What does Nokia do to support the specific needs of minority employees?

As a minority employee, my observation is that Nokia makes it clear that the company values diversity where fairness, integrity, equality, respect, and honesty for and from all employees are of the utmost importance at Nokia. It is uplifting to me that Nokia, as a global company with multi-cultural teams working together, champions numerous programs and organizations that support the specific needs of its minority employees and help Nokia’s efforts to build and maintain more equal and inclusive work environments. For example, Nokia offers mentorship programs and makes available a program called Ombuds which provides a neutral, confidential, and safe space to speak up about compliance questions, concerns, and requests for guidance. Additionally, Nokia partners with its minority employee organizations such as StrongHer US Women’s Leadership Network, HISPA (Hispanic Association of Nokia Employees), ABLE (Advancing Black Leadership and Excellence), IDEAL (Individuals Dedicated to Enabling Accessibility in Life), 4A (Asian/Pacific American Association for Advancement), and others such as EQUAL! (supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees and their friends and family), LUNA (United Native Americans of Nokia), and VALOR (supporting U.S. military veterans and those currently serving). These programs and organizations are available to Nokia employees globally.

We have Employee Resource Groups open for all employees and our employees can expand their network & get support from different communities by joining these resource groups. Moreover this year we launched the Global Allyship Program where we have dedicated learning paths for employees to learn how to support various minority groups. The content of each path has been developed by the respective Employee Resource Group. We have Ombuds leaders in almost all Nokia locations where employees can go for compliance questions or get guidance. We have an ethics line in case they would like to report on an issue. In Nokia, our commitment is to ensure that everyone feels and is valued and accepted.