{"id":199988,"date":"2025-10-09T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T11:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/199988\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T11:24:09","slug":"how-seriously-is-corporate-canada-taking-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/199988\/","title":{"rendered":"How seriously is corporate Canada taking DEI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>For the best listening experience and to never miss an episode, subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/podcasts\/the-decibel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Decibel<\/a> on your favourite podcast app or platform: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-decibel\/id1565410296?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3qYDbRr9geEsFkkwkq3oeL?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/41787d0e-cbd2-4d33-96e5-506ca588241b\/the-decibel?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-decibel-81650306\/?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/6yr6jcgb?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pocket Casts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLjt27UiMlbQXaZvGPVS3iacAbBQrebVmS\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Five years ago, hundreds of Canadian companies publicly pledged to address anti-Black racism. They signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-hire-black-employees-corporate-canada\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlackNorth Initiative<\/a>, which has since become the most high-profile DEI effort in corporate Canada. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Many of the commitments came with a 2025 deadline. The Globe and Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-blacknorth-dei-bay-street-finance-diversity-pledge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">surveyed the signatories<\/a> to find out how they\u2019ve fared. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/authors\/vanmala-subramaniam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanmala Subramaniam<\/a> is the Future of Work reporter for The Globe. She explains how the results show that the enthusiasm employers once had for diversity projects has waned considerably.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Questions? 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