MassBio ERG Report (Empowering the Success of Life Sciences Companies through Employee Resources Groups) outlines best practices, as presented by leaders and participants of various ERGs across the life sciences industry during MassBio’s June 2019 ERG Exchange event. While the needs of each organization differ, we believe the lessons that come from shared best practices will benefit the industry and, more importantly, the patient population that we all work every day to serve.

While progress is being made to improve D&I, real change relies on concrete action. We believe that companies bear the responsibility for implementing intentional policies to ensure diverse workforces where all employees feel welcome and have an equal opportunity to thrive and advance. MassBio and Liftstream’s report on gender diversity in the Massachusetts life sciences contained numerous recommended actions that companies can take to improve their gender diversity. We started with those and added to it based on what we’ve learned since to create a condensed set of actions that companies can take, starting today, to create lasting change. Download the recommendations here. 

Ensuring Diversity at Events

MassBio is committed to diversity at all our programs, forums, and conferences, and we firmly believe that the diversity of our society and industry must be reflected in our speakers and audience. To ensure this is not simply talk, but action, we have released a policy to ban all-male panels at our events and to encourage those conferences we participate in to do the same. Download the policy and adopt it as your own. 

Preventing Harassment at Industry Events

MassBio’s anti-harassment policy applies to all MassBio events as well as any events that are hosted at MassBio’s facilities. The policy supports MassBio’s commitment to diversity & inclusion and is an effort to ensure everyone feels welcome to participate and attend events in the life sciences industry. Download the policy and adopt it as your own.

Bentley University Workplace Diversity Research and Case Studies synthesize current literature, practical research, and solutions to key issues impacting diversity and inclusion (D&I). Each report provides insights and interventions to help organizations make progress toward their D&I goals.

Framing Unconscious Bias Awareness at Your Organization: Unconscious bias can be a major factor in whether a workforce is diverse. More likely than not, hiring managers impart their own hidden biases upon their hiring practices. This can be very damaging to an organization.

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index (CEI) Criteria 2020: Launched in 2002, the HRC Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index has become a roadmap and benchmarking tool for U.S. businesses in the evolving field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer equality in the workplace. The HRC Foundation is committed to keeping the criteria for the CEI rigorous, fair, and transparent by identifying emerging best practices that improve the experiences of LGBTQ employees of participating businesses. Equally important, we are committed to providing the resources and consultation that enable each business to attain a 100 percent rating.

PwC Global Diversity & Inclusion Survey diagnoses the maturity of your organization’s D&I program, compares your organization to others in your region and industry. Survey responses will be recorded and aggregated with the overall survey benchmark results; individual responses will be kept strictly confidential.

United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda. They are integrated and indivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social, and environmental. By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value. Click here for The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019.

Workplace Diversity, Inclusion, and Intersectionality 2019 Report takes into account data from more than 34,000 respondents across the globe, with over 22,000 respondents from the United States, on how they feel about D&I efforts within their own workplace. It explores diversity by generation, employee experience by demographics, and the importance of intersectionality.

2020 Diversity & Inclusion Calendar Whether you’re seeking to complete a diversity and inclusion calendar for your company, or simply to learn more about holidays in different cultures, this list offers a wealth of dates important to both religious and ethnic minorities in the U.S., as well as the people who want to honor them.

Talent2025.org DBP Glossary of Terms for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (please note: This glossary of key equity, diversity & inclusion terms is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every word and term used in the life sciences industry and conversation about DEI. These are basic working definitions to be used as a reference to help move DEI efforts forward.)

The Language of Inclusion (please note: This glossary of key equity, diversity & inclusion terms is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every word and term used in the life sciences industry and conversation about DEI. These are basic working definitions to be used as a reference to help move DEI efforts forward.)

The BIOEquality Agenda is a national effort in collaboration with our partners and member organizations in the biotechnology sector that aims to counteract the systemic inequality, injustice, and unfair treatment of underserved communities.