DOING GREAT THINGS
Diversity Matters With the rollout of our new inclusion , diversity and equity ( ID & E ) policy , Cox set a goal to increase executive people of color representation by 50 % over five years . We have already improved that number by 17 %.
34 by 34 Cox set an ambitious goal to empower 34 million people to live more prosperous lives by 2034 . Known as 34 by 34 , the goal focuses on social issues that Cox businesses can positively impact — including access to technology , lifelong education , employment skills , good health , social equity and environmental equity . Read more on Page 10 .
Jackie Callendar , senior manager , Cox Automotive
Do the Right Thing . Always . Cox committed $ 1 million to support social justice through partnerships with nonprofits working to drive positive change in racial equity and inclusion .
Kevin Moore , manager , Cox Communications
Cox Enterprises is a sponsor of an event to build free websites for nonprofits .
Protecting Our Planet Cox ’ s annual Chairman ’ s Challenge took a virtual spin this year , challenging employees to make small changes at home to reduce waste . Our winners are Matthew Sanstra , manager , construction support at Cox Communications ; Sam Lim , dealer services coordinator at Cox Automotive ; and Victoria James , senior event producer at Cox Enterprises .
Governor Cox Award Winners Sam Chaple of Manheim Nashville and Kevin Byer of Dealer . com were honored with 2021 Governor James M . Cox Awards . Named for our founder to recognize employees who exemplify the values we stand for , this award is one of Cox ’ s highest distinctions .
Championing Inclusion With a focus on inclusion , Cox launched DiverseAbility , a new enterprisewide Employee Resource Group . What ’ s more , our ID & E team now operates under the banner “ Center for Inclusion .”
20 WINTER 2021
Sam Chaple ( left ) and Kevin Byer