Maine Human Resources Convention

The Business Case: Why Diversity and Inclusion are Good for Business. If HR and Diversity professionals want to get their organizations behind diversity and inclusion initiatives, they need to be skilled at making a strong business case for them. We must show how these efforts will drive organizational success, sustainability, profitability, and competitive advantage. In this presentation, learn how to leverage the internal processes, programs, policies, and practices within your organization as well as the external environment to build a solid Diversity and Inclusion business case. While highlighting four key steps, Eric Peterson (SHRM’s Manager of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives) from Alexandria, Virginia, will outline how these steps fit into a more comprehensive model, called the SHRM Strategic Diversity Management Plan®.

With special thanks to keynote sponsor: Goodwill Industries of Northern New England