Executive brief: A new path to inclusion

As organizations navigate a rapidly changing legal, regulatory, and cultural landscape, sustaining inclusion efforts is not optional — it is essential to protecting trust, reputation, and performance. How are other companies adjusting their efforts? What direction should inclusion efforts take to be successful in this environment? This brief highlights practical actions executives can take to evolve inclusion efforts, overcome legal and social constraints, and clearly explain what’s changing — and why — in ways that protect reputation and talent outcomes.