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Best Companies for ERGs

Recognizing the leading workplaces for employee resource groups (ERGs) and setting the standards of ERG excellence everywhere.

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Setting the standards of ERG excellence

Best Companies for ERGs measures workplaces against standardized criteria aligned to leading practices, helping them to self-assess, benchmark, and improve their ERG efforts.

Assessing areas of impact

Through the Best Companies for ERGs process, we assess participating organizations against key criteria aligned to each of the following four areas of impact:

Program support
The ERG program is an integral part of the inclusion strategy, with robust and dedicated resources.
Leadership
Leadership plays a visible and active role in supporting ERGs and a culture of inclusion.
Governance
The organization takes steps to measure, report, and help ensure ERG accountability.
Inclusive culture
The culture of the organization reflects its commitment to inclusion and ERGs.

Program support

  1. The organization has a formal inclusion strategy in place that incorporates employee resource groups (ERGs)

  2. The organization has at least five ERGs spanning five different diversity dimensions 

  3. The organization has at least one full-time employee whose role involves supporting the ERG program

  4. The organization has a dedicated ERG budget in place and a process for ERGs to request funding


Leadership

  1. The organization has a formal strategy in place for executive sponsors, with each ERG having at least one executive sponsor who is a senior-level business leader 

  2. Executive sponsors meet regularly with ERG leaders to provide guidance and support

  3. The organization provides leadership development opportunities to ERG leaders

  4. The organization provides guidance to ERGs on leadership succession planning


Governance

  1. ERG metrics are tracked and reported to senior leadership at least once per year 

  2. The organization has established guidelines in place that outline ERG expectations and accountability measures 

  3. The organization takes steps to track ERG spending against business results 

  4. ERGs provide an update on their progress toward meeting goals on a regular basis


Inclusive culture

  1. The organization demonstrates a visible commitment to supporting ERGs through external and internal means (e.g., communications, partnerships, etc.)

  2. The organization communicates the value of ERGs to all employees at least once per year

  3. ERGs play a role in recruiting and onboarding new employees 

  4. ERGs are given an opportunity to weigh in on relevant inclusion efforts



For more information, please refer to FAQs or contact bestcompanies@ergtopia.com.

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