Our commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion is rooted in the belief that diversity of experience, backgrounds and perspectives leads to better outcomes for our clients, employees and our communities. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that attracts, retains, and develops diverse talent, and promotes an inclusive company culture that respects and celebrates diversity of all kinds.
1. Culture
Foundational to ensure long-term sustainability and success, we harness our differences to create an equitable and inclusive workplace where all talent thrives. Several established groups encourage PGIM Real Estate employees to get involved, for example:
- 8 Prudential employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs)
- 5 PGIM cross business working groups to increase diverse representation and awareness
- PGIM Real Estate’s Inclusion & Leadership Network (ILN)
2. Talent
We seek to attract, retain and develop talent, and promote an inclusive company culture that respects and celebrates diversity of all kinds — including Early Talent Programs like our Sophomore Internship Program, the Ron Andrews Diversity Scholarship, and 10,000 Interns Foundation. Our partnerships with diverse organizations such as Project Destined, Girls Who Invest and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) help us ensure we have broad representation in the candidate pool for our early talent programs.
3. Investing
PGIM Real Estate embraces a mindset that varied experience, backgrounds and perspectives make us better investors and lenders. We strive to select diverse partners and vendors and deploy capital to investments that advance racial equity, while upholding our fiduciary responsibilities. Our commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion is rooted in the belief that diversity of experience, backgrounds and perspectives leads to better outcomes for our clients, employees and our communities. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that attracts, retains, and develops diverse talent, and promotes an inclusive company culture that respects and celebrates diversity of all kinds.
- Affordable housing/sustainable investing opportunities available regionally for real assets investors
- Launching a new supplier diversity database tool to source and increase spend with diverse suppliers over time
4. Real Estate Industry
Within the real estate industry, we leverage our global scale and footprint to influence meaningful change around diversity and inclusion practices.
- Partnering with 13 U.S. organizations to influence the advancement of diversity, equity and inclusion within their own organizations
5. Community Engagement
We partner with our wider community to advance social justice and racial equity through social and philanthropic engagement.
- Continuing multi-year partnerships with YouthBuild and KIPP
- Partnering with community organizations such as Operation HOPE and Shelters to Shutters in the U.S. to help advance racial equity and social justice
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We are committed to cultivating a workplace that attracts, retains, and develops diverse talent, and promote an inclusive company culture that respects and celebrates diversity of all kinds.
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