“It's not what we do, it’s how we do it”
At LAZ, we recognize ourselves as a people company rather than a parking company. An integral part of LAZ’s core values is ensuring we are creating programming that uplifts, supports, and educates our people. Our social programs outlined below are crucial in maintaining our commitment to being a “People First” company and our mission to elevate humanity through business.
Talent and Development: The Talent and Development team is focused on creating programming, such as Coaching for Success and the Leaders of Tomorrow (L.O.T.) Summit, to equip our managers and teams with the necessary skills and tools to ensure their success.
- Introduced a new Learning Management System (LMS) which covers a variety of topics crucial training topics (i.e. Sexual Harassment, Security Awareness, etc.) and reached almost 60,000 enrollments.
- In 2024, our annual Associate Engagement Survey received record-breaking participation with over 6,000 respondents and 79% stating that they are proud to be LAZ employees!
- Over 2024, LAZ achieved 86% retention, a 37% increase in promotion, and 34% female promotion.
Diversity. Equity, and Inclusion: Our DE+I program continues to be at the forefront of all we do to ensure that our workplace demographics is equally represented at all levels of leadership.
- Our fourth Diverse Leader’s Symposium took place under the theme, “Allies in Action for the LGBTQIA+ community”. Over the course of the three-day summit in 2024, over 50 leaders attended and held discussions on how to better foster inclusive spaces.
- Our Annual DE+I Survey took place in 2023 and we reported over 2,000 respondents across 5 areas of focus: diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and inclusive behaviors.
- LAZ’s 2023 DE+I Impact Report was published in 2024 to provide an overview of the inclusive practices LAZ has ignited across our organization.
Amplify Women: This national program has the primary mission to empower women at LAZ Parking by providing a supportive community that inspires connection, mentorship, and amplifies women’s voices.
- In 2024, the percentage of women in leadership roles increased from 2023 to 23.62%, with an additional 19.4% of supervisors up to VP titles being female.
- LAZ was a 2024 luminary sponsor for the NPA Convention where 10 female LAZ leaders attended their Women in Parking (WIP) Convention, 3 of which were sponsored by Amplify.
- Throughout the year, advice videos and coffee chats were made available to participants to provide professional advice and career development for the almost 1,000 participants at the Home Office and regions.
LAZ Charitable Foundation: The foundation is the giving arm of LAZ Parking with the mission to bring hope and opportunity to underserved communities across 8 countries. Visit their website and learn more by clicking the link.
- In 2024, LAZ Charitable reported over 290 events impacting 112,163 people and donating 200,000+ items.
- In alignment with our 2024 annual theme of Pay it Forward, our first-ever companywide event, LAZ Day of Giving, took place. Throughout the event, volunteers participated in 70 events that helped 75 non-profits in 8 countries and 40 states through donations of time and resources.