to driving business success. Our commitment is to ensure that everything we do advances our vision and mission.

We strive to create a workplace in which behaviors, practices & policies promote respect, inclusion, utilization, career development & success across all forms of diversity.

Diversity in our supplier base

RRD recognizes the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion both within the workplace and throughout the supply chain. Our success stems from diverse perspectives that lead to new ideas and innovation. We are committed to understanding and meeting the needs of our clients and the markets they serve, while also recognizing new opportunities on the supply side of our business.

RRD has a robust supplier diversity initiative that includes:

Buying from small and diverse owned businesses
Partnering with select small and diverse-owned businesses to help increase their capacity to provide goods and services purchased by RRD and other companies
Increasing opportunities for small and diverse-owned businesses in the printing industry
Reporting the dollars our suppliers spend with diverse-owned businesses

As an active corporate member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC), we are continuously seeking out additional small and diverse businesses to include in RFPs, while identifying new opportunities for business and mentorship for those already in our supply base.

Recognition of our commitment to DEI

Throughout 2022 and 2023, RRD has been recognized for our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

LGBTQ+ workplace equality

High score (95 out of 100) on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost report measuring corporate policies and practice related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality

READ THE PRESS RELEASE

Diverse and inclusive hiring

RRD Supply Chain Solutions – Plover named “exemplary employer” for diverse and inclusive hiring practices that welcome individuals with disabilities into the workforce by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

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Inclusion in our workplace

Our goal for workplace inclusion is to make RRD a place where every employee feels they belong. Lasting sustainable changes are created by:

Integrating inclusion into the policies, practices and processes that govern our relationships with our employees and business partners
Our position in the marketplace
Our outreach to communities

Whether you’re a new employee, have an open door concern, are applying for a new job in the company, are seeking a mentor or sponsor, transferring to another location, leading a new team, learning a new application or how to run a piece of equipment, in whatever place you find yourself in RRD, in whatever role you have or are aspiring to have, we want you to feel that YOU belong.

We have several initiatives that specifically support the recruitment, integration, and retention of diverse talent and suppliers, and we track our results to ensure accountability.

Planning Process

A succession planning process that facilitates identification and development of diverse talent.

Inclusion Councils

Inclusion Councils that facilitate the education, inclusion, workplace integration, development, and retention of talent across sites.

Inclusion Workshops

Inclusion workshops for managers and employees to raise awareness and build support for creating an inclusive culture and driving business results.

Resource Groups

Employee resource groups providing targeted development and engagement programs to enable, network, retain, and promote diverse talent.

The common denominator to our innovation: extraordinary people.

It's not often that you get the opportunity to join a large company at the formative level, make meaningful contributions and ultimately be a part of something truly unique. We’re in. Are you?

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External Relationships

We actively support and/or partner with organizations that focus on recruitment, professional development, and advancement of diverse talent:

Catalyst

Catalyst

Catalyst is a leading nonprofit organization with a mission to accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion. Catalyst is dedicated to creating workplaces where employees representing every dimension of diversity can thrive. Catalyst invites women, men, and organizations to join with them in building the inclusion that will change business, society, and lives for the better.
DePaul University
National Diversity Council (NDC)

National Diversity Council (NDC)

The mission of the NDC is to be both a resource and an advocate for the value of diversity and inclusion. The NDC serves as the umbrella organization to support our statewide and regional affiliates, which foster an understanding of diversity and inclusion as a dynamic strategy for business success and community wellbeing through various initiatives.
Out & Equal
Disability:IN

Respect for Human Rights

Respect for human rights is a fundamental value of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (“RRD” or the “Company”). This Human Rights Policy formalizes RRD’s longstanding commitment to protect, uphold, and respect human rights for all people in accordance with and guided by international standards, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO’s 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion