As long-time, long-term investors in the transition to a more sustainable economy, Impax is well versed in the role of a diverse workforce.
In this year’s review we find that academic and industry studies still highlight the economic and financial benefits of integrating diversity and inclusion into corporate culture.
In this update, we highlight the findings linking workforce diversity and inclusion with company innovation, resilience, financial performance, and environmental sustainability.
Our annual update on research supporting wider, deeper pools of talent
As long-time, long-term investors in the transition to a more sustainable economy, Impax is well versed in the role of a diverse workforce.
In this year’s review we find that academic and industry studies still highlight the economic and financial benefits of integrating diversity and inclusion into corporate culture.
In this update, we highlight the findings linking workforce diversity and inclusion with company innovation, resilience, financial performance, and environmental sustainability.
We focus on how:
- Positive correlations between workforce diversity and better company financial performance continue to be represented in academic and industry findings.
- A strong relationship between inclusive workplaces and corporate innovation is increasingly present in the literature.
- Diversity supports both environmental and social aspects of the transition to a more sustainable economy; it is positively correlated with better resilience, as measured by crisis management and asset redeployability, and better sustainability outcomes, including lower carbon emissions and renewable energy use.
- Positive correlations between workforce diversity and better company financial performance continue to be represented in academic and industry findings. A strong relationship between inclusive workplaces and corporate innovation is increasingly present in the literature.