Surveys confirm that Americans believe that companies can and should advance racial equality by doing a better job in designing thinking around the black experience in their products and customer satisfaction and commit to offering products and services that effectively meet the distinctive needs of...
While many of the steps that companies should and can take relating to diversity and inclusion are largely internal, they can also take actions to address systematic racism in the external business and social contexts in which they operate. Companies should commit to advocating for...
America’s largest companies have done poorly with respect to bringing black women and men into meaningful leadership roles and companies need to commit to diversity in the boardroom through purposeful inclusion of women and people of color as members of the board of directors and...
Increased focus on diversity has been driven by the growing body of evidence of the strong positive relationships between diversity and business performance and worker satisfaction and changes in the social, cultural and political environment that have heightened sensitivity among employees and other stakeholders to...
Black Americans have been crippled by financial inequity and insecurity and the businesses that create jobs and make decisions regarding wages and benefits have a responsibility to make amends as part of any larger push for racial justice. While the economy appeared to be strong...
_______________ Companies need to take steps to embed equality, diversity and inclusion (“EDI”) into their operations, decision making and organizational culture and make those values and norms part of the company’s DNA and the guiding principles for the company’s employment and other business relationships. The first...
Speaking out against racial injustice is essential and companies need to provide all of their stakeholders with a clear public statement of its values and overriding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. However, words alone are not enough and leaders of the business need to...
Whether or not to take a public stance on political or social issues or on events such as those that have played out following the death of George Floyd is often a difficult decision for companies, many of whom are concerned about alienating certain groups...
______________ Discrimination on the basis of race is a fundamental human rights issue. The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set...