1. 98% of organizations consider DEI as important to achieve their business goals.
2. Top 3 reasons to practice DEI are social responsibility (87%), diverse talent pool (85%) and to become employer of the choice (73%).
3. Top 3 diversity focus areas are gender (98%), culture (81%) and disability (67%).
4. Top 3 areas training areas are women leadership development (82%), gender inclusion (76%) and diversity sensitization (75%).
5. Top 3 levels responsible for DEI are middle management (62%), c-suite (54%) and board directors (23%).
6. Top 3 structures to manage DEI are DEI councils, (44%), Employee Resource Group (29%) and Board DEI committee (8%).
7. 40% of organizations need skilled human resource to manage DEI.
8. Top 3 levels at which skilled resource is needed is middle management (67%), non management (24%) and c-suite (10%).
9. Top 3 areas in which organizations want to grow are DEI Strategy (73%), people management (71%), and DEI alignment with sustainability (64%).
10. Gender diversity at board directors (21%), c-suite (17%), management level (21%) and non management level (17%).