GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016

Contains disclosures for companies/organizations to report information about the impacts related to diversity and equal opportunity at work.

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GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016

Contains disclosures for organizations to report information about their

impacts related to diversity and equal opportunity at work, and how they manage these impacts 💥.

The Standard is structured as follows:

  • Section 1 contains a requirement, which provides information about how the organization manages its impacts related to diversity and equal opportunity at work.

  • Section 2 contains two disclosures, which provide information about the organization’s impacts related to diversity and equal opportunity at work.

  • The Glossary contains defined terms with a specific meaning when used in the GRI Standards. The terms are underlined in the text of the GRI Standards and linked to the definitions.

  • The Bibliography lists authoritative intergovernmental instruments used in developing this Standard.

The rest of the Introduction section provides a background on the topic, an overview of the system of GRI Standards, and further information on using this Standard.

Background on the topic

This Standard addresses the topic of an organization’s approach to diversity and equal opportunity at work. When an organization actively promotes diversity and equality at work, it can generate significant benefits for both the organization and workers. For example, the organization can gain access to a larger and more diverse set of potential workers. These benefits also flow through to society in general, as greater equality promotes social stability and supports further economic development.

These concepts are covered in key instruments of the International Labour Organization, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the United Nations: see the Bibliography.

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