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As we come to the end of AAPI Heritage Month, we would like to recognize a colleague from our Macy’s Technology family who shares his thoughts on Macy's contribution to his 30+ year career journey. Meet Joe Lavender, Director of Engineering and Co-lead of MTech Embrace Colleague Resource Group. He is proud to work for a company that values the contributions of all colleagues, regardless of their background. We are grateful to Joe for sharing his thoughts with us.
Macy’s, Inc. was a proud participant of the 2023 Phi Beta Sigma Conference Virtual Career Fair held on Tuesday, May 16th by Professional Diversity Network. The online career fair attracted 4,000 to 5,000 members, out of which 741 attendees visited different company booths to explore new career opportunities. Attendees were comprised of alumni (including recent grads), current college students, and chapter members across the nation. Macy’s recruiters Lee Little, Katyana Morales, Pri Frazier, along with Bloomingdale’s recruiters Christian Andrade and Jacqueline Arnst, were on hand to network with attendees and provide information on exciting career opportunities at the company. We are proud to provide the Phi Beta Sigma community with information on our exciting career and growth opportunities at our company.
This month, we are proud to spotlight two colleagues from our Colleague Resource Groups – Eianna Sheppard from our Embrace CRG and Aditi Mehta from our Ateam CRG. In this video testimonial, our colleagues share how these CRGs have given them opportunities to meet people across the country, learn more about different cultures and traditions, develop new relationships and build confidence to show up as their most authentic selves to work.
Across our Macy’s, Inc. nameplates- Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury- we’re honoring Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month by continuing our year-round support for AAPI creators, change makers and causes. This month, we’ll spotlight AAPI-owned brands, partner with the non-profit APIA Scholars (Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholars) for a month-long customer round-up campaign at Macy’s, host events with our colleague resource groups and more.
Meet Miguel Zamora and Rick Williams. They’re proud members of our Embrace and Interfaith colleague resource groups that celebrate cultures, backgrounds, spiritual inclusivity, understanding and acceptance. Hear what they enjoy most about being members of these powerful groups and how they bring their amazing selves to work.
We’re inspiring the next generation of designers and creators through the Macy’s Future of Style Fund in coordination with Fashion Institute of Technology, City College of San Francisco, Clark Atlanta University, Fashion Scholarship Fund, the Newark School of Fashion & Design and more. We’re directing $2M in support of fashion and design institutions with scholarships and program support for students by 2025. For more on this exciting program head to www.macysinc.com.
Our colleagues raised more than $1.2 million for hunger relief this year! That includes more than $300K benefitting Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry). For more than 25 years, we’ve worked hard to fight food insecurity by providing millions of meals for local communities through our colleague giving campaign, Bag Hunger. Through our colleague donations, matching gifts and grants, support of local food banks nationwide and our partnerships with hunger relief organizations we will continue to make an impact every day.
As a company, we empower the curiosity and confidence of young people on their journey to become the leaders of tomorrow. In 2022, our customers, communities and colleagues came together to volunteer 54,000 hours and to direct more than $34 million through round-up campaigns, corporate grants and colleague donations. Of that, $25 million went to organizations and programs that empower youth focused on education and mentoring, mental health and environmental stewardship. Our partners include Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, The Trevor Project, UNCF, Girls Inc., Trust for Public Land and more. Learn more at www.macysinc.com/purpose.
We are proud to share that we have made significant progress towards creating a brighter future with bold representation for all through Mission Every One. As a company, we committed that $5 billion of our spend through 2025 would be directed towards partners, products, people and programs that help create a more equitable and sustainable future. This includes spend with retail and non-retail diverse-owned businesses, investments in diverse retail development programs and the expansion of certified sustainable products. In 2022, we directed $1.4 billion of our spend towards this goal. We continue to develop diverse voices, and create opportunities for colleagues, partners and communities through programs like S.P.U.R. Pathways and The Workshop at Macy's. Learn more at macysinc.com/purpose.
Our colleagues are the driving force behind our company, shaping the future of retail and the experiences our customers know and love. We're proud that Macy's offers an inclusive workplace, where our colleagues’ unique perspectives are valued, and career opportunities are tailored to their passions and skills. We continue to invest in our colleagues with competitive benefits, pay transparency, advancement opportunities and a commitment to be the preferred employer in retail. Check out our third annual Human Capital Report to learn about how our culture encourages our colleagues to bring their amazing selves to work every day and how we strive to create a brighter future for all.
