Orora diversity

Inclusive leadership: challenging unconscious bias

To be successful, leaders must respect and embrace the differences our people represent. This means pro-actively seeking out diverse perspectives when making decisions and actively engaging with team members who have different backgrounds and experiences. 

One of our priorities is to build the capability of our people to demonstrate inclusive leadership behaviours to drive a culture of outperformance. 

We have partnered with an external organisation to deliver inclusive leadership capability workshops for our leaders across Orora. The workshop builds awareness of the value of diversity and inclusion, and importantly, ways to recognise and challenge our unconscious biases. 

Our diversity targets

Orora announced a gender diversity target for the end of FY2017, with 30% of new hires to be female. We monitor and track this globally on a quarterly basis, and our talent acquisition team works tirelessly to identify new and innovative ways to attract and engage people from diverse backgrounds to our industry.

Orora Leadership Development Framework

Core to what we value in great Leaders is the ability to recognise and nurture differences. From race, ethnicity, culture – to perspectives, and styles, leaders at Orora strive towards creating an environment that no matter who you are, and where you are from, you are supported to thrive.

That is why in 2022, we refreshed our Leadership Framework to include “Values Difference” as a core competency for what makes leadership great at Orora.

Incorporating “values difference”, as a priority leadership area is about Orora’s commitment to creating a work environment where all people can and want to do their best.

Women in Leadership at Orora (WILO) program 

To support our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), we launched the Women in Leadership at Orora (WILO) program in 2016. Since then, we’ve had close to 200 amazing women across Orora Group benefit, both during and after the program from increased confidence, connection and courage.

WILO is a high-profile global leadership program for existing and emerging women leaders at Orora. WILO empowers high-potential women to develop skills and connections and build strong leadership plans.

With a focus on key leadership competencies, including self-awareness, talent development, and valuing differences, WILO develops our current and future women leaders through learning, connection, and experiences designed to challenge participants to apply what they have learned for accelerated growth.

Each participant has opportunities to build connections with our global network of women participants, access external experts, and gain insights from some of our most Senior Leaders across the Orora Group.

The popularity of this program over the years and the success of its alumni is a testament to the power of targeted development, expert coaching, and a supportive community in cultivating a diverse and empowered community of women leaders within Orora.

“This experience, I could honestly say, has fundamentally shifted my approach in leadership. I feel that I'm more confident in advocating necessary changes even when there's risk involved. I've also learned that courage is not just about bold actions. It's also about persistence and resilience when challenges arise.”- 2024 WILO participant

Our partnership with National Association of Women in Operations (NAWO) in Australia

We are proud to be a Gold Corporate Member of the National Association of Women in Operations (NAWO). We share a vision of women and men being equally represented and valued at every level and work together to develop and support the pipeline of women working in ‘operational’ businesses or functions as they progress through to business leadership and executive roles.

Our Diversity Council

Our Diversity Council is made up of eight team members from diverse functional teams, locations and backgrounds, who meet regularly to discuss diversity-related initiatives, statistics and to champion activities in support of all Orora team members.