▁following ▁goals ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 : ▁▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁role ▁by ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁groups : ▁women , ▁people ▁of ▁color , ▁disabled ▁persons ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L GB T Q ▁community . ▁ ▁In cre ase ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁people ▁of ▁color ▁with ▁super visor ▁or ▁manager ial ▁functions ▁to ▁ 2 0 % ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁including ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁( end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 : ▁ 1 9 . 6 %, ▁+ 1 . 8 % ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 ). ▁ ▁In cre ase ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁super visor ▁or ▁manager ial ▁positions ▁to ▁ 4 0 % ▁world wide ▁( end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 : ▁ 3 8 . 4 %, ▁+ 1 . 0 % ▁against ▁ 2 0 1 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁these ▁efforts ▁is ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁independent ▁assess ment ▁results : ▁▁ ▁For bes ▁added ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁to ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁Best ▁Emp loy ers ▁For ▁D iversity ▁for ▁its ▁efforts ▁to ▁fost er ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁culture ▁that ▁wel comes ▁and ▁supports ▁all ▁employees . ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁ranked ▁ 8 5 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁companies . ▁ ▁Blo om berg ▁recognized ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁for ▁its ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁G ender ▁Equ ality ▁Index ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9