With the changing demographic of our country's population, it's important for REI's workforce to be representative of the communities where we do business. By employing a diverse workforce, we will be better positioned to serve our communities.
The spirit of diversity and inclusion is an important aspect of our REI values and service-minded culture. Recognizing the opportunity to create a more multicultural workforce, last year we established three working teams to address employee diversity, leadership and management skills development, and customer and marketplace opportunities.
As part of our company initiative, we aspire to build a more diverse membership base so that we can increase participation levels in active outdoor recreation across the country. We will look for opportunities such as improvements or changes to our marketing efforts, community and company programs, as well as collaborating with others in the outdoor industry so that we can better serve our multicultural population.
REI's working diversity and inclusion action teams include a range of REI employees from store managers to senior leadership. Taking into consideration the company's future growth across the country, each team has been tasked to identify needed resources and develop strategic plans that will help the company proceed mindfully in offering a welcoming and inclusive environment for current and future customers and employees.
Inclusion and diversity are part of REI's strategic plan for the coming year, and we will provide an update on our progress in the 2007 stewardship report.
| Employee #s | Percentages | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | 2006 | 2006 |
| Full Time | 2758 | 32.4% |
| Part Time | 5764 | 67.6% |
| Gender | 2006 | 2006 |
| Female | 3411 | 40.0% |
| Male | 5111 | 60.0% |
| Ethnic Identity | 2006 | 2006 |
| African-American | 157 | 1.8% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 499 | 5.9% |
| Caucasian | 7464 | 87.6% |
| Hispanic/Latin | 335 | 3.9% |
| Native American/Alaskan Native | 67 | 0.8% |
| Other Ethnicities | 0 | 0.0% |
