Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs are growing in importance. With that said, employers are generally more cautious about "hard" affirmative action (e.g. promotion based on ethnicity), and place more emphasis on measures such as, for example, implementing supportive initiatives for the general workforce (increasing safety and psychological well-being at work), eliminating biases (training, policies), organizing mentoring programs and employee diversity and exchange groups, and increasing corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Tips on how to create a DE&I environment: identify the needs of employees and groups in need of DEI activities, link DEI values to HR processes, build awareness of DEI, and actively engage managers and P&C teams.
 

Find more in the PRO HR February 2024.