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Catalyst Honours 2020 was our first fully virtual conference. It was also one of our largest events to date, bringing nearly 2,000 executives and leaders together over three days (and for weeks still to come, with on-demand content and networking possibilities), all focused on how to continue to make progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Catalyst celebrated six Canadian corporate leaders as Catalyst Honours Champions, who represent the gold standard for inclusive leadership.

At this virtual event on October 6-8, attendees and speakers discussed tangible solutions for advancing equity during the Covid-19 crisis. They also shared visions for a post-pandemic future of work. 
"In the wake of the pandemic, one conversation must not get lost in the shuffle. We need to stay focused on increasing the representation of women in corporate leadership and promoting equal access to career opportunities"  

— Dave McKay, CEO of RBC, Catalyst Honours Presenting Sponsor.


Comments from Catalyst Honours attendees: 
 
"What thought-provoking, reflective and inspiring sessions! It was pleasure to learn and grow these past few days."
 
"A well-done Conference! It opened my eyes to so many topics I never really thought of. I am excited to start working on them."

More than 250 companies are participating in Target Gender Equality, a new United Nations Global Compact program, and Catalyst is excited to be a partner in this important endeavor. Catalyst President and CEO Lorraine Hariton moderated a panel of global business leaders at Uniting Business LIVE, the UN Global Compact’s high-level convening.

In this webinar, Eduardo Martinez, President of The UPS Foundation and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at UPS, shared initiatives the company is taking to advance women in communities around the world. 

In this webinar, we honored Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) by inviting guest speakers from HP and AT&T, as well as a PhD student in organizational behavior, to discuss their work experiences and provide guidance for colleagues to better support their community in the workplace.  
Coming Up
October 21

We will explore individual inclusive leadership strategies as well as organization-wide efforts with a special focus on mental health awareness that support a workplace culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, psychological safety, and secure to innovate.
October 28

Please join us as we celebrate Women’s History month with a conversation about intersectionality.
October 29

In this session, we will go deeper to explore the impact of discrimination on employees’ overall well-being and performance by looking at Intersectionality and Catalyst’s research on the Emotional Tax.
November 17-19 

This virtual workshop series for Supporters only will inspire and equip you to leverage Design Thinking as part of your toolset to solve complex challenges and build workplaces that work for women.  
December 3-4

The MARC Summit is a one-time, virtual Catalyst conference with thought-provoking programming that inspires participants to engage in effective gender partnerships and encourages men to model a healthy culture of masculinity in the workplace.  
“In March 2020, Covid-19 forever changed the events industry, with gatherings canceled and venues shut down. Rather than fall back, Catalyst chose progress. Catalyst Honours 2020: Progress Won’t Pause was technology-enabled, free from in-person constraints and intentionally designed for this moment and these times. We gathered, learned, and planned for action together virtually to ensure that the gains we’ve fought so hard for—to advance women and inclusion in the workplace—are not lost.”
Michael Chamberlain, Vice President, Community & Convening Programs

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