“Companies are more effective and more innovative when they reflect the diverse perspectives of their stakeholders.”
Advancing board governance of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Action (IDEA) is a forum that convenes investors, directors, and boardroom executives from leading global companies to exchange perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, and emerging issues around board governance of DEI. Top corporate leaders have said there are few opportunities to speak candidly with their peers in leading companies about the challenges of making DEI real and measurable. The forum serves as a collaborative foundation for directors and senior executives to activate meaningful change.
Participating organizations include:
- Accenture
- Affirm, Inc.
- American Red Cross
- Bath & Body Works
- BNY Mellon
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Coca-Cola
- Dow
- Enbridge
- Kroll
- Marriott
- MetLife
- Moody's Corporation
- Morningstar
- Office of the NYC Comptroller
- Rocket Central
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Syndio
- The Honest Company
- Twilio
- Viad Corp
- Warner Bros
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Investors, regulators, and the broader public are all calling for large public companies to comprehensively address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Boards have increased