Global DEI Benchmarks Awards
Earn High Level of Global Recognition for Contributing Towards Sustainable Development Goals by Using Global DEI Benchmarks Standards
The Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Benchmarks (GDEIB) are designed to help organizations implement DEI best practices. Structured around 15 categories, the GDEIB model enables leaders and DEI professionals to develop and execute integrated, effective strategies. These benchmarks serve as a global standard, guiding organizations worldwide in shaping their DEI efforts.
To explore how organizations around the world are using these standards, all users are encouraged to visit and download the standards from: https://globaldeibenchmarks.org/alliances/
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GDEIB Award Categories
Developing a strong rationale for DEI’s vision, mission, and strategy and aligning it to organizational goals.
Holding leaders accountable for implementing the organization’s DEI vision, setting goals, achieving results, and being role models.
Providing visible, dedicated support and structure with authority and budget to effectively implement DEI.
Ensuring that attraction, sourcing, and recruitment is done through the lens of DEI.
5. ADVANCEMENT AND RETENTION AWARD:
Ensuring that DEI is integrated into talent development, performance management, advancement, and retention strategies.
Ensuring that job design and classification are evaluated for bias and that compensation is equitable across key dimensions of diversity.
Achieving work-life integration, flexibility, and equitable benefits. Flexible work options are widely available and accessible.
Ensuring that assessments, measurement, and research include a DEI lens.
Making communication clear, simple to understand, and a crucial force in achieving the organization’s DEI goals.
Educating all to achieve a level of DEI competence and confidence needed to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization.
Connecting the organization’s DEI and Sustainability initiatives to increase the effectiveness of both.
Being proactive in working with community, public and private partnerships, government, and society at large, and through philanthropy.
Embedding DEI in services and products development to serve diverse customers and clients.
Integrating DEI into marketing and customer service
Practicing responsible and ethical sourcing. Develop and nurture underrepresented suppliers.
GDEIB Assessment Fee:
Assessment fee for GDEIB Awards 2026 is Rs 125,000 per category.
- Awards are decided by independent assessors and jury members on a merit-based criteria.
- Payment of processing fee is NOT a guarantee to win the award.
- Organizations participating in awards are not eligible to sponsor awards.
Fee is meant to cover following costs:
- Remuneration of assessment team.
- Awards venue booking, event management, seating and branding.
- Souvenirs for winner organizations.
- Food and refreshments during awards ceremony.
- Publication of D&I magazine to publish organizations success stories.
GDEIB Readiness Levels
Each Category of GDEIB has 5 Levels of Readiness
- High level of global validation and recognition for contributing towards Sustainable Development Goals.
- Strong message to investors/donors that organization is diverse, Inclusive and Sustainable.
- National publicity through press release in the newspaper by HR Metrics.
- Presentation of Global DEI Benchmarks Awards by a dignitary during prestigious ceremony.
- Complimentary invitations for CEO, CHRO and CDO for GDEIB Awards.
- Complimentary publication of success story in Workforce Tomorrow
- Video Recording in front of media wall for sharing with industry and 37,000+ social media followers.
- Discount on DEI Certification
- Discounted fee for additional participation in Global DEI Benchmarks Conference subject to availability
Dimensions of Diversity
GDEIB has 28 dimensions of diversity. Organizations have the flexibility to choose any dimension(s) according to their business or social needs.