Guinness Nigeria
Guinness Nigeria Plc has reportedly been named one of Nigeria’s top five gender-balanced businesses by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
The top total beverage company in Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria Plc, has been setting an example with its inclusivity programs in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry in Nigeria, according to the IFC’s diversity and inclusion assessment.
After evaluating the thirty highest capitalized firms listed on the Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX), Guinness Nigeria was given this distinction.
According to the report, Guinness Nigeria was named the best company for parental leave and commended for its best practices in offering 26 weeks (6 months) of fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks of fully paid paternity leave, which sets them apart from the other evaluated businesses.
Guinness Nigeria was included in the top 10% of businesses in the Gender Balance in Leadership and Workforce category that have achieved executive-level gender balance (40%–60% women or men).
Additionally, the business was one of the 40% of businesses that had adopted seven out of eight gender equality-promoting measures.
In response to the IFC’s recognition, John Musunga, Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria Plc, reaffirmed the company’s dedication to building a workforce that is genuinely diverse and inclusive.
He underlined that valuing the distinctive contributions that every person makes to the business is based on the company’s beliefs, mission, and standards.
Additionally, he stressed how Guinness Nigeria treats its workers fairly and how it vehemently rejects any type of discrimination at work.
Making the top five of the IFC’s assessment of the diversity and inclusion gap is a credit to the company’s efforts in Nigeria, according to Musunga.
He continued by saying that the company has been able to develop a sustainable business in its communities because to these efforts and ongoing partnerships with the United Nations.
Musunga further stated that Guinness Nigeria’s position as the only FMCG company on the top five list reinforces the company’s trust in and dedication to a working system in which no one feels left out.
He also emphasized that the organization will continue to strive to improve and surpass its diversity and inclusion benchmarks.