Broad co-determination, social justice, peace and equal rights for women, LGBTQ, immigrants etc. – activism has been good for everyone and still triggers resistance. The difference lies in the approach. And in the context.
Anti-woke boycott, perceived reverse discrimination, fragile business cases and misplaced identity politics: DEI work of past decades has contributed to multiple issues. Related backlash can be overcome by closing three gaps.
Europe demonstrates that differences can be transformed into shared strength. Companies that apply this mindset will enhance cohesion, build resilience, and secure long-term competitive advantage.
Diversity has activist roots and at the same time, it was created as a positive, constructive addition to social and political equality movements. SustainabilityMag#15 explains how to manage the dynamics created by #metoo or BlackLivesMatter.
Racism and other issues remain unresolved and we must therefore accelerate systemic change. This, however, requires us to learn and unlearn. The online maganzine TwentyThirty dedicates an entire series to this aspect.
A new series of articles reframes D&I to shift the focus from special interest groups to large audiences. It was often proclaimed that ‚everyone‘ should be part of D&I and that it is an embedded business topic. Here are three related deep dives.
Research, reflections and Romanian practices. The latest comprehensive D&I publication in Europe combines critical contributions with inspiring initiatives.
Pledges & partnerships, campaigns & charters: Publicly visible D&I initiatives have soared across countries and industries. Despite the substantial resources that are invested in these formats, evidence suggests that workplace and business realities continue to include racism, sexism, ageism, or homophobia—contrary to what the initiatives aim to convey.
As D&I experts, we have always advocated change, based on a thorough look at hidden dynamics and taking into account changing contexts. While we see many signs of good progress and real success, a number of worrying and even threating elements tell us to rethink,realign and revise our work.
Insights about Unconscious Biases can be eye-opening – but does this translate into fundamental and sustained change? And which biases do we need to address to remove all relevant D&I barriers? In the hustle and bustle of videos, we offer an evidence-based, yet practical model to mitigate D&I-related biases on multiple levels and through the […]
