Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As part of these efforts, GZA’s Board of Directors elected to establish a standing Board Committee, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEI), with both the CEO and COO sitting on the committee.  This was done in recognition of the importance of this issue, and the Board’s strong desire to strengthen the organization for future success and make sure all employees (and potential employees) feel welcomed, valued and respected.  

The purpose of the DEI Committee is to:

• Provide guidance, support, and other assistance as the DEI Committee deems necessary and appropriate to Company Management particularly on issues related to diversity and inclusion in recruitment, onboarding, retention, training and benefits; and

• Provide general guidance to Company Management on the development and implementation of policies, procedures and goals affecting diversity and inclusion at GZA.
   

   
   

  The Committee works closely with our Human Resources department with respect to recruiting and retention efforts as well as training programs for our employees. We support multi-cultural events in our offices and, to help provide an inclusive work environment, we initiated several Employee Resource Groups, dubbed GZAlliances.  Currently, we have five GZAlliances: Gender, LGBTQ+, New Professionals, Parenting, and Race/Multiculturalism Empowerment.  These groups, spearheaded by employees, typically meet monthly to discuss issues important to their members. All employees are welcome to participate and, currently, close to 20 percent of our employees participate in one or more GZAlliance.