DiversityFIRST™ Top 40 Companies
As diversity has grown into a major business imperative, so too has the call to rank companies on their diversity efforts. In fact, many companies covet the rankings on such lists. In a culture that puts significant emphasis on lists and rankings, such lists are the start, not the end of a company’s demonstrated commitment to diversity. The National Diversity Council introduces the next generation of quantitative and qualitative assessment of a company’s diversity effort. Using a proprietary process, The National Diversity Council assesses a company’s diversity effort in the areas of People, Community, Supplier Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Methodology:
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Companies are asked to complete a survey to the review panel. Once the surveys have been received, the panel (consisting of diversity professionals) reviews them. All surveys are redacted to eliminate company identified data.
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The peer review panel ranks the surveys and submits them to the vice-president of research.
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The list of companies is reduced and the companies that remain are asked to conduct a phone interview with the vice-president of research.
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The list is further reduced and the remaining companies are asked to submit further documentation. A random selection of companies is selected for a site visit by the research team.
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The peer review panel will issue its recommendations of rankings to the vice-president of research with the following designations: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Please note that there is no requirement that a certain number of companies be listed in any category.
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The vice-president of research will, in consultation with the peer review panel, list the Top 40 companies.
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Companies, at their discretion may ask for a report of the team’s findings. The report shall be analytical and contain both quantitative and qualitative data and observations and recommendations.
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The survey is sent to any company requesting it that has 1,500 employees or more. The employees can be global.
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There is no cost to participate in the process.
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The 2009 survey will be sent out in September and will be due in January.
Within the DiversityFIRST™ Top 40, we will be identifying the top companies for: African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Women, Disabilities, Supplier Diversity, Recruitment & Retention and Corporate Responsibility.
To request a survey or to ask for additional information, please send email to top40@nationaldiversitycouncil.org.