Build a better equity, diversity & inclusion strategy.

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What we do

We’re on a mission to make companies like yours more equitable, diverse and inclusive.

We’ll do that by building you an evidence-based EDI strategy, that centers employee voices and that’s designed for impact.

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Why do you need an EDI strategy?

A well-built EDI strategy is vital to your company culture and bottom line.

Companies with impactful Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategies are:

 

43%

more profitable

(McKinsey)

70%

more likely to capture new markets

(Harvard Business Review)

6x

more innovative + agile

(Deloitte)

60%

more likely to attract and retain talent

(International Labour Organization)

Here’s how we do it:

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Clear, Evidence Based Insight.

We measure the current state of equity, diversity and inclusion in your business through our industry-leading EDI Diagnostic Survey ™, maturity assessment, focus groups, interviews and through a review of your systems and practices. We turn data into meaningful insight.

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A Practical, Actionable Plan that Ignites Progress.

We’ll curate a customized EDI action plan to help your business ignite change in systems, processes and people and achieve measurable results within a 2-year timeframe.

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The best partners and the best experience.

Because we’re a boutique firm, we focus on relationships and delivering excellence in every engagement, every time. We’ll guide you every step of the way, providing you with the clarity and confidence you need, and the personalized care that only a small firm can provide.

Our Approach

A clear, evidence-based EDI methodology that moves you beyond talk to impactful action.

Leveraging Empowered’s proven EDI IMPACT Methodology™, our team works collaboratively with you to:

Include diverse perspectives

We create safe and brave spaces that center employee voices and experiences.

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Measure equity, diversity & inclusion

We apply our industry-leading EDI Diagnostic Survey™ to assess your company’s intersectional representation, inclusion and equity.

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Pinpoint root causes

We painstakingly pour over your data to not only identify your most pressing EDI themes, but also their root causes.  

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Assess systems

We review your People & Culture processes, systems, policies and practices to identify where systemic change is needed.

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Curate strategic actions

We give you a clear and concise 2-year strategic action plan, so that you can move from talk to meaningful action, efficiently.

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Track progress

We give you the metrics to ensure you’re making progress into the long-term.

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  • “If you’re looking for best-in-class knowledge as it relates to EDI, this is the company that you need to work with.”

    — Sharlinee Maharaj, VP People & Culture, Altitude Sports

  • "When I think "real systems change," Empowered offers truly progressive and innovative insights and solutions that drive long-term, sustained change."

    — Serena Nguyen, Director, People Experience & Strategy

  • "The Empowered team perfectly balanced listening to understand goals while offering thoughtful and impactful recommendations, backed with tangible solutions."

    — Andrea Vrbanac, VP, People & Culture & Sheila Thompson, People & Culture Programs Lead, Axonify

  • "As a result of our work together, our Wealth business achieved diversity goals that were strategically important to our success"

    — Charyl Galpin, Chief Regulatory Officer, Wealth Management, BMO Financial Group

  • "Empowered has helped us come out of this process with a clear action plan that reflects the voices and experiences of our employees, and that will strengthen our business overall."

    — Rohan Mahimker, Co-CEO, Prodigy

 

 Our Clients Span the Globe