Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Taking action to be a force for positive change in our world.
We believe in social justice. We believe that the education system needs to change, and we will continue to use our platform to make that change. This critical work to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion is an inward and outward process—we are constantly seeking new ways to better our own culture as we strive to better our world.
Our Stand
Our purpose is to bring learning to countless students, teachers, and readers—transforming lives, supporting communities, and making our society more open, just, and inclusive for all. Our Stand articulates how these values inform and inspire our actions and commitments related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Our Culture
At HMH, we take direct actions to attract, hire, and retain more diverse talent, nurture an inclusive workplace, and create opportunities for meaningful conversations about what it means to be antiracist. We believe that it is through learning that people find their voices, connect with others, and create a better world.
We aim to increase the diversity of our employee base by growing our diverse talent pipeline, including partnerships with organizations like Resilient Coders, Girls Write Now, Hacker X, and Editors of Color.
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As The Learning Company, we are committed to ongoing opportunities for education and growth. This includes formal and informal opportunities for meaningful conversations—from roundtable discussions to company-wide unconscious bias training. Learning and unlearning are lifelong practices that we must actively foster—in our schools, communities, and workplaces.
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A Pledge from our CEO
CEO Jack Lynch has signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Across HMH
Our cross-functional DEI Council’s work centers around four pillars—leadership, talent, culture, and business—and promotes social justice through Employee Resource Groups, DEI trainings, and discussions on how to build HMH as a model antiracist community.
Our HMH Books & Media team has addressed and discussed issues of racism within the trade publishing industry. We have committed to being actively antiracist as a publisher, and we stand with our BIPOC creators and partners.
Committed to being actively antiracist and to amplifying the LGBTQ+ voices of its employees, authors, and works, Heinemann continues to build strong Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices.
Employee Resource Groups
This group celebrates the spectrum of how we learn, work, and express ourselves, providing a safe space for employees with disabilities, neurodiversity, and different abilities to celebrate strengths, discuss experiences, and synthesize solutions.
This group fosters networking, professional development, mentoring, and leadership opportunities for Asian individuals and their allies with a primary focus on recruitment, engagement, advancement, and retention.
This group provides a forum focused on improving the experience and engagement of Black employees, while promoting cultural awareness and understanding to disrupt biases and promote social justice.
This group aims to create a safe space for authentic dialogue, advocacy, and education around workplace mental health and self-care. We believe mental health is a spectrum, intersecting with our diverse identities and unique stories.
This group provides mindfulness trainings and resources to cultivate inner calm, clarity, resilience, and connection to inspire a culture that balances professional success with well-being and the practice of self-care.
This group provides a forum for the education, awareness, and professional growth of LGBTQ individuals and allies by fostering a safe workplace that encourages self-expression.
This group celebrates Latinx and Hispanic employees and allies and focuses on cultural awareness, professional development, and community building.
This group works to ignite and sustain girls’ interests in STEM and engage and evolve women as leaders in STEM careers to create a vibrant and diverse technology workforce and a robust talent pipeline.
Our World
At HMH, we realize that it is a privilege to play a role in education. As a learning company focused on empowering students and teachers, it is our responsibility to build content and provide services and resources that foster a holistic understanding of our world and honor the diverse communities we serve. As an organization, we too are always learning and growing, and we will continue to be intentional about improvements we make as part of our continuous evolution.
Our Content Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Pledge:
We are committed to producing curriculum materials in which all students can see themselves and the possibilities for their future success. Our programs are strongest when they resonate with learners, inspire connections and spark dialogue, and honor the unique qualities and experiences of every learner. The integrity of our content and services, informed by the values expressed here, is at the center of all we do and is inextricably tied to our goal of improving outcomes for the millions of students and educators we reach each day.
We are proud of our cross-disciplinary internal advisory board that focuses on equity, inclusion, and diversity in our solutions. This passionate team refines and advances internal policies and content guidelines, provides trainings, and conducts ongoing content reviews.
Through external partnerships with expert scholars, authorship teams, organizations, teachers, and students, we strive to ensure our content encompasses diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences and aligns with best practices in supporting social justice.
In line with our company values, we strive for a diverse supplier base that reflects our customers and employees around the world. We welcome and encourage partnership with historically under-represented ownership groups.
As part of our commitment, HMH is a member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
HMH’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts focus on improving educational outcomes for Pre-K–12 students in underserved communities through a combination of volunteerism, in-kind donations, and strategic nonprofit partnerships.
Through our book donation program, HMH Books for Equity, we proudly donate our award-winning educational materials, children’s stories, and adult and reference titles—roughly 1 million books annually—with the goal of bolstering home libraries for those most in need.