2022 Year in Review: A Rewarding Year at Verizon India
We recap our Verizon India team’s recognition of its DEI efforts and commitment to workplace culture.
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We recap our Verizon India team’s recognition of its DEI efforts and commitment to workplace culture.
Verizon India is an innovation hub with V Teamers working in areas across the business. Our teams play a critical role in both, the development of new technologies and the day-to-day operations of our business, building systems and working on initiatives to help deliver unmatched experiences to consumers and businesses.
Beyond all the great tech and systems coming out of Verizon India, our team in this country has been recognized for its culture that is embedded with values and defines how we show up to our customers, community, and employees. 2022 has been a year focused on employee well-being, adjusting to new ways of working, and relentlessly pursuing equitable opportunities for every employee. And, we are honored to be recognized for our efforts and accomplishments.
Kudos to our Verizon India team for their continued commitment in driving exceptional experiences created for our V Teamers every day. Here are just a few of the team’s accolades in 2022:
Great Place to Work® India
Great Place to Work® Certification is recognized globally by employees and employers as the gold standard in identifying and recognizing great workplace cultures. In June 2022, Verizon India was listed among the ‘Top 100: India’s Best Companies to Work For 2022’, by the Great Place to Work® Institute. This is the second consecutive time Verizon India was ‘Great Place to Work'-certified.
In September 2022, Verizon India was also recognized, for the second time in a row among India’s Best Workplaces™ for Women 2022 – Large (Top 50) by the Great Place to Work® Institute. Both these achievements are testament to our inclusive culture and great workplace is built on trust, performance, work/life balance, and compassion.
ASSOCHAM Awards 2022
Verizon India was recognized in multiple categories at the September ASSOCHAM 3rd Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Awards & Conclave 2022. This recognition platform acknowledges the most inclusive organizations in India. Verizon India won in two different categories and was in the Top 5 list in another at the ASSOCHAM Third Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Awards & Conclave 2022:
- Winner of “Best Employer for Policies on Diversity & Inclusion” (Large Category)
- Second Runner-Up for “Best Employer for Persons with Disabilities” (Large Category)
- Shortlisted in the Top 5 position for “Best Employer for Women” (Large Category)
DivHERsity Awards 2022
We have been consistently recognized for our diversity and inclusion efforts at the ‘DivHERsity Awards’ which support and recognize India-based companies for their commitment and excellence to accelerate women’s participation and performance in the workforce. In March 2022, Verizon India was listed in seven different categories at the DivHERsity Awards 2022:
- Top 5 Companies in DivHERsity (Large Enterprises)
- Top 5 Most Innovative Practices — Women Returnee Programs
- Top 5 Most Innovative Practices — Women L&D Programs
- Top 20 DivHERsity Champions (Large Enterprises) - Sireesh C Mutharaju
- Top 20 Most Innovative Practices — DivHERsity Hiring
- Top 20 Most Innovative Practices — Women Leadership Development
- Top 20 Most Innovative Practices — DivHERsity Programs
CII DX Awards 2022
Verizon India was awarded the ‘Best Practice in Digital Transformation’ at the DX 2022 Awards instituted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in October 2022. The award was in recognition of the ‘Wall of Fame’, a digital platform for peer recognition that helps promote a diverse, inclusive, and innovative culture at Verizon India. CII’s DX Awards recognize innovative and sustainable digital strategies that can serve as a benchmark for others in the industry to learn and adopt in their digital journey.
L&D Vision & Innovation Summit 2022
In May 2022, Verizon India won the prestigious L&D Innovation Award at the L&D Vision & Innovation Summit for having one of the most unique and innovative programs - Get Certified - which helps our employees stay up to date in the fields of technology. The L&D Vision & Innovation Summit and Awards is one of India’s largest learning and development forums that recognizes the best companies in talent development.
iNFHRA awards
In 2022, Verizon India bagged two prestigious awards instituted by iNFHRA, a premier industry body in India for the workplace fraternity that organizes several awards, annually, to recognize workplace excellence. In February 2022 Verizon India was conferred with the prestigious ‘Best Hygiene @ Workplace’ award. This is a testament to our commitment to developing a robust and safe work environment and the efforts taken up in keeping the workplace safe for both employees and partners. In May 2022, Verizon India's new, state-of-the-art workspaces were recognized as one of the Best Projects in the Corporate Category for offering future-ready workspaces with world-class infrastructure and facilities.
2022 Avtar & Seramount Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI)
Verizon India was listed in the ‘100 Best Hall of Fame - Best Companies for Women’ at 2022 Avtar & Seramount Most Inclusive Companies Index in October 2022. The Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI) is an annual ranking dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and is considered corporate India’s most comprehensive gender analytics exercise.
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