Out Leadership Sustainability - SustainabilityTracker.com

Sustainability Summary

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Out Leadership presents ESG through the lens of LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion. Its ESG-related content focuses on embedding measurable LGBTQ+ inclusive DEI into Environmental, Social, and Governance initiatives, developing standards and metrics, and convening leaders through summits, dinners, and working groups. The organisation describes ESG as essential and positions equality as part of corporate responsibility, risk mitigation, and business performance. Its work includes board diversity through OutQUORUM, self-identification and data collection, and broader advocacy for inclusive governance and reporting.

About Out Leadership

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Unverified

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Employees
25 - 100

Country
United States

Out Leadership Sustainability Actions

Hosted ESG and equality summit

Out Leadership and Ropes & Gray present the Return on Equality Summit™, an invitation-only event for ESG leaders, LGBTQ+ executives, and allies. The summit convened thought leaders and industry experts to explore the intersection of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices with LGBTQ+ equality.

5 10 16

Convened ESG working groups

This year, Out Leadership convened top ESG industry leaders through a series of dinners and working group sessions. Leading up to the summit, Out Leadership and sponsoring companies hosted a series of industry dinners and roundtable discussions, and continued the steering working group conversations.

5 10 17

Developed LGBTQ+ ESG standard

Out Leadership will launch its new global LGBTQ+ inclusive ESG Standard, which will, for the first time, include metrics across the DEI spectrum including global DEI standards, policies and metrics, LGBTQ+ C-Suite representation, LGBTQ+ ERG/BRG leadership and engagement, donations and support for LGBTQ+ and diverse organizations, self-identification programs, inclusive health care and retirement benefits, representation in marketing materials, corporate board diversity initiatives, and public policy on anti-LGBTQ laws.

5 10 16

Advanced board diversity work

A central theme of the summit was the further development and incorporation of Out Leadership's 8 years of Board diversity work through its OutQUORUM initiative to ensure the inclusion of LGBTQ+ representation at the board level on equitable governance, recruitment and retention, and business impact.

5 10 16

Published ESG research

Out Leadership's analysis of 220 UK and US companies examined how LGBTQ+ currently shows up in ESG reports. The summit also discussed existing ESG reporting, existing DEI reporting, self-ID, investor impact, the role of regulators, and the impact of anti-LGBTQ laws at state, federal and country level.

5 10 16

Out Leadership Sustainability Commitments

2023

Launch ESG standard in fall 2023

Out Leadership's RETURN ON EQUALITY ESG SUMMIT in Fall 2023 will launch its new global LGBTQ+ inclusive ESG Standard.

2024

Hold 2024 summit in two parts

The Return on Equality™ Summit for Corporate Impact unfolds in two powerful parts, with the first held in September 2024 and the second in November 2024.