Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leaders Council


Overview

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leaders Council (DEILC) is comprised of the top executives at leading retailers who oversee all work related to diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging within their organizations.

The DEILC is a practitioner-led community that provides support to member retailers at all points in their DE&I organizational strategy, as well as assists all retailers in making progress from where they are, rather than a one standard definition of success. The Council broadly focuses its ongoing work on four priority issues:

  • Quantifying the DE&I business case
  • Organization-wide participation
  • Intentional succession planning for diverse talent
  • Societal impact

Participating companies help shape the resources and tools of RILA’s overall Diversity Equity & Inclusion Initiative. DE&I practitioners benchmark with their peers who face similar retail industry-specific challenges, such as the ongoing brand and reputation considerations associated with millions of daily consumer interactions.

The DEILC and the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Executive Committee together comprise RILA’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion Initiative.

RILA's DEILC members have full access to Council resources, found below.  

For more information on RILA's Diversity Equity & Inclusion Leaders Council, contact Erin Hiatt, Vice President, CSR at erin.hiatt@rila.org

Strategic Partners

Committee Materials

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April 2021 Community Org Engagement & Signage

Peer survey on community organization engagement and store signage

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2021 DILC Call Summaries

2021 DILC Call Summaries

Bridging a More Inclusive Workforce
Bridging a More Inclusive Workforce

RILA sat down with Bridges from School to Work to discuss how they tranform lives and support retailers in creating a diverse work pool.

October 4, 2021
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D&I Case Study Analysis

Case study on a cross-section of large retailers' executives who each have a role in assisting the company responds to a hypothetical D&I- incident.

January 13, 2020
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2021 Proxy Season ESG Lookback: Key Takeaways for Retail
2021 Proxy Season ESG Lookback: Key Takeaways for Retail

RILA partnered with Melissa Sawyer, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell for an exclusive analysis of the 2021 proxy season’s key ESG themes and considerations for the retail industry

November 9, 2021
How Macy’s Supports D&I, Drives Innovation
How Macy’s Supports D&I, Drives Innovation

RILA conversation about how Macy’s has been supporting diverse entrepreneurs for the last decade and why that work remains relevant today.

September 29, 2021
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DEI Aspirations Tracker
DEI Aspirations Tracker

DEI Targets Tracker targets of RILA members and other large U.S. retailers from HR-related to societal impact targets and commitments.

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2022 DEILC Call Summaries

Call Summaries for all 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council Calls.

January 1, 2022
Interview with Phluid Project
Interview with Phluid Project

Learn more about Phluid Project, which goes above and beyond gender- free apparel and accessories.

December 16, 2021
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Diversity & Inclusion Resource Library

Resources are available to RILA Diversity & Inclusion Leaders Council members. Please login to access. If you’d like to share materials or have other questions, please contact Erin Hiatt

September 1, 2020
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2022 RILA Mitigating Bias in AP Survey

2022 RILA Mitigating Bias in AP Survey

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January 2021 DILC Teams & Metrics Survey

Peer survey on DEI teams and other reported metrics

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D&I Success Statements & Leadership Model

Guiding RILA DILC framework

August 24, 2020
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June 2020 DILC Personnel Survey Results

Peer survey from the Diversity & Inclusion Leaders Council

June 1, 2020
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ESG Reporting: Balancing Transparency & Risk

Recording from the ESG Reporting: Balancing Transparency & Risk Call

November 19, 2020
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November 2020 Supplier Diversity Program

Peer survey on Supplier Diversity Programs

November 2, 2020
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Investor Outreach on COVID-19 & Human Capital Management

RILA facilitated a discussion on ESG Fundamentals & Applications to Investor Outreach on COVID-19 and Human Capital Management

October 14, 2020
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Gender 101 Session with GET Phluid

GET Phluid and RILA presented an abbreviated, executive summary version of GET Phluid’s Gender 101 training followed by a Q&A with presenters.

How Retailers Can Integrate Refugee Talent
How Retailers Can Integrate Refugee Talent

RILA and the Tent Partnership for Refugees give a briefing on: “How Refugee Talent Can Be An Asset To The Retail Industry”.

October 21, 2021
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June 2022 DEILC ERG/BRG & Employee Engagement Survey

June 2022 DEILC ERG/BRG & Employee Engagement Survey

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Resilient Management in the Age of Responsible Retail

Recording from the Resilient Management in the Age of Responsible Retail call

October 8, 2020
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Retailers Address Racial Inequality Through Action

Example actions retailers can take to have a meaningful impact.

June 10, 2020
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RILA Diversity and Inclusion Survey Project

Measuring and tracking progress around employee D&I sentiment, as an industry, to identify opportunities for improvement.

July 6, 2020
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Tactics for Minimizing Unconscious Bias in Retail Stores

An overview of some key steps retailers can use to minimize unconscious bias in the store environment.

January 8, 2021
The Value of Diversity Certifications Webinar
The Value of Diversity Certifications Webinar

Learn about the landscape of supplier diversity groups from first-hand experts.

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Third Party Risk Management Webinar
Third Party Risk Management Webinar

Daniel Click, Greg Matthews & Mitushi Pitti from KPMG shared findings from KPMG's Global Third Party Risk Management Outlook 2020 Report Survey

February 10, 2021

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