Academic Journal

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) have become key frameworks in global businesses and organizations to create pathways of sustainable change. This process has been driven by “globalisation, changing demographic trends and discourses around the role of corporations in society and in societal governance”, all of which have contributed to push[ing] organizations to put both CSR [corporate social responsibility] and diversity management (DM) onto the agenda” (Hansen and Seierstad 2017: 2). This paradigm in society and organizations had long been in the making, but now requires innovative, sustainable solutions.