1、Designing a People-First Travel ProgramDesigning a People-First Travel Program040506090810DEI is gaining momentum,and its not going awayThe role of the travel managerNot sure how to keep your diverse workforce safe?Time for transformation5 steps to address risk head-onThe bottom Designing a People-F
2、irst Travel ProgramIts time to ask yourself if diversity,equity,and inclusion are a part of your travel policys vision.Creating diverse and inclusive workplaces is more than having a diverse workforce.Its seeking out opportunities for inclusion,promoting them,and implementing them in your day-to-day
3、 operations.That includes business travel policies,too.Globally weve seen an enormous amount of change in recent years,and as companies pivoted to find new ways of working,theyve also come to face new challenges and new obligations with environmental,social,and governance concerns(ESG).With climate
4、change,the Paris Agreement,and Net Zero in mind,the environmental pillar is probably the most easily understood,and the most talked about.But the social pillar,which includes employment equality,diversity,and inclusion,is crucial and necessary to a successful work environment.For many Millennials,an
5、d new generations entering the workforce,such as Gen Z,a companys DEI initiatives could be a make-or-break.Deloittes 2018 Millennial Survey showed that Millennials(who will make up 75%of the global workforce by 2025)are specifically looking for roles in businesses that prioritize DEI,believing that
6、working with people from varied backgrounds“will make a company smarter,richer,more creative and more successful.”Most Millennials also strongly believe that the inclusion of people of different ethnicities with different lived experiences in different cities and societies is the key to driving inno