Turner Construction Company has received an Inclusion, Diversity and Merit Excellence Award from Associated Builders and Contractors.
The Award recognizes exemplary and best-in-class recruitment policies, retention practices, training, and mentoring. “We focus on actively caring for everyone who enters the Turner workplace. We are committed to create and sustain an environment where people can be at their best, be authentic, and are treated with respect and dignity,” said Peter Davoren, President and CEO, Turner Construction Company.
Turner is growing diversity, fostering inclusion, and advancing towards equity – all in support of our 2030 vision to reflect the communities where we live and work and to achieve equitable representation at all levels of our company. Our comprehensive DE&I program includes internal and external-facing efforts focused on:
· Growing a diverse pipeline for the industry through youth engagement and workforce development
· Recruiting and supporting diverse talent and creating equitable career pathways for staff
· Eliminating hate and bias within the industry through empathy and education
· Leveling the playing field for underrepresented business enterprises through sustainable partnerships
“Career opportunities should be created and made available to all Americans, and Turner is an award-winning Inclusion, Diversity and Merit leader in construction that champions this ethos at their company where individuals are limited only by their own potential and desire,” said 2024 National Chair of the ABC Board of Directors Buddy Henley, president, Henley Construction Co. Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland. “Driving principles like free enterprise and open competition are focused on bettering the individual, the industry and the nation. Inclusion, Diversity and Merit is an empowering competitive advantage, and ABC is honored to recognize Turner which continually prioritizes these valuable components to any vibrant culture.”
