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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | www.opensesame.com | (503) 808-1286 | 4 The need for DEI in all organizations today is evident in the correlation between engaging and promoting diverse workforces and a company's overall success. Businesses that make DEI initiatives a priority beyond standard "checkbox" efforts stand at the forefront of enormous opportunities to improve organizational culture, business competitiveness, employee engagement and talent retention. Product development and staying on the cutting edge of innovation is an ongoing challenge for manufacturers in particular. DEI plans and programs deliver in meeting core business needs such as securing a steady stream of new innovators with diverse critical thinking skills and imagination, abilities highly sought after in production fields. Strategies to Build Successful DEI Introducing manufacturing leadership and staff to new ideas with the objective of creating and sustaining a new company culture requires a commitment to invest time, energy, and resources into Diversity, Equity & Inclusion practices. The following strategies outline the attitudes, resources, tools and evaluation practices needed to create a DEI program that embeds values in all levels of the organization and in everything it says, does and stands for. The Case for DEI as Business Imperative "More diverse companies are better able to attract top talent; to improve their customer orientation, employee satisfaction, and decision making; and to secure their license to operate." 1 1 "Delivering through diversity." Vivian Hunt, Lareina Yee, Sara Prince, and Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle. McKinsey & Company. January 2018.