Black Caucus issues new guidelines for DEI policies and urges firms to help reduce racial wealth gap
Source: AP
Updated 2:28 PM EDT, September 9, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Corporate policies meant to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace are legal and should be expanded to promote broad economic prosperity and reduce racial wealth inequities, according to a new report by the Congressional Black Caucus.
The report released Monday offers guidelines to corporations on the best practices to adopt to advance diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the workplace and calls on companies to recommit to advance racial justice in the workplace. The document also includes a roadmap for advancing wealth creation in Black communities and closing the racial wealth gap.
“In the wake of the death of George Floyd, corporations pledged $50 billion to racial equity and strengthening DEI policies,” said Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, in an interview. “DEI is now under attack, but the response from corporate America has been overwhelming.”
The findings follow a December open letter the caucus issued that called on corporations to “reaffirm their commitments to DEI” and work with the CBC to fulfill pledges on racial and economic inequality.
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Link to Congressional Black Caucus REPORT (PDF) - https://cbc.house.gov/uploadedfiles/congressional_black_caucus_corporate_accountability_report.pdf