Diversity within AstraZeneca

We employ over 67,000 people worldwide, with a wide variety of backgrounds and skills. Our diversity is a natural source of energy and creativity.

Our definition of diversity includes all our different personal skills and qualities as well as age, race and gender, where advancement depends solely on ability, performance and good teamwork.

We encourage our people to share their knowledge and ideas across boundaries - to build high performance teams that recognise and value our differences - teams that celebrate diversity but which also embrace common goals.

Across the business diversity is on the agenda and continuous improvement is at the heart of our approach. And we have a clear focus on the future - an aspiration to become a true culture of diversity.

But actions do speak louder than words. That's why we are committed to a range of programmes that are helping to make a difference - small projects that can have a big impact and global initiatives that can create a lasting impression.

For example, in the U.S, at the centre of our diversity initiative are our Employee Network Groups (ENGs). Made up of AstraZeneca employees who share common interests and goals, ENGs provide supportive environments that enable networking and offer mentoring opportunities for employees to help navigate their careers at AstraZeneca. ENGs exist for all employees; helping new employees feel at home, while strengthening the connection existing employees have to the organisation - and to each other.