A Note About Hyatt
Change Starts Here
Safety First
To us, the most important element of opening the doors of Hyatt hotels is doing it safely. As such, we have introduced a multi-layered Global Care & Cleanliness Commitment that builds on Hyatt’s existing rigorous protocols and includes:
Cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention accreditation by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council for all Hyatt hotels globally.
Dedicated hygiene & wellbeing leaders at each hotel to enforce new sanitization protocols and colleague resources.
Trusted medical and industry advisors to help Hyatt think beyond cleanliness – and advance care across the entire hotel experience.
Who We Choose to Employ and Develop
Hyatt has made significant strides in building strong Diversity Business Resource Groups, launching our Global Inclusion & Diversity Council, training our People Managers on how to lead inclusively, and driving inclusion and diversity into our talent management practices. There is still more to do.
We are committed to focusing on hiring, promoting, and retaining diverse talent to increase representation of women and people of color. We will be particularly focused on ensuring our leadership better reflects the rest of the organization and the communities in which we operate—this will require us to work to ensure equity in our own internal processes.
We will continue the work to ensure a level playing field for career growth for all colleagues, through ensuring compliance with our Internal Recruiting & Hiring Guidelines and requiring a diverse slate of candidates for all leadership roles.
We will audit our hiring and promotion processes to ensure they are delivering diverse candidates in the selection process and continue to link achievement of our inclusion and diversity goals to compensation for leaders at Hyatt.
Who We Support
We have a long history of focusing on providing opportunities to Opportunity Youth in underprivileged communities and have invested millions of dollars in helping to promote and support expanded job opportunities as part of our RiseHY program. The economic impact of COVID-19 on our industry has been a significant setback on this journey, but no matter the current economic circumstances for our industry, we remain committed to expanding our work. Hyatt is committing to invest $1 million in addition to other RiseHY investments in the following areas:
We will magnify our long-term focus on helping Opportunity Youth prepare for and
secure good jobs, especially for the Black members of our communities who suffer some of the highest rates of unemployment.
We will invest in our Chicagoland hometown community by supporting organizations
committed to strengthening the support network for underserved populations, with a special focus on members of the Black population and young people in those communities.
We will invest in initiatives that support Black- and other minority-owned businesses with a philanthropic focus on our hometown, Chicago.
Our Vendors and Partners
We know that economic inequality is at the root of systemic injustice. Black- and minority-owned businesses are more likely to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. We see an opportunity to help rebuild these businesses as we rebuild our own.
We are focused on expanding our purchasing with minority-owned businesses, and especially those that are Black-owned.
We commit to partnering with organizations to significantly increase the inclusion
of diverse suppliers in our supply chain opportunities, evaluate strategic investments in diverse businesses, and provide subject-matter expertise to help businesses navigate these unprecedented business circumstances.
We pledge these commitments to our colleagues, guests, customers, hotel owners and communities around the world to fight systemic racism and achieve equality together.
