Improving disability inclusion in workplaces worldwide.

The Disability Equality Index has evolved into a tool for companies seeking to identify disparities in their workplace culture, recruitment, and infrastructure (buildings and facilities, technology, etc.). The next decade of the Disability Equality Index will globalize the benchmark, questions, scoring, methodology, and metrics for universal use to ensure that companies around the world can mitigate risk and achieve long term value.

Supporting companies with disability reporting in sustainability disclosures.

The internationalization of the Disability Equality Index coincides with the first major legislative mandate to integrate disability into accountability standards designed to assess business’ environmental and social impact. As global regulators recognize and codify disability as a dimension of sustainable business performance, the Disability Equality Index is poised to expedite the reporting process for multinational companies that must now substantiate their inclusion efforts for all stakeholders. Regional legislation such as the Accessible Canada Act and the European Accessibility Act are outlining clear compliance mandates that companies operating in certain jurisdictions must be prepared to follow.

Ensuring organizational resilience in an evolving market landscape.

Disability inclusion is widely recognized as a sustainability matter. Sixty five percent (65%) of Global Fortune 500 companies already report about disability in the workforce. Disability inclusion is material imperative for companies seeking to develop sustainable workforces amidst demographic change, aging populations, and global migration. The pending enforcement of legislation like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will make disability reporting a material issue for more than 50,000 employers upon its full implementation.