Why are Diversity & Inclusion benefits not always available for the firms?
We aim to create a digital tool for planning, implementing and monitoring corporate social responsibility and educational materials for using it, so that higher institution (HE) graduates can lead the change toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) even in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have little extra resources.
This will lay the foundation for creating the EU’s joint standard for monitoring social responsibility and solving a number of social challenges in the union.
The SMEs can use this tool to enable an easy DEI management and ESG reporting system. Since they are involved in the development of the tool and can introduce their real life cases to be solved, the system fits their needs exactly and can be put right into action.
Do you want to introduce your business cases to be solved? Then we look forward to you contacting the International Team of the IHK-PG.
Developing a framework for social responsibility in SMEs
Gaining understanding about the DEI related challenges that underrepresented groups are facing when seeking employment or at work and gaining understanding about the DEI related challenges in SMEs.
Mapping perspectives of the key stakeholder groups in order to start building solutions and identifying issues to be considered when planning, implementing, and reporting DEI management.
Defining specific cases of DEI challenges in the SME realities and generate innovative solutions for them. Organising DEI hackathons to connect SMEs with students, and other under-represented groups to raise awareness in the public about DEI issues.
Sooner or later all SMEs need to report on their ESG and thus also DEI actions. To support you in doing so, we create a tool and training material for it. The project also ensures, that the future workers in the SMEs, the current graduate students, know exactly what the reality in the SMEs is and how they can best apply the tool and material to support them.
Besides receiving well-trained future employees and a tool that is easy to use, you can tailor-make it to your business in providing us with business cases, best practices or just your opinion and expertise. This way the material does actually meet the needs of the SMEs.
DEI4SME Strengthening DEI in Education and SME Management
ERASMUS+
KA220-HED - Cooperation partnerships in higher education
www.dei4sme.eu
