For more than 5 years the Chilean technology and telecommunications company has been carrying out a transversal work in diversity and inclusion, focusing its efforts on gender balance, sexual diversity and people with disabilities, to build a culture where respect is the basis. The latest milestone in this process was the launch of the Gender Transition Protocol in May of this year, a document that establishes concrete guidelines to support and accompany people who begin or have begun their transition process.
For the second consecutive year, Entel obtained the Equidad CL certification, which distinguishes the best places to work for LGBTI people, awarded by Fundación Iguales and Human Rights Campaign. This is an acknowledgement of the work that the technology and telecommunications company has been doing for more than five years in the area of diversity and inclusion, in a process of transformation of its organizational culture.
In line with its corporate pillars, the company promotes a culture in which each person contributes from the most genuine part of his or her identity to the achievement of the company’s objectives, developing with equal opportunities in a psychologically safe environment.
Entel has carried out a cross-cutting work, with the participation of all the work teams, so that the transformation of the company is the responsibility of its collaborators. Thus, a survey of issues was conducted that gave rise to the Diversity and Inclusion Policy published in 2019, which addresses three aspects: gender balance, sexual diversity and people with disabilities. In order to meet the targets associated with this policy, a Corporate Governance was established that seeks to ensure the materialization of different initiatives related to these issues.
“To change as an organization we must have formalities, such as a policy, a committee and work tables, but above all the commitment of its people, since there is a challenge related to culture that is worth embracing: to imagine a different future and strive to make it real, a diverse and inclusive Entel, where respect among all is the basis”, explains Felipe Straub, Entel’s Human Capital Manager.
The Diversity and Inclusion Policy is a tool that formally declares the purpose of promoting these issues and developing them in depth, with a training program for leaders and collaborators, as well as testimonials and internal communication campaigns that reinforce this objective.
“More diverse environments bring different points of view to the table, transforming diversity into a leverage for innovation and a contribution to the development of solutions, which is fundamental for any company to successfully respond to the new demands of a more open and transparent society, where we have the same possibilities to grow, develop and fulfill ourselves in what we do”, says Marcela Ramirez, manager of Organizational Development and Learning at Entel.
New Gender Transition Protocol
The most recent milestone in terms of Diversity and Inclusion in the company is the launch of the Gender Transition Protocol, which seeks to support and accompany people who begin or have begun their transition process, in addition to providing guidance and guidelines to leaders and work teams.
The document prioritizes the safeguarding of privacy and intimacy of the person throughout the process, guaranteeing the right to be openly who they are, according to their identity, characteristics and gender expression.
“This organizational transformation has touched the deepest foundations of our organization, and we have proposed to generate it through conversation, reflection, and the participation of all levels and areas of the company, where an essential component has been to hear the testimonies of male and female collaborators who have generously made their stories and experiences known, to tell us the most important part of this journey: the real impact we generate in the people who make up Entel”, says Straub.
23 Jun, 2021
For more than 5 years the Chilean technology and telecommunications company has been carrying out a transversal work in diversity and inclusion, focusing its efforts on gender balance, sexual diversity and people with disabilities, to build a culture where respect is the basis. The latest milestone in this process was the launch of the Gender Transition Protocol in May of this year, a document that establishes concrete guidelines to support and accompany people who begin or have begun their transition process.
For the second consecutive year, Entel obtained the Equidad CL certification, which distinguishes the best places to work for LGBTI people, awarded by Fundación Iguales and Human Rights Campaign. This is an acknowledgement of the work that the technology and telecommunications company has been doing for more than five years in the area of diversity and inclusion, in a process of transformation of its organizational culture.
In line with its corporate pillars, the company promotes a culture in which each person contributes from the most genuine part of his or her identity to the achievement of the company’s objectives, developing with equal opportunities in a psychologically safe environment.
Entel has carried out a cross-cutting work, with the participation of all the work teams, so that the transformation of the company is the responsibility of its collaborators. Thus, a survey of issues was conducted that gave rise to the Diversity and Inclusion Policy published in 2019, which addresses three aspects: gender balance, sexual diversity and people with disabilities. In order to meet the targets associated with this policy, a Corporate Governance was established that seeks to ensure the materialization of different initiatives related to these issues.
