It was signed by 473 companies, including the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Air Canada, Cineplex Inc., Enbridge Inc., and Telus Corp. The Initiative surveyed 182 of those companies between November 2020 and June 2021 and found half have a diversity, equity and inclusion plan in place. Ahmed-Omer acknowledged that action on equity, diversity and inclusion measures isn’t always as straightforward as it seems at the outset. Making changes around equity and inclusion often faces pushback, doesn’t involve enough communication with the groups it’s intended to support and can be costly. “But it’s what makes the journey so worthwhile.”This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 20, 2021.

Source: thestar July 20, 2021 18:56 UTC