COMPANIES OF PURPOSE

IBM

Company: IBM

IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

Our clients’ systems support modern society. In making them faster, more productive, and more secure, we don’t just make business work better. We make the world work better. We bring together all the necessary technology and services, regardless of where those solutions come from, to help clients solve the most pressing business problems. We bring together all the necessary technology and services, regardless of where those solutions come from, to help clients solve the most pressing business problems.

We foster a culture of conscious inclusion and active allyship, where every IBMer can make a positive impact on society while bringing their authentic selves to work. We are building this through creating a more diverse workforce, cultivating a flexible work environment, enabling an inclusive culture, and advocating for equity, both inside and outside of IBM.

Women represent 16% of the Board of Directors

IBM grew the representation of women globally from 33.9% in 2020 to 37.6% in 2021, and hiring increased from 38.3% to 40.6%.

IBM has a longstanding practice of pay equity and is firmly committed to equal pay for equal work and has been conducting statistical pay equity analysis in the U.S. since the 1970s. Women globally, as well as in the U.S., earn $1.00 for every $1.00 earned by men for similar work.

IBM Women’s Executive Council represents IBM culturally across global markets and organizations. Its goal is enabling women to thrive through sponsorship, allyship, and well-being.

IBM had $1.9 billion in 2021 diverse first-tier supplier spending.