“To change as an organization we must have formalities, such as a policy, a committee and work tables, but above all the commitment of its people, since there is a challenge related to culture that is worth embracing: to imagine a different future and strive to make it real, a diverse and inclusive Entel, where respect among all is the basis”, explains Felipe Straub, Entel’s Human Capital Manager.
The Diversity and Inclusion Policy is a tool that formally declares the purpose of promoting these issues and developing them in depth, with a training program for leaders and collaborators, as well as testimonials and internal communication campaigns that reinforce this objective.
“More diverse environments bring different points of view to the table, transforming diversity into a leverage for innovation and a contribution to the development of solutions, which is fundamental for any company to successfully respond to the new demands of a more open and transparent society, where we have the same possibilities to grow, develop and fulfill ourselves in what we do”, says Marcela Ramirez, manager of Organizational Development and Learning at Entel.
New Gender Transition Protocol
The most recent milestone in terms of Diversity and Inclusion in the company is the launch of the Gender Transition Protocol, which seeks to support and accompany people who begin or have begun their transition process, in addition to providing guidance and guidelines to leaders and work teams.
The document prioritizes the safeguarding of privacy and intimacy of the person throughout the process, guaranteeing the right to be openly who they are, according to their identity, characteristics and gender expression.
“This organizational transformation has touched the deepest foundations of our organization, and we have proposed to generate it through conversation, reflection, and the participation of all levels and areas of the company, where an essential component has been to hear the testimonies of male and female collaborators who have generously made their stories and experiences known, to tell us the most important part of this journey: the real impact we generate in the people who make up Entel”, says Straub.
For more than 5 years the Chilean technology and telecommunications company has been carrying out a transversal work in diversity and inclusion, focusing its efforts on gender balance, sexual diversity and people with disabilities, to build a culture where respect is the basis. The latest milestone in this process was the launch of the Gender Transition Protocol in May of this year, a document that establishes concrete guidelines to support and accompany people who begin or have begun their transition process.
For the second consecutive year, Entel obtained the Equidad CL certification, which distinguishes the best places to work for LGBTI people, awarded by Fundación Iguales and Human Rights Campaign. This is an acknowledgement of the work that the technology and telecommunications company has been doing for more than five years in the area of diversity and inclusion, in a process of transformation of its organizational culture.
In line with its corporate pillars, the company promotes a culture in which each person contributes from the most genuine part of his or her identity to the achievement of the company’s objectives, developing with equal opportunities in a psychologically safe environment.
Entel has carried out a cross-cutting work, with the participation of all the work teams, so that the transformation of the company is the responsibility of its collaborators. Thus, a survey of issues was conducted that gave rise to the Diversity and Inclusion Policy published in 2019, which addresses three aspects: gender balance, sexual diversity and people with disabilities. In order to meet the targets associated with this policy, a Corporate Governance was established that seeks to ensure the materialization of different initiatives related to these issues.
“To change as an organization we must have formalities, such as a policy, a committee and work tables, but above all the commitment of its people, since there is a challenge related to culture that is worth embracing: to imagine a different future and strive to make it real, a diverse and inclusive Entel, where respect among all is the basis”, explains Felipe Straub, Entel’s Human Capital Manager.
The Diversity and Inclusion Policy is a tool that formally declares the purpose of promoting these issues and developing them in depth, with a training program for leaders and collaborators, as well as testimonials and internal communication campaigns that reinforce this objective.
“More diverse environments bring different points of view to the table, transforming diversity into a leverage for innovation and a contribution to the development of solutions, which is fundamental for any company to successfully respond to the new demands of a more open and transparent society, where we have the same possibilities to grow, develop and fulfill ourselves in what we do”, says Marcela Ramirez, manager of Organizational Development and Learning at Entel.
New Gender Transition Protocol
The most recent milestone in terms of Diversity and Inclusion in the company is the launch of the Gender Transition Protocol, which seeks to support and accompany people who begin or have begun their transition process, in addition to providing guidance and guidelines to leaders and work teams.
The document prioritizes the safeguarding of privacy and intimacy of the person throughout the process, guaranteeing the right to be openly who they are, according to their identity, characteristics and gender expression.
“This organizational transformation has touched the deepest foundations of our organization, and we have proposed to generate it through conversation, reflection, and the participation of all levels and areas of the company, where an essential component has been to hear the testimonies of male and female collaborators who have generously made their stories and experiences known, to tell us the most important part of this journey: the real impact we generate in the people who make up Entel”, says Straub.