CBL Properties on Tuesday announced the shopping center company has partnered with Hinton & Co. on its diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives.
Founded by former Chattanooga City Attorney Wade Hinton, Hinton & Co. is a professional services firm that works with organizations like CBL to create impact through inclusion.
“At CBL, we are always working to enhance our company culture. We are excited to partner with Hinton & Co. to help us with our efforts to champion inclusion and attract, build and retain a more diverse team,” said Stephen Lebovitz, chief executive officer of CBL Properties, in a statement.
In 2021, CBL launched CBL Community, a team member-led committee dedicated to enhancing inclusion, equity, diversity and belonging throughout its organization, properties and communities. Over the past several months, Hinton & Co. has coordinated with CBL leadership to conduct interviews, focus groups and a company-wide inclusion survey to develop and help implement a diversity, equity and inclusion strategy and roadmap.
“From our conversations with team members to the creation of CBL Community, there is widespread positivity about the impact DEI can have on CBL’s culture, its business and its shopping centers,” Hinton said in a statement.
– Compiled by Mike Pare