Bianca NijhofFoundation Board Member28 May 2019

Impact of Inclusive Working Cultures on Company performance Tools, indicators, good practices

LGBTI Inclusion Spearheading D&I in Business

OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE: Major Dutch and Multinational Businesses, both public & private sectors, academic and civil society organisations

who support LGBTI workplace inclusion

MEMBERS

THE DILEMMA

33%30% The percentage of productivity and

creativity loss we estimate if LGBTI people cannot be themselves at work* Based on stats from the SCP, Flemish Government and Workplace Pride’s own research

If you cannot be openly yourself at work, this is bad for you, bad for your employer & ultimately bad for

economies due to productivity loss.

Of your total working life is spent at work * World Health Organisation

LGBTI AT WORK

Dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTI people at work

• International events, publications re LGBTI workplace inclusion: Amsterdam, Nairobi, Chennai, Moscow, Singapore, etc. & New Horizons magazine

• Point of reference for HR & D&I professionals & LGBTI community for best practices: Chair at Leiden Univ.

• Providing tools for real change to employers, governments & NGOs: Global Benchmark

• Realising the full potential of LGBTI workplace inclusion for all stakeholders through positive & productive cooperation

WHAT WE DO

• Why do companies engage on LGBTI: • Retain top talent - fewer illnesses, better teamwork & more creativity• Win business and loyalty of discerning customers• LGBTI employee insight drives market innovation

• Best practices: • IBM & Accenture: Leadership Development Programs:• ING: Rainbow Families Project - inclusive approach directly impacting employees• All Workplace Pride Members: Role models & Ally Programs

• How we work with companies:• Connecting them with each other and with civil society • Empower them all to make informed decision • Reaching out to local and international markets - ‘its a global issue!’• Global Benchmark: Checklist of how to approach this topic at work

BUSINESS IMPERATIVE

• Annual measurement tool for cross-border LGBTI policies and practices

• Participation reveals many opportunities to make positive - low threshold - changes in organisations

MEASUREMENT Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

• Individual results provide specific advice for how to improve LGBTI inclusion

• Baseline comparison to make changes for LGBTI workplace Inclusion

THE WAY FORWARD

United Nations • LGBTI Standards of

Conduct for Business • SDGs & LGBTI inclusion

Global Initiatives

www.workplacepride.org