American Express celebrates its 22nd year on the list, thanks in part to its flexible work policies, generous benefits, and a $1 billion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative. Between late October 2020 and mid-2021, the company spent over $450 million on contracts with diverse suppliers, providing financial assistance and resources to minority-owned businesses, and improving pay equity internally, among other actions outlined in its first-ever DEI report. An outlier among the major financial firms, the company has also taken its workers’ calls for greater flexibility to heart. Employees haven’t been required to return to the office full-time; instead, more than 40% of staffers say they plan to stay remote, and the company is updating its offices and technology to make hybrid work easier for the rest, who will be required to come in two days a week at most.
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