The Benefits of DEI in Business by the Numbers

Why businesses must invest in diversity & inclusion now

 

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The pursuit of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) fueled an 800% increase in demand for recruiters specializing in diversity between 2017/18 and 2019/20. Business leaders are strategically investing to make their companies more diverse and therefore more successful.

 

Giving Companies & the Economy a Boost

30%
greater profits reported
by companies with
inclusive disability hiring

64%
prefer to purchase
from companies they
view as inclusive

2x more likely
for inclusive businesses
to meet or surpass financial
goals

$25 billion
increase in GDP if just 1%
more people with disabilities
entered the workforce

Attracting and Keeping Top Talent

90%
80%
67%
Retention rate increase when businesses accommodate disabled employees
Gen Z job seekers look for employers who offer neurodivergent employees accessibility
Job seekers want to work for inclusive companies

Diversity Leads to Smarter, More Creative Teams

 

58%

more likely for diverse teams
to price stocks correctly than
homogenous teams

 56%

increase in performance when
employees feel included at their
place of work

Creativity when workplace
accommodations are offered
to employees
with disabilities

New products
are created by
companies with
diverse leadership

Companies Taking the Lead on Inclusivity

Google and Zoom both offer live captioning for more inclusive conferencing

 

Slack has a screen reader feature to accommodate employees who are blind

 

microsoft Microsoft has a neurodiversity hiring program to ID
employees which traditional recruiting policies may exclude

 

To embrace diversity and inclusion in your workplaces, consider Verbit. Our video captioning, Zoom transcription for note taking purposes and audio description solution help to create more supportive, effective environments for employees with disabilities. These tools are also shown to help entire workplaces perform and communicate more efficiently. To learn more about Verbit to improve workplace DEI, HR training sessions, meetings with clients, virtual events and employee meetings, contact us.