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2022 Progress Report: Building Great Workplaces
Each year, we report on several indicators that show progress toward achieving our goals for inclusion and diversity, professional growth and a lifestyle-friendly workplace.
The percentage of employees who are women is based on self-reported employee records. While this breakdown is in line with numbers typical of our sector, we’ve enhanced recruitment efforts aimed at increasing the number of women in our firm, and solidified our support for employee network groups like Women@TT.
The percentage of employees of nonwhite ethnicity or race in our U.S. offices is based on self-reported employee records. Thornton Tomasetti is hiring a diverse workforce through enhanced recruitment efforts and by supporting Mosaic, an employee network group focused on multicultural issues.
The percent of employees in our U.S. offices who are women or are of nonwhite ethnicity or race is based on self-reported employee records. Over half our U.S. employees are women or of nonwhite ethnicity or race, and we’re working to improve this percentage over time.
Employees receive promotions for exemplary performance. The surge in promotions in 2021 is due to a moratorium during the pandemic in 2020 and an adjustment was made the following year to account for delayed promotions.
Employees with company ownership tallies the share of employees who are stockholders. Ownership opportunities are offered based on merit at the level of vice president and above. This number is dependent on the number of shares available for sale in a given year.
We’re working to expand opportunities for women in leadership positions by supporting women at pivotal stages in their careers and to encourage promotions into leadership positions.
Thornton Tomasetti prioritizes recruitment of a more diverse workforce by hiring women and employees of nonwhite ethnicity and race. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall number of new hires fell, but since 2020, we’ve substantially increased the number of diverse hires each year in the U.S.