BlueGrace developed our Diversity and Inclusion initiative in 2020. This included multiple trainings made available to our employees both via LinkedIn and internal content as well as BlueGrace’s first diversity and inclusion council, among other components. Our goal with this initiative is to create a more educated and inclusive culture that celebrates all of our employees, customers and partners.
D&I council
BlueGrace’s D&I council is a group of employees that partners with our leadership team to develop and drive the D&I initiatives. It serves as a sounding board for the CEO and a voice for the employees in all diversity & inclusion related scenarios.
business resource groups
BlueGrace Business Resource Groups (or BRG’s) serve as a source of growth, development, and solace for our employees. Each group has their own leadership structure and contributes to the inclusive and diverse culture we strive to build at BlueGrace.
D&I certified
This emblem represents the holder’s efforts to understand the importance of diversity and inclusion not only in the workplace but in their own lives. Discussing topics such as unconscious bias and building an inclusive culture, our employees who are certified took the time to learn and complete an assessment to acquire this certification. Each NewGracer also receives this training and acquires this certification in their first few months of employment.
what do our employees think?
2020 activities
company-wide training
After our first LinkedIn training for Juneteenth, we rolled out a custom built, in-depth DIBS company wide training for all employees.
D&I council
guest speaker
Andre Norman spoke to employees about his life experience to help teach our employees about societal inequities and social injustice.
new appointment to the BlueGrace board of directors
Stacey Allaster Chief Executive, Professional Tennis who previously served as the Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association. She was named first female tournament director of US Open and played a huge role in securing equal prize money for women in tournaments, breaking down the gender pay gap. Additional accomplishments and awards include Cosmopolitan’s Top 10 Women for Equal Pay, alongside other leading women such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Beyonce. Read More.
what’s next?
women at BlueGrace
We will be kicking off our first Business Resource Group, Women at BlueGrace which will be the first of multiple focus groups.
focus groups
New focus groups will be hosted and led by our D&I council members to help dive into our company survey feedback.
deeper dive
We will deliver a deeper dive & follow-up to our D&I training that equips our managers on developing inclusive team environments.
