TRANSPARENCY

QUESTIONS TO REFLECT ON:

• Do you have anywhere where you are displaying your organization’s commitment and data on DEI goals and initiatives?

• Which communities do you want to engage further in your organization/business practices and activities? How will you engage these communities authentically?

• Which groups in your community could be impacted by the decisions you make? 

• Are there any missteps that your organization has made that needs to be addressed and repaired with the community? 

• What are the evident signals of trust and transparency that community members can look to within your organization? 

• Do the decision makers in your business/organization deeply understand the history of their surrounding neighborhood?

SUPPLIER & VENDOR DIVERSITY

QUESTIONS TO REFLECT ON:

• Do you have goals or metrics for supplier diversity?

• Are you making referrals for diverse vendors you partner with?

• Do you uplift the diverse vendors you partner with via social media or your website?

• How do you assess and learn more about the values of your potential supplies and vendors to ensure alignment?

CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS & RECOGNITION

QUESTIONS TO REFLECT ON:

• Do you know who the culture bearers are in your city? What is your current relationship with them?

• Do you have any cocktails, dishes, room names, etc that are culturally insensitive or flat out racist?

• Do you have decor that may be racist or appropriative? 

• If your space has photos or portraits, are the individuals portrayed diverse? 

• Do you have a land acknowledgement on your website or social media? How did you come up with this acknowledgement? Did you compensate anyone for their labor if it was a collaborative process?

• How do leaders address microaggressions or other culturally biased incidents that might occur in the workplace? 

• How does your organization regularly celebrate cultures, identities, and traditions in the workplace? Is this visible to customers and patrons? 

• What are the explicit markers in your place of business that affirm the cultures of marginalized identities?