Fannie Mae Recognized for Its DEI Efforts – DSNews.com

Fannie Mae has been recognized as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN, receiving a top score of 100 on the 2023 Disability Equality Index (DEI). In addition, Fannie Mae was included on Black Enterprises 2023 Best Companies for DEI list for its efforts to foster a more inclusive workplace.

Were honored to be recognized again as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the 2023 Disability Equality Index and named a Best Company for DEI by Black Enterprise, said Sharifa A. Anderson, SVP and Chief Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Officer for Fannie Mae. "At Fannie Mae, D&I is a strategic imperative that every employee has a stake in. We are intentional about creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We know that when our employees feel respected, valued, and comfortable being their authentic selves, we do our best work to help advance our mission.

The Disability Equality Index is an annual benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions to achieve disability inclusion and equality. The 2023 Index measured characteristics such as:

Other companies recognized for their efforts as part of the 2023 DEI include: Walmart, State Farm, T-Mobile USA, Lyft, International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, and Cintas, among others.

Black Enterprise selects companies for its Best Companies for DEI list that have demonstrated best practices to support and foster diverse representation among their employee base, senior management ranks, corporate boards, and supply chain. Companies are honored for creating corporate cultures that value and promote inclusion.

Fannie Mae is committed to promoting D&I opportunities for its workforce, suppliers, business partners, and the U.S. housing sector. Fannie Maes Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) is dedicated to diversity and inclusion programming, engagement, strategic planning, metrics, and reporting. Providing a meaningful and consistent model supporting D&I efforts is key to a successful program and an integral part of Fannie Mae. Additional ongoing internal and external efforts by the GSE include:

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