Diversity, equity and inclusion consulting

The way forward is energized by diversity and activated through inclusion

Make DE&I part of your strategy to drive generational impact and systemic change for the future

A commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion–both in your organization and as part of your community–brings purpose to your business, ignites commitment to your people and provides benefits to society.

The pursuit of diversity isn’t just about doing the right thing. Inclusive teams lead to different perspectives, creative thinking and open collaboration. A diverse workforce and deliberate inclusion efforts help drive equitable outcomes that can lead to the broader economic development of our society, which benefits everyone. 

In this historic moment, organizations can no longer take a back seat—organizations must lead and make a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s time to start taking an active role in demonstrating inclusive behavior, creating an environment and culture that works for everyone, so no one gets left behind. Your business can make an impact and have purpose, but only when leaders, employees, supply chain, community and all stakeholders get involved.

By leveraging insights from our own DE&I journey, including PwC’s D&I Transparency Report, we can help you move from awareness to empathy to action—and demonstrate inclusive leadership by addressing the following challenges:

  • Disengaged workforce seeking purpose in their work
  • Unclear DE&I vision and lack of buy-in
  • Realizing impact and/or outcomes of your DE&I strategy
  • Growing internal, external and regulatory pressures
  • Lack of access to opportunity in underserved communities

Accelerate your strategy

An enhanced Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy reflects your purpose, culture, values and business strategy. By understanding the complex challenges and disparities that impact your workplace and communities you can successfully navigate unprecedented changes in how you work, take care of your people and address societal social injustices. Through thoughtful, data-driven design, people-centered implementation and authentic execution your organization can:

  • Cultivate an engaged workforce
  • Improve leadership capabilities and behaviors
  • Embed DE&I into business strategy and ways of working
  • Enhance risk controls and governance
  • Integrate DE&I principles into community engagement and corporate social responsibility efforts

A topic as complex as this requires a sustained and collective effort. Changing attitudes alone will not change behavior. We can help you enhance inclusion practices—and in the process, help create a world that’s more welcoming to all.

Continue toward a truly inclusive workplace

The DE&I journey can be one of the most difficult challenges for an organization to take on—but like most things of utmost importance, it’s the right thing to do. We work alongside our clients to identify systemic barriers and suggest specific behaviors for your organization that can help you build awareness and inclusion to drive meaningful change. We can help you continue to be bold, intentional, transparent and unwavering in your commitment.

Vision and strategy

Lay the foundation for your DE&I strategy and confirm alignment with your company purpose, culture, values and business strategy through:

  • Vision and purpose design workshops
  • Recommendations and roadmaps
  • Strategy, program design and success criteria

Analytics

Collect, analyze, govern, visualize and report DE&I data, including:

  • Automated data analytics
  • Industry benchmarking
  • Transparency reporting
  • Pay equity analysis
  • Employee listening
  • ESG Analysis
  • DE&I metrics

Implementation

Leverage a wide range of implementation services designed to meet you where you are in your DE&I journey that include but are not limited to:

  • End-to-end talent lifecycle including hiring, development, performance and rewards, as well as impacts on products, customers and suppliers 
  • Learning and development
  • ERG/BRG launch and support
  • Supplier diversity

Capability building

Build essential capabilities amongst your executives, business leaders, and HR specialists with:

  • Immersive and experiential D&I upskilling programs customized for either small groups or at scale across your organization

Business as usual and transformation efforts

Imbue DE&I throughout your business as usual operations and transformation priorities including:

  • Digital
  • M&A transactions
  • Cultural transformations
  • Operating models
  • Upskilling

Disclosures and reporting

Confirm your data and programs are “investor grade” with our services, including:

  • Landscape assessments
  • Implementing 
  • Testing reporting processes
  • Controls and system on data quality
  • Review of policies and standards
  • Attestation reporting on processes

Sustain growth and unleash new potential

Global D&I maturity model

Leverage the maturity model to obtain a baseline understanding on where your organization is on your DE&I journey and where interventions may be needed.

The model is anchored in four program areas that can serve as levers to help advance your organization along your DE&I journey:

  • Overarching D&I vision
  • D&I data collection and analysis
  • Leadership engagement and accountability
  • Embedding D&I into the talent lifecycle

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Saratoga benchmarking

Access the largest database in the market for HR and talent benchmarks. Through Saratoga you can derive insights with only a couple of hours of effort.

Our tool revolutionizes the approach to HR data analysis. Why Saratoga?:

  •  ~470 companies - some of the most well known brands in the world
  • 450+ metrics covering the employee lifecycle and HR effectiveness including 91 D&I metrics
  • 15+ Industries represented

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Bias Analyzer

Proactively identify, monitor and manage potential risks of bias so you can protect your organization.

Our Bias Analyzer technology can help you stay ahead of brand, operational and regulatory risks of algorithmic biases. Leverage the breadth of our subject matter expertise and analyze your systems for hidden biases.

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Solving for X

Create new ways to collaborate with software services that are customized for our diverse and inclusive working world.

Our VR and XR capabilities can help enhance learning, build empowerment  and remove bias. Work with us to reimagine how things are done so that tech can free your people up to spend their time on what brings the most value and fulfillment.

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Sabah Cambrelen

Sabah Cambrelen

Partner, Transformation, PwC US

Terri McClements

Terri McClements

Partner, Transformation, PwC US

Bhushan Sethi

Bhushan Sethi

Principal, Strategy& US

Sheri Wyatt

Sheri Wyatt

Sustainability and Deals Partner, PwC US

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