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Organisations also face greater requirements to report progress on diversity and inclusion, whether that be from regulators such as the Australian Securities Exchange or the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, in government tenders, or from increasingly discerning employees and customers.

Effective management of workplace diversity and inclusion is clearly linked to improvements in organisational performance, effectiveness, profitability and revenue generation.

Leaders in managing diversity and inclusion continue to demonstrate that effective diversity and inclusion management leads to significant business benefits.

Harnessing diverse talent in all its forms is going to be essential to meeting the challenges of skill shortages, global labour market competition and an ageing population.

Organisations need to look beyond traditional ways of accessing talent to generate the innovation and performance needed to meet these challenges.

Attracting and retaining talent is becoming increasingly difficult and more organisations are finding that their talent pipeline does not reflect the breadth and depth of capabilities that will be required to deliver on medium and long term business plans.

Diversity Council Australia is the only independent, not-for-profit workplace diversity and inclusion advisor to business in Australia. We offer a unique knowledge bank of research, practice and expertise across diversity and inclusion dimensions developed over 30 years of operation. In partnership with our members, our mission is to:

Our members are drawn from across the corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors and vary from small to large workforces in size. Our founding members who are still with us today include ANZ, AMP, Boral, Coles, IBM Australia, Myer, Orica, Rio Tinto and Westpac.

Diversity Council Australia has over 300 members, many of which are Australia’s business diversity and inclusion leaders and biggest employers.

1) Lead debate on diversity and inclusion in the public arena;

2) Develop and promote the latest diversity and inclusion research, thinking and practice; and

3) Deliver innovative diversity and inclusion practice resources and services to enable our members to drive business improvement.

ThoughT LeaDership:• Premium access to findings of our ground-breaking

research projects

• Listing of your organisation on our website which demonstrates you as a leader in diversity and inclusion

• Support for your diversity and inclusion efforts through our media and government advocacy campaigns

• Access to other thought leaders through our strategic alliances (National Anti-Racism Strategy, UN Alliance of Civilisations, Australian Network on Disability, Pride in Diversity

• Priority access to sponsorship opportunities.

KnowLeDge BanK: • Regular diversity and inclusion journals and updates

• Access to web-based diversity and inclusion practice tools and resources on all diversity and inclusion dimensions and with local, regional and global insights

• Strategic advice and consulting services tailored to your needs

• ‘Ask DCA’: a one-stop-shop on diversity and inclusion for members

• Quality in-house knowledge programs exploring key diversity and inclusion issues

• Speakers and subject matter experts to complement your engagement efforts.

informaTion exchange:• Free educational forums and events throughout the year

on a range of topics and in a variety of formats

• Opportunities for relationship building and networking with other leading diversity and inclusion employers

• Industry specific networks and benchmarking

• Discounted attendance at flagship events including the Annual Diversity Debate, exploring hot diversity and inclusion topics.

Regardless of whether your organisation is just commencing its diversity and inclusion strategic planning or is well advanced and looking for new frontiers in thinking, membership of Diversity Council Australia will provide many benefits.

Membership provides exclusive access to a potent combination of free or discounted services that enhances your diversity and inclusion capability and external profile.

Access to a skilled workforce is a growing challenge for business leaders. Solutions can come from the wealth embedded in Australia’s cultural diversity, new migrants or better maximising the potential and productivity of the existing workforce, including ending the underemployment of women. Both require action by business to remove the barriers to greater diversity in all workplaces and at every level right up to the top.

– Anna McPhee, CEO, The Retail Council, former Director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency and DCA Director

Diversity Council Australia has an important role to play to point the way to giving everyone in our society a chance to achieve their potential, irrespective of their gender, race, creed, age, disability, religion or sexual orientation. DCA provides world class information to members who join to find ways they can create the most talented, diverse and inclusive workplaces.

– Lieutenant General (Retired) DAVID MORRISON AO, DCA Chair

Diversity Council Australia is the only organisation in my mind that proactively works to understand today’s diversity issues in the workplace but, more importantly, how they might help organisations adapt their leadership and strategies to educate their people more effectively.

– Alec Bashinsky, National Partner, People & Performance at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and DCA Director

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Become a member of Diversity Council Australia today! For more information, visit www.dca.org.au

MeMbership is open to all organisations

Annual membership fees are dependent on the size (number of employees) of your organisation.

Membership entitles all the employees in your organisation to access our services.

Not-for profit/charitable organisations may be eligible for a 50% discount on membership fees.