At AmerisourceBergen, our culture is shaped one team member a time. It’s not something handed down from our top executives, nor can it be checked off the to-do list of an individual contributor. It’s what we build together, day after day, by encouraging one another to contribute ideas freely and accepting the perspectives of others with respect and curious excitement.

Together, we define inclusion as fostering a culture that gives everyone a voice. That means we embrace open dialogue and collaboration as part of our culture, which empowers everyone to share their unique perspectives and feel valued, respected, and supported for it.

Although inclusion is unique to each person who experiences it, tracking it comprehensively and reporting it transparently are crucial to gauging and shaping our inclusive culture, so we integrated a Global Inclusion Index into our annual employee experience survey. This gives all our purpose-driven team members an outlet to express their opinions on where we’re doing well and where we can do more to advance our global culture of inclusion. Initial findings from the Global Inclusion Index revealed that we have a highly inclusive culture, and we’re looking forward to sharing the results in our next annual DEI Report.

We’ve already begun communicating these results with our team members and using this as an opportunity to create moments for open and honest conversation, especially around potential areas of improvement identified by the Index. We’re also applying survey insights to support plans and programs that will directly strengthen our inclusive culture, such as the implementation of learning modules, guides, and trainings to be launched in the near future. This directly aligns with our overall DEI strategy in conjunction with our diversity initiatives focused on investing in our team members and our equity initiatives focused on enhancing equitable access to global healthcare services.