REVEAL
DEFINE
ASSIGN
IMPLEMENT
DE&I
IDENTIFY
When George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis,
Minnesota in May 2020 and the news spread, it became a
catalyst for a larger conversation at Johnston Group. The
family-owned and Winnipeg-based company that specializes
in employee benefits solutions for businesses took a hard look
at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I).
"A lot of it was organic and came from our staff. One thing
we recognized and I hope all companies recognize this—
we have a lot of work to do. We weren't diverse as we should
be, especially at our senior management level. We didn't
have a strategy in place and didn't have a mechanism for
employees dealing with racism or intolerance to be able to
take action upon it. We knew we needed to do something,"
said Dave Angus, President of Johnston Group.
The company hired Jaime Chinchilla, a DE&I consultant and
expert, who pulled together recommendations for HR practices.
At the same time, a committee was created within the company.
Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion: Moving past
statements into action
A Roadmap to Diversity,
Equality, and Inclusion (DE&I)
Access current
corporate DE&I
efforts
Implement
DE&I across
your entire
organization
Reveal and
document gaps
and challenges
Assign
specific DE&I
initiatives overseen
by a governance
model
Define a clear
purpose upheld
by defined
strategic pillars
Identify goals
and metrics
to indicate
progress
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