Introducing Crain’s 2021 Notable Businesses Championing Diversity and Inclusion – Crain’s Cleveland Business

Intentionality is the key for Crains Notable Businesses Championing Diversity and Inclusion.

Intentionality meaning every one of the 19 honorees made an intentional effort to promote diversity and inclusion in their workplace and in the community at large.

The 19, chosen by Crains after they successfully completed the Greater Cleveland Partnership Equity & Inclusion Organization Assessment and Crain's written evaluation, represent a cross-section of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.

The honored include professional athletics, the arts, and the business, legal and medical communities. There are representatives from the construction, manufacturing, real estate and finance sectors, and the group also has one of the areas finest private high schools.

Some of the representatives have been fostering diversity in their workplace for more than two decades. Others have been spurred by the recent nationwide focus on diversity and inclusion. All promote the hiring of women and individuals of color, and many spur conversations in the wider community that open minds and hearts to the possibilities of diversity. All lead to actions that foster an inclusive and open work environment.

Each business can be a model for others who can adapt practices and principles that best fit their individual workplace. As more join the effort, Northeast Ohio can set new standards for opening hearts and minds to the possibilities and positives of diversity and inclusion.

Additionally, Crain's is showcasing seven organizations of the many that took the GCP E&I Organization Assessment and were recognized by GCP as"Best in Class" in specific areas.

Crain's is honored to partner with GCP on this year's effort. The area chamber of commerce has collected data and reported on the status of diversity and inclusion efforts in Northeast Ohio for two decades. Employers who complete GCP's equity and inclusion assessment receive immediate feedback and suggested resources that can be useful for internal diversity and inclusion strategic planning. The assessment also provides aggregate data on the regions workforce diversity.

The deadline to complete the 2021 GCP E&I Organization Assessment is Friday, Dec. 17. Visit tinyurl.com/GCP-EI-Assessment. And look for the 2022 GCP E&I Organization Assessment on GCP's website beginning Feb. 1.

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