Description

Why is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) so important for businesses? What is the business case for DEI? What are the economic benefits of DEI activities? What are the ethical considerations for DEI? What can business executives do to encourage Diversity? What can executives do to ensure inclusion of diverse employees, shareholders, customers, and other stakeholders? DEI is not a fad, more than half of the Fortune 500 have published data on their DEI metrics in 2022, do not be left behind.

Presented by The Knowledge Institute, LLC

Instructor: Rob Angell, MS, CPA or Don Minges, MBA

Target Audience

Professionals who seek tangible data on the real value of DEI. Corporate Financial Leaders, Corporate Financial Managers, CEOs, CFOs, Controllers, Accountants, Board members, advisors, and Consultants, and those who advise them. CPAs in public practice and CPAs in industry.

Course Objectives

After attending this course, you will be able to...

• Understand the benefits of DEI initiatives 
• Discuss proven, effective techniques to realize those benefits

Subjects

The major topics covered in this class include:

• Business case for DEI activities
• Ethical considerations of DEI
• Economic benefits of DEI
• Definition and clarification of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Examples of effective DEI initiatives

Prerequisites

None, preferably at least six (6) months of professional financial statement analysis experience, or at least six (6) credit hours of corporate finance classwork at an accredited university.

Advanced Preparation

Please bring a laptop computer with Excel.