DEI Work: Moving the Needle Forward

Is your company’s DEI work built-in or bolted-on? Every system is perfectly designed for the results it gets – particularly when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Race in the workplace: The Black experience in the US private sector

While the study examines the current state of Black workers in the private sector economy, they also strongly suggest that companies take a leadership position in terms of DEI.
A Hidden Hurdle in Efforts to Diversify Boardrooms

The discussion of lower-level executives and employees gaining outside directorships mimics those that arise when rethinking ERGs, recruitment, internal pipelines, and accountability metrics. Namely, what do you do when strategy implementation creates resentment between different stakeholders?
Diversity efforts taking shape at waste industry’s big companies, but serious work remains

What stands out, to us, is this: companies in the waste industry are talking about DEI in business terms (“multi-year labor shortage” and “better serving customers”) vs. more general speak around better ideas and engagement.
Want More Diverse Senior Leadership? Sponsor Junior Talent

Sponsorship requires more planning and #leadership buy-in than #mentorship; however, if embedded within succession planning activities, can lead to better #retention and progression of a more diverse set of individuals