The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Sustainability Survey

Feb 8

Our first research initiative at Diversity in Sustainability is to better understand the landscape of diversity and inclusion within the field of sustainability. Our key research questions are:

How diverse are we across race/ethnicity, immigration status, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social mobility/class, education, religion, political preferences, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, and caregiver status?

What barriers to entry are faced in entering the field of sustainability?
Have we experienced inclusion and equality within our organizations?
How do our organizations support diversity, equity and inclusion?

By “Sustainability”, we’re referring to a wide range of sub-industries in/that support the environmental and social sector, including:

Community/public affairs
Corporate social responsibility and sustainability
Design - product/graphic/service/packaging/other
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Education - higher education, outdoor education, youth education
Environment, Health and Safety
Environmental science and/or engineering
Green buildings
Indigenous relations
International development/relief
Law - environmental or social law, policy and/or regulation
Philanthropy and not-for-profit (including foundations, associations, social NGOs, campaign/advocacy groups)
Renewable energy
Responsible investment/investor relations
Responsible sourcing/procurement
Social enterprise
Support/enabling function/organization to one of the roles above (e.g. recruitment, accountancy, marketing, communications)

The survey is being deployed on February 9, 2021 and will be closed April 8, 2021, with a final research paper to be published in late Summer 2021. They survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Sponsors

We are currently looking for sponsors for the publication of the final research. Please inquire with us at info@diversityinsustainability.com for further details on packages.

Distribution partners

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