We’re serious about equity, diversity, and inclusion, not only as an ethical and moral responsibility, but also as necessary for sustainable pandemic recovery. This year, we launched our ImpAct-EDI initiative and we were proud to surpass our objectives as part of the 50-30 challenge, achieving 50% gender parity on our board and senior management team; as well as at least 30% representation on our board of other under-represented groups, including Indigenous people, racialized persons, people living with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2+ community! (And we are almost there at the senior management level).
We also officially became an ecosystem partner for the 50-30 challenge and were awarded a $10-million contract to share resources, promote equity, and bring the sector together in addressing structural and systemic barriers to inclusion in ways that move beyond good intentions to action.