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Impact of Inclusive Working Cultures LGBTI on Company performance Inclusion Tools, indicators, good practices Spearheading D&I in Business Bianca Nijhof Foundation Board Member 28 May 2019 MEMBERS OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE: Major Dutch and

  1. Impact of Inclusive Working Cultures LGBTI on Company performance Inclusion Tools, indicators, good practices Spearheading D&I in Business Bianca Nijhof Foundation Board Member 28 May 2019

  2. MEMBERS OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE: Major Dutch and Multinational Businesses, both public & private sectors, academic and civil society organisations who support LGBTI workplace inclusion

  3. THE DILEMMA

  4. LGBTI AT WORK 33% Of your total working life is spent at work * World Health Organisation 30% The percentage of productivity and creativity loss we estimate if LGBTI people cannot be themselves at work * Based on stats from the SCP, Flemish Government and Workplace Pride’s own research If you cannot be openly yourself at work, this is bad for you, bad for your employer & ultimately bad for economies due to productivity loss.

  5. WHAT WE DO Dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTI people at work • International events, publications re LGBTI workplace inclusion: Amsterdam , Nairobi, Chennai, Moscow, Singapore, etc. & New Horizons magazine • Point of reference for HR & D&I professionals & LGBTI community for best practices: Chair at Leiden Univ. • Providing tools for real change to employers, governments & NGOs: Global Benchmark • Realising the full potential of LGBTI workplace inclusion for all stakeholders through positive & productive cooperation

  6. BUSINESS IMPERATIVE • Why do companies engage on LGBTI: Retain top talent - fewer illnesses, better teamwork & more creativity • Win business and loyalty of discerning customers • LGBTI employee insight drives market innovation • • Best practices: IBM & Accenture: Leadership Development Programs: • ING: Rainbow Families Project - inclusive approach directly impacting employees • All Workplace Pride Members: Role models & Ally Programs • • How we work with companies: Connecting them with each other and with civil society • Empower them all to make informed decision • Reaching out to local and international markets - ‘ its a global issue! ’ • Global Benchmark: Checklist of how to approach this topic at work •

  7. MEASUREMENT Workplace Pride Global Benchmark • Annual measurement tool for cross-border LGBTI policies and practices • Participation reveals many opportunities to make positive - low threshold - changes in organisations • Individual results provide specific advice for how to improve LGBTI inclusion • Baseline comparison to make changes for LGBTI workplace Inclusion

  8. THE WAY FORWARD Global Initiatives United Nations • LGBTI Standards of Conduct for Business • SDGs & LGBTI inclusion

  9. www.workplacepride.org

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