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Why ERGs are business-critical: Takeaways from ENERGIZE 2025
Global inclusion leaders discuss how ERGs are critical to business operations at Catalyst’s 2025 virtual ENERGIZE conference. Here are their top 10 quotations.





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Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-led groups based on shared characteristics or experiences. They provide a platform for employees to connect, share ideas, and work together to address workplace issues. ERGs may also be known by different names—Affinity Groups, Business Resource Groups, Diversity Groups, Employee Network Groups, Business Network Groups, Enterprise Resource Groups, Councils, Forums, and more—depending on the organization and focus.