Diversity Curriculum

DuPont provides diversity courses to increase awareness and sensitivity among individual employees and across teams.  The courses are designed to support the DuPont core values, particularly as they relate to a respectful work environment.   Additionally, the curriculum helps managers and supervisors gain competitive advantage for DuPont through diversity of thought, inclusiveness, and individual contributions of all.

Mentoring As a Developmental Partnership

In DuPont, mentoring is a critical development strategy in achieving sustainable growth through people.  Our global mentoring programs are designed to attract, develop and retain high caliber people, increase leadership potential with strategic vision, and enhance professional and personal development.  Hence, they contribute to the "bottom line," as well as increase cultural exchange and the value for diversity.

The company is a "benchmark company" for its best practice in mentoring. Over 200 organizations have visited and benchmarked their programs against DuPont. What makes us an "industry benchmark company" is a set of proven criteria that focuses on including all employees and the support of their managers as an extension of our developmental process.

Supplier Diversity Process:

DuPont established its Supplier Diversity Process in 1973. Through the support of the process, DuPont purchases millions of dollars of goods and services annually from Minority and Woman-Owned Businesses to meet the needs of plant and office sites around the world. DuPont believes that doing business with Minority and Women-Owned Businesses is a smart business strategy that satisfies the Voice of the Customer, displays the DuPont core value of equal opportunity, complies with all Laws and Regulations, and sustains the economic development of Minority and Women-Owned firms in the communities where they are located and the economy as a whole.

Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Days of Celebration

DuPont hosts the annual Martin Luther King Celebration and Educational Convocation Programs to celebrate the life and teachings of Dr. King. The Convocation is open to the public and is followed the next day with an event for DuPont employees. Both feature performances by a number of groups, including the DuPont Diversity Choir, and keynote speakers. The event also is webcast. Numerous DuPont sites hold celebrations on those days to honor Dr. King's legacy.

Employee Development

“I was fortunate to be able to participate in the Women Unlimited  program ‘LEAD.’ The learnings I took away from these workshops played a pivotal role in affording me opportunities within DuPont. This has enabled me to advance because of the lessons I learned from seasoned professionals in our company. It has also taught me how to develop those employees that report to me, and to maximize their potential. This program teaches you how to have the total package as a productive leader in your organization.”

- Sheila Hudson, unit operations manager, DuPont Electronics, Towanda (Pennsylvania)

“I had the opportunity to participate in The FEW (Forum for Executive Women) through Women Unlimited, Inc.  The program emphasized the importance of knowing yourself, having a strong internal compass, staying focused on your goals, and networking with other women in similar situations – which is good advice for all women, not just executives.  By networking with other women executives through FEW in a direct and honest way, we were able to create opportunities to develop the skills necessary to succeed within our own organizations.  DuPont has given me the freedom to think and explore my own potential, while developing and mentoring those around me.”  - Uma Chowdhry, vice president, DuPont Central Research & Development