Diversity, Equity
& Inclusion
Why you’ll love it here
ICUC’s mission is to remind the world
there are humans behind brands.
Reminding the world that there are humans behind brands means we must be relentless in our commitment to fostering and promoting the diverse span of humanity within the global workforce at ICUC. We support conversations on a daily basis for some of the largest enterprise brands and their communities across the globe, which makes it even more important that we deeply understand and champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Our Commitments in Action
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Our mission is to cultivate a safe, supportive and global working community that allows each individual can bring their whole, authentic self to the virtual office every day.
As a dentsu agency, we pursue our mission in accordance with dentsu America’s core pillars and practices:
OUR MISSION
DEI Mission
Building Future Leaders
From how we invest our peoples’ careers with ongoing education, to dentsu’s campus recruiting programs and relationships with HBCUs and other diverse student organizations, partnerships with organizations like MAIP, and building internally-developed early career programs within our brands and dentsu’s The Code program for high school students, we’re creating a workforce that is rich in diversity of thought and representation.
Growing Community & Client Impact
We are committed to progress through how we attract, onboard, develop, and promote talent at all levels. It is critical that our people have the support and programs where they will be engaged and thrive.
Deepening Research and Learnings
We are committed to progress through how we attract, onboard, develop, and promote talent at all levels. It is critical that our people have the support and programs where they will be engaged and thrive.
Advancing Representation in the Media
We’re drawing awareness of minority-owned,-operated and -targeted media partners and on a mission to advance diversity across media supply chains.
Partnering with Diverse Suppliers
As a dentsu company, we believe our suppliers, like our employees, should have equal opportunity to thrive, and that equitable actions are needed to achieve this. By including and encouraging diverse businesses in our supply chain, we create fair opportunity, promote innovation, and stimulate growth.
Meet ICUC’s DEI Team
“When our job is done right, our employees feel safe and supported in bringing their whole self to our global ICUC workforce.”
Our DEI Committee is comprised of 10 dedicated employees, led by:
Marème Touré
Director of Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion, dentsu
Tyler Hower
DEI Committee Co-Chair
Rebecca Unrue
DEI Committee Co-Chair
Looking Ahead
ICUC’s 2021-2024 strategic plan focuses on awareness, education, and advocacy in the following departments:
- Recruitment & onboarding
- Employee retention
- Cross-agency education programs
- Partnership with diverse organizations
For questions related to our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and procedures, please visit our contact us page.