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Welcome
WHAT IS MERGE?
We are a diverse group of colleagues from IPG corporate and agency offices who have been working to bring people together in support of diversity and inclusion of all employees.
Working with Frank Mergenthaler, IPG’s Chief Financial Officer and our executive sponsor, we have shaped MERGE into a consortium and bridge between new employee resource groups (ERG) for colleagues who identify with specific affinity communities. In the future we hope to see new groups form to address the unique interests and concerns of employees who identify with a spectrum of dimensions of diversity which include the following:
• Gender
• Race/Ethnicity
• Family/Caregiver Status
• Physical Abilities
• Nationality
• Sexual Orientation
WHY HAVE MERGE AND NEW EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS BEEN FORMED?
MERGE and Employee Resource Group’s Shared Mission:
When teams recognize and champion the many dimensions of diversity, they create the best possible working environment which leads to attracting the best possible people and delivering the best possible services to our clients.
Our common mission is to ensure that all IPG companies are recognized as industry leaders in their embrace of diversity and inclusion, and that such embrace will make them the agencies of choice for talent and clients.
Our goals are:
• To empower all employees with environments that are welcoming, fair and rewarding
• To promote the recruitment, retention and advancement of diverse talent
• To provide community and connections linking diverse employees with each other, our agencies and Interpublic Group
• To support and contribute to the business success of our clients and, by extension, the success of IPG
HOW DOES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN MERGE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Contribute to business success: share ideas to address business or organizational opportunities and concerns
Promote education, professional development, and career planning
Develop programs that drive awareness of diversity and inclusion both in the workplace and the marketplace
Serve as a resource to business and leadership on various issues and client projects
Strengthen community linkage and image
Represent agencies to help recruit diverse talent
MERGE COMMUNITY
EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS address the common interests and needs of group members, promote inclusion and help agencies recruit, retain and develop diverse talent.
ASIAN HERITAGE GROUP | BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK | IPGLBT | SOMOS – HISPANIC HERITAGE NETWORK
ACTION COMMITTEES promote collective and individual success of MERGE and its employee resource groups at the global, local, office and individual levels.
CAREERS | CONNECTIONS | GROWTH | METRICS
· Become Involved
For more information, or to participate in any of the MERGE Employee Resource Groups and/or Action Committees, please click the link below.
· Merge Programs
To learn about and/or register for upcoming MERGE programs, please click the link below.
