Insights: Establish Inclusive Norms

This is a compilation of resources providing concrete data and strategies for board inclusion and governance excellence. 

The Inclusion Driven Boardroom
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), in partnership with Deloitte, hone in on the importance of boards both welcoming diverse backgrounds and creating inclusive environments in which everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. This article offers actions to help drive boardroom inclusivity that include, but are not limited to: a focus on the role of the chair and a guideline for how to be an inclusive board member.

The Inclusion Imperative For Boards
Deloitte discusses the important role board members play in fostering an inclusive environment by defining five key areas - strategy, governance, talent, integrity, and performance - that drive a board's ability to influence inclusion.

Board Inclusion Framework: Enabling boards to Govern Inclusively
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The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) collaborated with Deloitte to create a board inclusion framework leveraging three main focus areas: a structure that sets the foundation for understanding board-level inclusion governance, questions board members can ask to assess their own board's inclusion governance, and action items to help boards improve their own board inclusion governance practices.