YWCA, PNC, UPMC among those named ‘Vibrant Champions’

SABRINA SAUNDERS MOSBY (LEFT) IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VIBRANT PITTSBURGH. ANGELA REYNOLDS (RIGHT) IS CEO OF 2024 VIBRANT CHAMPION YWCA GREATER PITTSBURGH. Comes at a time when DEI is under attack across the country The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that 15 companies and organi­zations were named “2024 Vibrant Champions” by the organization Vibrant Pittsburgh for their com­mitment to Diversity, Eq­uity and Inclusion. It comes at a time when DEI is under attack across the nation, as some com­panies try to ease out of supporting DEI in its hir­ing practices and employ­ee-bonding activities. The “2024 Vibrant Champions” are: Aires, Ansys, BNY, Communi­ty College of Allegheny County, DICK’s Sporting Goods, Giant Eagle, Hugh Lane Wellness Founda­tion, People’s Gas/Essen­tial Utilities, PNC Finan­cial Services, Pittsburgh Promise, Schell Games, U.S. Steel, UPMC, Wom­en’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, and YWCA Greater Pitts­burgh. To become a Vibrant Champion, participating organizations had to score a 95 percent or better in the “Vibrant Index 5.0” assessment, a joint effort from Vibrant Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Con­ference on Community Development. Roughly 100 organizations partic­ipated, and those organi­zations represent 185,000 people, or 16 percent of the Pittsburgh region’s work­force. According to a statement from Vibrant Pittsburgh, this...