The Inclusion & Diversity Business Champion Program will provide tangible tools and information for leaders across functions to effect internal change, focusing on building internal organization capabilities related to inclusion and diversity. The program is designed to guide participants through the process of building a strategy, establishing a culture that values diversity, and recruiting, engaging and mobilizing leaders.

Utilizing an interactive webinar format, mentoring/coaching and executive sponsorship, the course will leverage the Council’s Diversity Toolkit and strategies to help companies create individual plans of action. Course content includes perspectives from leading diverse global companies and industry leaders.

Curriculum 

• Course pre-work utilizing the Council Diversity Study Maturity Index to self-assess, change
• management tools
• Four half-day interactive webinars
• Four best practice knowledge sharing webinars
• Two executive plenary sessions with executive sponsor
• Coaching and mentorship
• Final report outlining plan for internal integration
• Optional additional activities provided during course

Time and Financial Investment

• Program Duration – 12 months
• Time Investment – 4 hours per month
• Financial Investment – Members $2,100, Non-members $3,000
• Program Sponsorship – $5,000 per organization

2022 Course Dates
Class Webinars: March 9, May 25, September 21, November 9 (8 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
Best Practice Knowledge Sharing Webinars: March 23, June 15, October 12, December 7 (12 – 1 p.m.)

Past Cohorts

• I&D Program Focuses on Creating a Culture That Values Diversity
• Energy Workforce Launches 2021 Inclusion & Diversity Program
• Energy Workforce Celebrates Inclusion & Diversity Graduates, Looks to Future
• Announcing the 2020 Inclusion & Diversity Business Program Graduates
• Inclusion & Diversity Business Champion Certification Program Draws to a Close
• Member Leads Panel Discussion on Having Courageous Conversations on Inclusion & Diversity
• Inclusion and Diversity Leaders Analyze Strategies for Implementing Meaningful Change
• Inclusion and Diversity Leaders Further the Discussion During Networking
• Inclusion and Diversity Certification Program Delves into Unconscious Bias
• Inclusion & Diversity Participants Discuss Adapting Efforts During Crisis
• Companies Get First Taste of New Inclusion & Diversity Program