The Ameren Diversity Council

Formed in March 2002 by a charter from Ameren senior management, the Ameren Diversity Council works to insure that diversity is applied at Ameren within the framework of the corporate mission, vision and values.

The council’s original 2002 charter stated that the group’s purpose was to “guide the process of integrating the long range Diversity Plan into the Company’s business strategy and culture.”

Working closely with senior management, the Diversity Council actively works toward objectives that include:

• Reviewing and assessing current diversity initiatives.
• Recommending suggestions for improvements to current diversity initiatives.
• Recommending a strategy for communicating the Corporate Diversity Plan and the diversity initiatives to all members of the organization.
• Identifying measures for evaluating individual diversity programs.
• Developing an evaluation methodology for monitoring the company’s diversity climate.

Members of the Ameren Diversity Council represent all functions of the company, including both bargaining unit and management employees. The council held its first meeting in July 2002. Since that time, the members have written a corporate definition of diversity and a mission statement, and they have begun the process of revising the charter and designing a set of by-laws.

With its mission statement, “Celebrating diversity: Our differences strengthen us,” as a guide, the Ameren Diversity Council completed its charter in 2003 and plans to complete its by-laws in 2004.