1940年代

企業の多様性を先導する

先見の明のあったCEOウォルター・ウィーラーは、職場における多様性の価値を認識していました。ピツニーボウズ本社の所在地コネチカット州スタンフォードのコミュニティを反映する形で、彼は女性と有色人種の雇用を擁護しました。

1940年から2020年

企業文化に対する当社の取り組みは現在も続いており、数々の賞や表彰の受賞歴がそれを示しています。フォーブス誌の「2020年多様性のためのアメリカの最も優秀な雇用者リスト」、2020年のブルームバーグの男女平等指数、フォーブス誌「2019年女性のためのベスト雇用者」に選出されています。

1942

During World War II, Pitney Bowes converts 95% of its total production to support the allied effort. This includes developing a device known as the API, the first navigational instrument to provide continuous latitude and longitude readings. This Pitney Bowes innovation is credited with the success of numerous aerial missions.

1942

Women comprised nearly 40% of the workforce at the Stamford, CT plant. The commitment of Pitney Bowes to hire women for key positions continues to the present day.

Images of women employees at Pitney Bowes

1942

Walter Wheeler and his associates boycott a hotel that refused to register an African-American salesman from Pitney Bowes who was being recognized at our annual Sales Leadership Conference. We were among the first companies to actively recruit people of color for employment.

1943

Walter Wheeler advocates for cultural inclusivity in the workplace. He drafts a memo instructing his Personnel Department to hire with diversity in mind.

1946

After World War II, Pitney Bowes remains committed to the hiring of women and people of color. Many other companies reverted to hiring primarily men.