MIAMI, Nov. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its
overall commitment to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in
the workplace, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, is
supporting Catalyst's Now Is the Moment—Be a Catalyst
campaign, which has raised $21
million toward its $25 million
goal. The funds raised through this effort will support research
and programming to help Catalyst – a global expert in accelerating
progress for women through workplace inclusion – and its supporters
to advance women's leadership in the global workforce.
The campaign theme – Now Is the Moment—Be a Catalyst –
underscores the ongoing effort to achieve the organization's goal
of tangible progress toward advancing women in the workplace, to
close the gender pay gap, to lead for equity and inclusion, and to
advocate for more women on boards.
"We are incredibly grateful to our campaign co-chairs and all
the generous supporter organizations – including Carnival
Corporation – and individuals that have committed to giving
Catalyst the foundation for a successful campaign launch," said
Lorraine Hariton, president &
CEO of Catalyst. "These corporate leaders have embraced this moment
to step up and accelerate progress for women."
The campaign is part of Catalyst's vision to lay the groundwork
now to ensure a future where women and underrepresented groups have
full participation and equal opportunity in the global workplace.
Arnold Donald, president and CEO of
Carnival Corporation, serves on the Catalyst board of directors and
was dinner chair and featured speaker of the 2018 Catalyst Awards
Dinner in New York.
Visit the Now Is the Moment—Be a Catalyst campaign page
to learn more.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world's largest
leisure travel company and among the most profitable and
financially strong in the cruise and vacation industries, with a
portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With
operations in North America, Australia, Europe and
Asia, its portfolio features
Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America
Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises,
P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 104 ships with
249,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with
17 new ships scheduled to be delivered through 2025. Carnival
Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess
Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the
Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London
Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the
only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and
the FTSE 100 indices.
With a long history of innovation and providing guests with
extraordinary vacation experiences, Carnival Corporation has
received thousands of industry awards – including recognition by
the Consumer Technology Association™ as a CES® 2019 Innovation
Awards Honoree for OceanMedallion™. A revolutionary wearable device
that contains a proprietary blend of communication technologies,
OceanMedallion enables the world's first interactive guest
experience platform transforming vacation travel on a large scale
into a highly personalized level of customized service. The
prestigious CES Innovation Awards honor outstanding design and
engineering in consumer technology products.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de,
www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
About Catalyst
Catalyst is a global nonprofit working with some of the
world's most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build
workplaces that work for women. Founded in 1962, Catalyst drives
change with pioneering research, practical tools, and proven
solutions to accelerate and advance women into leadership—because
progress for women is progress for everyone.
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