Description
What is a diversity plan?
A diversity plan is an actionable plan that describes how your business will go about including people from diverse backgrounds. It is a commitment by the company to create a workplace that is fair and inclusive, and promotes a workforce which better reflects the diversity of our communities. Workplace diversity integrates the principles of equal employment.
Diversity and inclusion is a company’s mission, strategies, and practices to support a diverse workplace and leverage the effects of diversity to achieve a competitive business advantage. The top diversity and inclusion priority is recruitment of diverse employees.
Why do you need one?
Business Plans, such as those required for many cannabis business applications, generally require a Diversity Plan. Diversity means accepting, understanding and valuing differences among individuals. Having a diverse workplace gives your business ideas and innovations from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Following a diversity plan for the workplace helps your company operate in a global marketplace.
Creating a diversity plan for your business is one of the most important actions we can take to ensure that diversity and inclusion become integral to the way our institutions function, both internally and externally.
The world is a colorfully diverse place and so are our workplaces. Diversity is an economic and legal priority in business. It increases the bottom line, jump starts innovation and keeps businesses out of legal jeopardy. Managers, supervisors and employees at every level of a company need to find ways to embrace and respect diversity in their departments and the organization as a whole.
Diversity in the workplace is vital for employees because it manifests itself in building a great reputation for the company, leading to increased profitability and opportunities for workers. Workplace diversity is important within the organization as well as outside.
Embrace diversity in your workplace and you are on the way to a more fulfilling and productive organization. The world is a beautiful mosaic of differences and the workplace should be as well. Respecting your co-workers and employees is paramount to tapping the valuable diversity in your organization.
