2021 Transformation Report: Moving to Equity - Flipbook - Page 3
Across Southern Company,
we are moving boldly
forward in our
commitment to equity.
This collective commitment among our 28,000 employees
seeks to prevent disparities where they exist and ensure
equitable access, opportunities and outcomes for all. Our goal
of diversity, equity and inclusion aims to ensure all groups, and
especially historically underrepresented and marginalized ones,
are well represented, included and fairly treated within all
levels of our organization and in the communities we serve.
When we began this journey, the Southern Company
Management Council decided to focus our efforts in five key
areas: talent, work environment, community, political engagement and supplier diversity. I am pleased to report that over
the past 18 months, we have made meaningful progress
across all five of these pillars.
In holding ourselves accountable, the following Transformation
Report chronicles the actions we have taken to further equity
and inclusion.
This report reiterates our commitments to these pillars and
shares our progress toward our long-term goals. It highlights
key results and outlines how we have and will continue to hold
ourselves accountable in Moving to Equity. We have established formal metrics and will track our progress throughout
2022 and beyond.
Our work is only beginning, and there are no quick fixes.
As I have said in the past, our work must not be considered
episodic. I want these commitments to be an enduring reflection of Our Values and for Southern Company to serve as a
guiding light seeking change in our communities, our industry,
our nation and around the world.
Chairman, President and CEO
Southern Company
