AL 2020 SOCIAL PROGRESS 25 SOCI Welcoming Workplaces Through purposeful actions, our portfolio companies are creating workplaces that embrace and empower people from all backgrounds. Beanfield Metroconnect Mexico Telecom Partners Inclusive Culture Advancing Gender Equity Installs, owns and operates the largest independent One of the largest private tower companies in fiber optic network in Toronto and Montreal, Mexico wit h a geographically dispersed portfolio; connecting more than 2,800 commercial and partner to all major carriers in that country residential buildings n Employs 45% female employees and 32% women n Engaged 175 new employees in core values and in leadership/executive roles skills training through its Story Leaders 2020 small n To support further growth in females taking on lead- group sessions ership positions, 82% of the female employees have n participated in professional development courses Launched a new anti-oppressive communication training with an outside expert paid for by the company, including Data Centers 101, Ethics and Compliance, Leadership, Quality and Pro- n Supports staff-run employee resource groups that ductivity, English and High-Performance report to the company’s executive-level Diversity n Offers measures and policies that enable all Committee employees to balance work and personal life Scala Data Centers Zayo STEM Education Employee Engagement A hyperscale data center operator delivering Provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s world-class services to hyperscale customers, cloud most impactful companies through a 126,000-mile providers and large enterprises across Latin America network in North America and Europe, connecting thousands of buildings and data centers n Funded 28 five-year STEM scholarships in n electrical, civil and mechanical engineering for Launched six employee resource groups spon- underprivileged students in São Paulo, Brazil sored by executive leaders to drive collaboration, provide educational opportunities and support n Investing in growing a data center–specialized community initiatives workforce n Addresses important cultural topics and events n Launched an innovative internship program for through Community Voices series, including panel scholarship students to gain hands-on experience discussions and fireside chats and learn from Scala data center experts. The n program is based on a job rotation that allows Supports under-resourced families and veterans students to work on different areas within Scala. with virtual and in-person volunteer activities n Mentors diverse groups of high school and college students, focusing on business and technology