WHAT I HAVE LEARNT OVER THE YEARS BEING A DEI PRACTITIONER

The Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Benchmarks: Standards for Organisations around the World is an 80-page guidebook written by three authors – Nene Molefi, Julie O’Mara and Dr Alan Richter, with extensive input from 112 expert panellists around the world.

The GDEIB Model shows the relationship of both individual behaviours and systemic interventions. The authors developed the GDEIB for anyone around the world to use it free of charge. Before you use it, however, you will be required to complete a User Agreement which helps us see which sectors are using the benchmarks etc. The User Tools: a 1-page overview, several learning activities, an Assessment Checklist and other tools, are also available for free.

We have been supported by many organisations around the world in creating this tool and making it freely available. The entire GDEIB has 275 benchmarks in four groups (Foundation, Bridging, Internal and External) and 15 categories. Each category contains benchmarks in five levels from Inactive to Best Practices.

A digital tool and certification will be available soon. First published in 2006, it is updated approximately every five years.

The official website (www.globalDEIbenchmarks.org) is still under construction. Iyou would like to download the free tool, subscribe to this digital magazine and you will receive a link.