ESG Co-chair Jennifer Rubin published an article in Directors & Boards on how directors can navigate DEI efforts among a rapidly evolving landscape. She argues that in order to provide solid strategic guidance to management, boards must first understand the legal framework and data related to the company's DEI efforts.

Jennifer says, “It is important to consider the impact of wavering between pro- and anti-DEI policies (especially in response to social media pressure). Seesawing between policies can be seen as equivocating and inauthentic. That type of public thinking can and does impact corporate brands. If the policies and commitment were wrong in the past, then why should stakeholders believe the new course a corporation is now taking is the correct one?"

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Directors & Boards