Race, ethnicity, and Indigenous communities
Deloitte is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive.
Deloitte’s global diversity, equity and inclusion strategy is focused not only on helping Deloitte people live our values and understand the importance of a culture that stands against all non-inclusive behaviors, but also on designing and implementing targeted interventions that champion diversity and address systemic inequities around the world.
Racial, ethnic and Indigenous inclusion at Deloitte
Deloitte stands against racism and racial and ethnic inequality, and we believe that clear and tangible action is critical both within the walls of Deloitte and in the communities we serve.
Enabling people to put themselves in the place of others is a powerful way to build empathy and support allyship which is itself a fundamental tool for driving inclusion. Deloitte Global is thus focused on helping build empathy and allyship through storytelling using the lived experience of those at Deloitte and beyond to imagine perspectives of how someone might experience their workday. Listen to Peter’s story and take a moment to put yourself in his place.
Can you see me? “Peter”
“I feel the stares but they quickly look away. The woman on the bus who clasps her handbag a little bit tighter. The man who gets tense when I sit down beside him.”
Here are some ways we are taking action
United States
Deloitte US established the Deloitte Health Equity institute focused on challenging barriers to equal access to healthcare and the Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable (MADE) initiative, which committed US$75 million to fuel greater racial and ethnic diversity in accounting and tax.
United Kingdom
Deloitte UK is a founding member of the Change the Race Ratio campaign that focuses on increasing racial and ethnic participation in businesses and has voluntarily published ethnicity pay gaps since 2017. The Deloitte Black Experience is an evolution of Deloitte UK’s Black Action Plan which was launched in 2020 and is centred around four key pillars; people experience, promotion, sponsorship, and partner experience.
Canada
Deloitte Canada is committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through its Reconciliation Action Plan, outlining its commitments to further engage, support, and collaborate with Indigenous peoples. Deloitte Canada signed the BlackNorth Pledge in 2021 and formed a Black Action Council made up of senior executives and talent from across the organization, leading initiatives which aim to combat anti-Black racism, dismantle systemic barriers, promote and sustain opportunities for our Black colleagues, and create an inclusive safe and equitable workplace for Black people at Deloitte.
Australia
Deloitte Australia is committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through its Reconciliation Action Plan, outlining its commitments to further engage, support, and collaborate with Indigenous peoples. In 2023, Deloitte Australia also launched a Race and Culture Action Plan outlining their commitment over the next three years to have a leadership team and workforce that reflects a diverse Australia to reach racial equity.
South Africa
Deloitte South Africa has a transformation strategy in place to address the socio-economic disadvantages experienced by underrepresented groups. Under this strategy, specific plans are implemented and monitored in accordance with legislation which focuses on the empowerment and inclusion of Black people, women, and persons with disabilities within Deloitte South Africa and society at large. Deloitte South Africa is committed to ensuring fair and equitable employment practices and enabling access to socio-economic opportunities for disadvantaged groups.
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