21 January 2022
(From the web post, here)
A newly published international standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO 30415, Human resource management — Diversity and inclusion, provides a foundation for organizations wishing to create an inclusive workplace and optimizes all the benefits that it can bring. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is the secretariat of ISO technical committee (TC) 260, Human Resource Management, which developed the standard.
How ISO 30415 Supports Diversity and Inclusion
The new standard ISO 30415 will result in company leaders demonstrating their commitment to diversity and inclusion, with strategic opportunities applied and strong awareness of the results of their commitment by employees and external stakeholders. The standard covers actions, principles, measures, and their associated accountabilities and responsibilities, and takes into account the unique context of each workplace. ISO 30415 is intended to be scalable to the needs of all types of organizations in different sectors, whether in public, private, government or non-governmental organizations (NGO), regardless of size, type, activity, industry or sector, growth phase, external influences, and country-specific requirements.
"This standard helps organizations to embed diversity and inclusion across the entire employment life cycle, as well as in their supply chain and relationships with other stakeholders," said Lewis. "It takes a continuous improvement approach to achieve diversity and inclusion objectives and to support external validation processes as well."