ISLAMABAD: Over 28 Pakistani organisations and companies won the Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Benchmarks Awards-2022 in various categories.

Zahir Ali Mubarik, CEO HR Metrics and Board Director The Centre for Global Inclusion USA said that in GDEIB awards, organisations are given the opportunity to disclose their diversity, equity, and inclusion accomplishments with a focus on social and economic impact on all stakeholders.

Pakistani organisations are progressing in diversity and inclusion practices. He further said that jury for assessment of GDEIB awards comprising of leading global DEI experts including Lynda White, President Mcleod White, Montreal Canada, Nadia Younes, Global Head Employee Experience, Diversity and Well-Being, Zurich Insurance Company, Switzerland, Karen Francis PhD.

Vice-President and Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Officer, American Institutes for Research, USA, Moneeza Usman Butt, Partner KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co, Pakistan, Saad Amanullah Khan, Chairman Pakistan Innovation Fund, and Ambreen Waheed, Founder Responsible Behavior Institute, Pakistan.

According to details, 2022 award winning top 5 companies are Engro Energy Limited, Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Corporation Limited, Nestlé Pakistan and HBL. Other award winning companies are HBL Microfinance Bank Limited, Standard Chartered Pakistan, AGP Limited, Bank Alfalah Limited, Faysal Bank Limited, Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited, Pepsi-Cola International, PTCL, Allied Bank Limited, Philip Morris Pakistan Limited, HRSG, The Millennium Education, JS Bank Limited, U Microfinance Bank Limited, TPL Corporation, National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited, The Millennium Universal Collage, British Council Pakistan, Jazz, Novo Nordisk Pvt Limited, Feroze1888 Mills Limited, FINCA Microfinance Bank Limited and Telenor Pakistan.

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