Verizon Communications
Guide for Assessing Organization's Responses to Diversity & Multiculturalism
Goal: Using only publicly available information, investigate the extent to which the organization you select appears to be fully committed to building, supporting, and nurturing a diverse workforce.
Premise: Sometimes organizational leaders SAY they are committed to diversity and inclusion but the evidence suggests otherwise. Or, sometimes it proves more difficult than would be good to find concrete evidence of this commitment.
Seeking evidence: Here are some examples of places to look:
Organizational Website - attention to diversity/multiculturalism, evidence of actions/investments matching words?
Organization's annual reports and other publications - inclusion in reporting?
Speeches by CEO and other leaders (see, for example, the journal Vital Speeches of the Day) - what have the company's leaders said about this topic.
Stories in business and other publications?
Work in scholarly publications - have scholars included the firm in their research?
If you discover other publicly available sources please share your ideas with all of us.