Here's what successful DEI looks like: Essity's courageous conversations initiative

Essity, a leading global hygiene and health company, launched global diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals in 2021, which included ensuring an inclusive environment for all employees. A driving initiative to achieve this goal is Courageous Conversations, a holistic initiative with three components—workshops, a podcast, and Inclusion Toolboxes—that was developed following global DEI focus groups. Employees overwhelmingly used the focus group opportunities to share how they wanted more forums to learn and engage around DEI, to apply it to everyday interactions in the workplace. The initiative was developed and is supported by Pia Höök, Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Amie Kromis, Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; and Deniz Yordanov, Manager, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The results have been extraordinarily successful, including a global internal award for the Courageous Conversations community within the first year of creation.