b. Does that policy specifically mention religion as a protected identifier?
EXAMPLE: See page 19 of CVS’s Code of Conduct: “CVS Health is committed to maintaining a workplace environment free from discrimination, harassment and violence. Our continued success depends on the full participation of all our colleagues — regardless of age, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.”
c. Does your company include equal employment statements in all hiring materials and advertisements, including on your website? Does that statement specifically mention religion as a protected identifier?
- EXAMPLE: See Accenture’s commitment to inclusion and diversity on its website: “We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.”
- EXAMPLE: From the City of New York’s jobs home page: “The City hires the best person for a job regardless of your race, gender, religion, sexuality, or physical ability.”
/ 5 points
Implement policies that define and provide examples around appropriate and inappropriate religious expression in the workplace. (Total Possible: 5 points)
a. Does your company have a specific policy that focuses in particular on appropriate and inappropriate religious expression in the workplace (including unwanted proselytizing and religion-based harassment)?
b. Does your company’s social media policy have specific examples of appropriate and inappropriate ways to internally and externally communicate about religion on social media?
/ 5 points
Track and report on religious EEO and/or religious discrimination or harassment complaints within the company (based on national, state or local anti-discrimination laws; or internationally, when there are no such laws, track and report on policies and best practices summarized in
the Corporate Pledge on Religious Diversity and Inclusion.
(Total Possible: 5 points)
a. Does your company track religious EEO and/or religious discrimination or harassment complaints within your company (based on national, state or local anti-discrimination laws, or based on the policies and practices referred to in the previous paragraph)?
b. If yes, does your company annually issue:
- A report on the results of the tracking to the appropriate internal audience?
- Include this information in an external report (i.e. annual shareholder report)?
Scoring Guidelines: 2 points if both are done annually. Give yourself 1 point if the company submits only one of the above reports on an annual basis. Give yourself 0.5 points for each of the above reports to the extent that it is submitted regularly but at a rate less often than once per year/ 5 points
Support educational opportunities that address diverse religious traditions and foster increased communication and teamwork. (Total Possible: 5 points)
a. Has your company provided religious diversity programming (a training, Lunch & Learn, employee panel, webinar, etc.) in the last 12 months?
Scoring Guidelines: 2 points if the program specifically focused on religion; 1 point if it focused on several specific identities, one of which was religious diversity; 0.5 points if religion was mentioned but not a core issue addressed
b. Was this programming available to all employees (as opposed to employees at a specific location or those who have a specific role at the company)?
c. Has your company provided an informal educational opportunity on religious diversity outside of formal programming in the last 12 months? (i.e. inclusive holiday decorations with an educational component, a holiday potluck where employees speak about why they chose to bring a specific dish, or a team visit to a place of worship, etc.)
/ 5 points
Provide training on appropriate and inappropriate conduct around religious expression in the workplace during onboarding of new employees. (Total Possible: 5 points)
a. Does your company include training on appropriate and inappropriate conduct around religious expression during standard onboarding of new employees?
- EXAMPLE: Showing this video about appropriate and inappropriate religious expression in the workplace.
b. Does your company include training?
/ 5 points
Review freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) policies to ensure that they do not result in unintentional discrimination. (Total Possible: 5 points)
a. Conduct annual assessment of policies and authorized practices, assessing them for unintended consequences/discrimination that exclude some people or groups based on belief. For example, assessing policies and practices around reflection rooms or prayer spaces, cafeteria offerings, breadth of celebrations acknowledging different traditions, etc.?
/ 5 points
Concept I Tally
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