IMD Annual Report 2021

Special features 24

Focus area

2020

2021

2022

EI&D story and position

Visible EI&D in panels, stories, events EI&D Council (cont’d)

Inclusion code of conduct Visible EI&D in panels, stories, events EI&D Council (cont’d) Gender Equality Index rolled out Eliminate bias via peer-to-peer coaching Revisit language/jokes, examples IMD material to visually/ linguistically reflect the world Faculty Recruitment Committee embeds EI&D into process Expanding into new networks Avoid ‘friends of friends’ approach (avoid like-for-like hire) Share/apply best practices Develop steps to retain ‘at risk’ Guidelines to ensure all speakers, examples are representative of the world Increase cases with women/and increase variety of leaders Integrate EI&D in sales and marketing Integrate EI&D into customer facing steps Setup EI&D networks Equal Pay certification (start) Women’s Day, Pride month, Diversity Awareness month, EI&D OWP event Assign 2 ‘buddies’ for new senior staff, faculty and key roles Inclusion Index (start)

EI&D statement Dedicated web page EI&D Council introduced EI&D Advisory promoted

Communication/ Education

(cont’d)

Align EI&D and sustainability initiatives

Recruitment/ Retention

Hiring targets

Upskilling and Embedding

(cont’d)

Supportive Environment

Manage EI&D networks Equal Pay Certification (final) Women’s day, Pride month, Diversity Awareness month (cont’d) Inclusion Index (final)

Setup EI&D networks OWP event EI&D awareness month

EI&D success measures

Peer-to-peer coaching (cont’d) Faculty hiring process

Peer-to-peer coaching started Faculty hiring process refresh

4 internal events 4 external events

4 internal events 4 external events

Making great strides Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the vast majority of planned goals and activities for 2020 and 2021 had been completed by December. IMD awarded Swiss pay equity certification Compensation for male and female employees at IMD met Swiss legal standards for pay equity certification, as of December 2021.

New Inclusion Index This new index, which will enable IMD to measure its progress in developing an inclusive and diverse workplace, was designed and will be included in the larger IMD employee engagement survey in 2022. Gender identity Since 2021, participants register for programs with a choice of three different gender options: female, male, and other.