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Approximately 100 employees, family members and friends came out to represent Astellas in Chicago's annual LGBTQ Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24. This was the company’s ninth consecutive year of participation in the event.
For Astellas, named by the Human Rights Campaign for four consecutive years as a "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality,” the Pride Parade is about much more than being part of the City’s celebration of our LGBTQ community. “I’m proud to join so many colleagues, their friends and their families in this year’s Pride Parade,” said Percival Barretto-Ko, president, Astellas Americas. “There are times when it’s important to stand up and make a public statement of support and solidarity, and marching in the parade was one of those opportunities.”
The activity was led by Together as One (TAO), Astellas’ employee resource group (ERG) for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning community, together with their allies. The group’s purpose is to foster an inclusive and supportive work environment that helps Astellas’ LGBTQ employees bring their whole selves to work each day, and furthers the company’s longstanding commitment to support LGBTQ workplace equality.
During all of Pride Month, the TAO team spearheaded a series of events at the Americas headquarters. Reflecting on the success of Pride Month at Astellas, TAO’s co-chair Bryan Anderson commented, “Thanks to the efforts of TAO members, we have heard from several employees in the past few months alone who have indicated they feel more comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. While we still have more work to do to support LGBTQ employees, TAO members moved the needle significantly toward increased education, visibility and support.”
Employees from the Americas and the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions are taking this spirit to Great Britain. Anderson and Linda Friedman, executive vice president, general counsel and executive sponsor of TAO, will join Astellas colleagues to march in the London Pride Parade on July 7.
“Our employee resource groups demonstrate the company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion,” Friedman said. “Participation in the Chicago Pride Parade and upcoming London Pride Parade are ways to celebrate and share that commitment. TAO has been an embodiment of these efforts, doing remarkable work to advance the goals of the LGBTQ community in general, and at Astellas in particular. We all benefit when we embrace diversity and inclusion in the workplace
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