Star-studded and honored: Avnet China wins multiple human resources management awards in 2024

In 2024, Avnet China once again won the "2024 HRoot Awards Human Resources Management Excellence Award - Outstanding Social Enterprise" for its outstanding social responsibility and human resources management practices.

Grace Dong, President of Avnet China, said: "This is the third time we have received this honor, following awards in 2021 and 2023. It fully demonstrates Avnet's long-term efforts and remarkable achievements in actively promoting social welfare development, improving employee care and sustainable development in China."

The Human Resource Management Excellence Awards (HRoot Awards) are hosted by HRoot. After 18 years of professional selection experience, it has become a highly influential, authoritative and highly anticipated human resource selection event with strong influence and wide attention.

For many years, Avnet has considered social responsibility an integral part of its core values ​​and actively participated in public welfare initiatives. Since 2020, the company has partnered with the Wuhan Linjie Autism Treatment Center to launch a five-year care program. During this period, Avnet employees have generously donated money and supplies, bringing love and hope to the children. Furthermore, the company has hosted an art exhibition for children with autism for four consecutive years, providing a platform for these special needs children to showcase themselves.

In the areas of environmental protection and social welfare, Avnet has organized numerous tree-planting events in Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, and Hong Kong, with participation from Avnet volunteers, customers, and original equipment manufacturer representatives, contributing to a greener planet. Furthermore, Avnet Shanghai employees have participated in the JP Morgan Corporate Run (Charity Run) for 11 consecutive years, with over 800 people sharing their love through running. To support rural revitalization, Avnet has placed special orders for tea from Dabaitian in Fengqing Town, Fengqing County, Yunnan Province for three consecutive years, demonstrating its support for local economic development. The company also actively promotes and organizes blood donation campaigns. Between 2023 and 2024, nearly 200 employees responded to the call, demonstrating their corporate social responsibility through passionate action.

At the 2024 DEI Employer® Awards ceremony hosted by the Employer Branding Institute, a leading global employer brand research organization ^, Avnet China stood out from fierce competition and once again won the "2024 DEI Employer Award (China Region)", highlighting its outstanding achievements in building workplace diversity, promoting an inclusive workplace environment and ensuring fair treatment of employees.

"Avnet China has received two consecutive DEI Employer Awards, which is a great affirmation of our corporate philosophy," said Welcome Wang, Vice President of Human Resources for Avnet Asia Pacific . "We believe that by fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment, supporting employee success, and providing development opportunities and pathways, we can attract, engage, develop, reward, and retain diverse employees and stakeholders from all backgrounds."

Avnet has eight diverse employee resource groups (ERGs) within the company to foster broad communication and understanding among employees from diverse backgrounds. Adhering to the cultural philosophy of "embracing all rivers and becoming great through tolerance," Avnet China actively promotes and practices diversity and respects the differences of its employees. Using the ESG framework, the company effectively guides DEI practices and actively fulfills its social responsibilities. This award is a recognition and encouragement of Avnet's ongoing efforts. Going forward, Avnet will continue to enhance its human resources management, actively fulfill its social responsibilities, and contribute to building a more harmonious and beautiful society.

At the highly anticipated 2024 OneFLAG® AWARDS awards ^ceremony , Avnet China won the "Best Human Resources Management Team" award for the fourth time for its outstanding performance in human resources management, and also won the honor of "Best Human Resources Shared Service Center".

The "Jizhi Awards" are organized and judged by HRflag, China's leading human resources management think tank. Applications are evaluated based on three key criteria and dimensions: innovation, performance, and value. The 2024 awards attracted a record-breaking 1,786 applications, with Avnet emerging as a clear winner, winning two awards.

This award is not only a recognition of Avnet's long-term commitment to building an efficient, innovative, and people-oriented human resources management system, but also a commendation for its efforts in promoting employee development, optimizing organizational structure, and improving employee satisfaction.

At the "Healthy Win-Win Empowering the Future" Workplace Health Innovation Forum and the "2024 Best Workplaces in Asia (Mainland China)" awards ceremony jointly organized by AIA, Peking University School of Public Health and HRflag, Avnet China won the "2024 Best Workplaces in Asia (Mainland China) - Best Workplace Award" for its excellent workplace environment and employee care measures.

The "2024 Best Workplaces in Asia (Mainland China)" award attracted nearly 300 applications from companies, ultimately selecting 70 companies to receive the award, representing leading workplace wellness initiatives. This recognition is a significant achievement for Avnet in workplace wellness, employee benefits, and corporate culture. Avnet consistently adheres to a people-oriented development philosophy, prioritizing the physical and mental health and career development of its employees and striving to create a harmonious, healthy, and vibrant workplace environment for them.

In 2024, Avnet was awarded the 2024-2025 Mercer China Excellent Health Employer - Excellence in Health Innovation Award for its outstanding performance in employee health management and innovation. This honor not only highlights Avnet's deep accumulation in employee health, but also demonstrates its foresight and execution in health innovation.

Since 2013, Avnet has been promoting its well-being initiatives globally, providing comprehensive employee well-being resources across five dimensions: physical and mental health, career development, financial planning, social team building, and philanthropy. In 2021, Avnet further expanded its well-being initiatives to include Thrive@Avnet, dedicated to fostering a healthier and more positive work environment for its employees.

This award marks another solid step forward for Avnet in the field of health innovation. Avnet will continue to explore and implement more health innovation projects in the future, providing employees with higher-quality, comprehensive health services while promoting the sustainable development of the company.