IGT Champions Inclusion Across the Gaming Industry as a Founding Member of All-in Diversity Project

LONDON, Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IGT (NYSE:IGT) has committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion across the gaming industry by partnering with the All-in Diversity Project as a founding member and participant in the project's inaugural year.

The All-in Diversity Project is an industry-driven, not-for-profit initiative that aims to benchmark diversity, equality, and inclusion across the global gaming and betting sectors. Its goal is to measure data and support an open and objective discussion about diversity across the entire industry worldwide.

The project will provide a year-on-year progress update; highlight successes, challenges and opportunities; and make best-practice recommendations on diversity and inclusion (D&I) topics for the gaming industry, such as corporate governance, internal policies, recruitment practices, equal pay, employment legislation, unconscious bias, and marketing.  

"The gaming industry is unique and requires its own benchmarking in order to yield the most reliable and applicable data," said Kim Barker Lee, IGT Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion. "We need an open discussion on industry-specific barriers to inclusion and diversity, and offer opportunities to improve. Understanding where we are today will inform what we need to do to move the bar and make a lasting impact."

"We sit as the industry's first and only organization working to help the industry as a collective in terms of D&I," said Kelly Kehn, Co-Founder of the All-in Diversity Project. "We established All-in Diversity Project, but this initiative should be led by the industry. IGT's commitment to diversity and inclusion will help serve as a shining example to the industry globally as to leadership on progress toward workplace equality."

"Gender diversity is not about pushing quotas or agendas," said fellow All-in Diversity Project Co-Founder Christina Thakor-Rankin: "The All-in Diversity Project is about acknowledging that the expectations and aspirations of the next generation of employees and customers are very different to ours, and we need to make changes now in order to prosper in the future."

About IGT
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is the global leader in gaming. We enable players to experience their favorite games across all channels and regulated segments, from Gaming Machines and Lotteries to Interactive and Social Gaming. Leveraging a wealth of premium content, substantial investment in innovation, in-depth customer intelligence, operational expertise and leading-edge technology, our gaming solutions anticipate the demands of consumers wherever they decide to play. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has over 12,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.IGT.com.

IGT contacts:
Robert K. Vincent, Corporate Communications, toll free in U.S./Canada (844) IGT-7452; outside U.S./Canada (401) 392-7452
James Hurley, Investor Relations, (401) 392-7190
Simone Cantagallo, (+39) 06 51899030; for Italian media inquiries

About All-in Diversity Project
The All-in Diversity Project is the industry's global resource for data pertaining to diversity and inclusion. It collects data through employee surveys and the All-Index ? a standard index which is set to be the definitive benchmarking tool for the gambling industry to measure progress towards inclusion in the workplace. Its vision is to shift the paradigm for inclusion through transparency, measurability and actionable tactics. All-in Diversity Project has launched its website and social media campaign and is now registering participants for the All-Index survey. More information can be found at allindiversityproject.com or by emailing [email protected].

All-in Diversity Project contact:
Kelly Kehn, (+44) 07 449861900

SOURCE IGT