Inclusion & diversity
Each voice matters
Diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement are important values at Medtronic. Read about how each of these three makes Medtronic a stronger company.
Inclusion, diversity, and equity play a critical role in driving our competitiveness. We depend on all three to bring more creativity, better decision-making, and enhanced innovation to our work.
Our commitment
Medtronic has been recognized for our commitment to inclusion and diversity in our workplace. We’ve received honors including:
- Asia Society – 2023 Asian Corporate Survey Awards
- Bloomberg – 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
- Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities – 2023 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
- Fair360 (formerly DiversityInc – 2023 Top 50 Companies for Diversity
- Forbes – 2023 World’s Top Companies for Women
- Forbes – 2023 America’s Best Employers for Veterans
- Forbes – 2024 America’s Best Employers for Diversity
- Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility – 2023 Corporate Inclusion Index
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation – 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index
- JUST Capital + CNBC – 2023 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies
- Newsweek – America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2023
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation – 2023 Citizens Awards
BUILDING COMMUNITY
Networks & groups
Our Diversity Networks and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) ensure that everyone has a platform to share their voice, collaborate across functions and programs, and advance programs and policies that promote more women and ethnically diverse employees into leadership roles. We have more than 31,000 employees involved in 12 ERGs and Diversity Networks across more than 250 hubs and chapters.
Diversity Networks give employees from underrepresented groups a platform and a pathway toward advocacy, exposure, and development. These networks are The African Descent Network; Asian Impact at Medtronic; Hispanic/Latino Network; Medtronic Women’s Network; and the PRIDE Network.
ERGs enhance the professional growth, development and engagement of Medtronic employees and support the Mission, goals, and values of the company. The grassroots nature of ERGs lay the groundwork for the Medtronic global inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) strategy. Groups include:
- African Descent Network
- Asian Impact at Medtronic
- Awareness Benefiting Leadership and Employees About Disabilities
- Christian Employee Resource Group
- Hispanic Latino Network
- Medtronic Jewish Community
- Medtronic Seasoned Professionals
- Medtronic Women’s Network
- Medtronic Young Professionals
- Muslims and Friends
- PRIDE Network
Equity, inclusion, and diversity isn’t one big thing you do — it’s a million little things that we all do every day.”— Dr. Sally Saba, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer
Although Medtronic is a big company, it does not feel like a big company. There is also room and understanding for your private life.”— Willy, Senior Field Clinical Research Specialist
