Diversity Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2025

The expert panel further highlighted seven “stand- out” design and execution approaches from seven other submissions. Initiative context, objective and a snapshot of the approach in practice are synthesized in the following section. TABLE 3 Highlights: initiative design and execution Organization Highlighted principle Driving community development through entrepreneurship and ecosystem building. Increasing safety and respect for delivery workers, combatting systemic racism. Movistar Colombia Tracking and socializing positive productivity impact of female hires in the Telecommunications sector. Building trust with people of African ancestry to participate in genomics research and to become researchers; both efforts will build more diversity in the genetic databases being studied today and increase the scientific talent pipeline for equitable medical research. Using a holistic business approach to accelerate gender equity. Redefining the concept of family in employee benefits to be inclusive of the LGBTQI+ community. Embedding DEI into business models, from start-up stage, despite disproportionate up-front investment in early life of the company. Highlights 2.2 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2025 31