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#SupplierDiversity is evolving amid a challenging political environment. With recent court rulings limiting #AffirmativeAction and growing #DEI backlash, organizations need to reevaluate their programs for impact, innovation, and public scrutiny. Time to rebrand—or fully reset? 🔀 Our Supplier Diversity Leadership Council enlisted experts Kathey Porter and Dr. Fred McKinney to survey the shifting landscape—and professionals on the frontlines of the challenge. Explore their findings on renewing the business case for pursuing a diverse #supplier base in the era ahead. #tcbCouncils 💡 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eyaWkaec 🔗 Learn more about The Conference Board Council: https://lnkd.in/eFYyVDbV

#SupplierDiversity is evolving amid a challenging political environment. With recent court rulings limiting #AffirmativeAction and growing #DEI backlash, organizations need to reevaluate their programs for impact, innovation, and public scrutiny. Time to rebrand—or fully reset? 🔀 The Conference Board Supplier Diversity Leadership Council enlisted experts Kathey Porter and Dr. Fred McKinney to survey the shifting landscape—and professionals on the frontlines of the challenge. Explore their findings on renewing the business case for pursuing a diverse #supplier base in the era ahead. #tcbCouncils 💡 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eyaWkaec 🔗 Supplier Diversity Leadership Council: https://lnkd.in/eFYyVDbV

Real World Group’s Embracing Diversity Inventory (EDI) helps you understand the extent to which your leadership culture supports or discourages diversity and inclusion. It is an evidence-based tool that results in a comprehensive overview & analysis of your leadership culture. It is highly practical and helps you create targeted initiatives that create a fairer, more successful and inclusive culture. Steve Walker-Whitehead - Director of People, Equality & Organisational Development, London Borough of Hounslow kindly shares his experience of working with Juliette Alban-Metcalfe and the wider team here at Real World Group Steve discusses how they applied Real World Group’s EDI as part of their commitment to ensuring they are a truly diverse and inclusive Council and also in refreshing their values. Watch the video to find out more about the outcomes and the impact of the EDI, and how London Borough of Hounslow were able to precisely gather the information they needed and create targeted interventions to enhance their culture. #inclusive #inclusiveleadership #edi #diversity #inclusion #leadership #organisationaldevelopment #culture #leadershipculture #inclusiveculture #evidencebased #organisationalsurvey #edisurvey https://lnkd.in/eVSm3nGB

#SupplierDiversity is evolving amid a challenging political environment. With recent court rulings limiting #AffirmativeAction and growing #DEI backlash, organizations need to reevaluate their programs for impact, innovation, and public scrutiny. Time to rebrand—or fully reset? 🔀 The Conference Board Supplier Diversity Leadership Council enlisted experts Kathey Porter and Dr. Fred McKinney to survey the shifting landscape—and professionals on the frontlines of the challenge. Explore their findings on renewing the business case for pursuing a diverse #supplier base in the era ahead. #tcbCouncils 💡 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eyaWkaec 🔗 Supplier Diversity Leadership Council: https://lnkd.in/eFYyVDbV

#SupplierDiversity is evolving amid a challenging political environment. With recent court rulings limiting #AffirmativeAction and growing #DEI backlash, organizations need to reevaluate their programs for impact, innovation, and public scrutiny. Time to rebrand—or fully reset? 🔀 The Conference Board Supplier Diversity Leadership Council enlisted experts Kathey Porter and Dr. Fred McKinney to survey the shifting landscape—and professionals on the frontlines of the challenge. Explore their findings on renewing the business case for pursuing a diverse #supplier base in the era ahead. #tcbCouncils 💡 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eyaWkaec 🔗 Supplier Diversity Leadership Council: https://lnkd.in/eFYyVDbV

#SupplierDiversity is evolving amid a challenging political environment. With recent court rulings limiting #AffirmativeAction and growing #DEI backlash, organizations need to reevaluate their programs for impact, innovation, and public scrutiny. Time to rebrand—or fully reset? 🔀 The Conference Board Supplier Diversity Leadership Council enlisted experts Kathey Porter and Dr. Fred McKinney to survey the shifting landscape—and professionals on the frontlines of the challenge. Explore their findings on renewing the business case for pursuing a diverse #supplier base in the era ahead. #tcbCouncils 💡 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eyaWkaec 🔗 Supplier Diversity Leadership Council: https://lnkd.in/eFYyVDbV

Just finished the course “Individual Accountability for Equity and Inclusion” by Nika White! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/dnzqSFsa I have worked in this area for +20 years and remember a former colleague Donna Skurzak always emphasized that DEI work is a continuing journey. #accountability #diversityequityinclusionandbelonging.

Some interesting #LGBTQ+ findings from the 2023 U.S. Spencer Stuart Board Index Less than 1% of all S&P500 Directors have self-identified as LGBTQ+. However, among the one hundred and twenty-four boards (25%) included LGBTQ+ disclosure in their proxy statements (up from 103 in 2022), 7% had an LGBTQ+ director, amounting to 4% of Board seats occupied by LGBTQ+ people. In other terms, only a fifth (1/5) of S&P companies voluntarily disclose the sexual orientation and gender identity of their Directors. Within the companies that made that choice, meaning companies the most likely to have #LGBTQ+ Directors, only 4% of directors are LGBTQ+. It fits our assessment that overall #LGBTQ+ Board representation must hover below 1%, similar to the Association’s findings on Fortune 500. Now, because the S&P500, the stocks of 500 of the largest U.S. companies by market capitalization, tends to be under greater scrutiny, we can imagine that representation is lower in other public Boards and certainly among private boards. #Governance #BoardDiversity #Representation https://lnkd.in/eCrtvrw8