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Improved performance, increased innovation and greater staff engagement are just some of the benefits an inclusive organizational culture can bring, but getting there is not always a straight road. A new standard has just been published to help.</p> <p><a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/standard/71164.html" title="ISO 30415 - Human resource management — Diversity and inclusion">ISO 30415</a>, <em>Human resource management – Diversity and inclusion</em>, provides the fundamentals for organizations wishing to create an inclusive workplace and capitalize on the opportunities this can offer. The standard covers actions, principles, measures, and their associated accountabilities and responsibilities, and takes into account the unique context of each workplace.</p> <p>Jim Lewis, Chair of the ISO technical committee that developed the standard, said creating a truly inclusive organizational culture requires much more than just good intentions.</p> <p>“Fair and equitable access to jobs and career paths, as well as the opportunity for every employee to be heard and respected, involves deeply embedding the principles of diversity and inclusion in an organization’s policies and practices,” he said.</p> <p>“ISO 30415 helps organizations to do that across the entire employment life cycle, as well as in their supply chain and relationships with stakeholders. It takes a continuous improvement approach to achieve diversity and inclusion objectives, and to support external validation processes as well.”</p> <p>Use of the standard will help company leaders demonstrate their commitment to diversity and inclusion to staff and stakeholders alike, as well as identify new opportunities to create an inclusive culture.</p> <p>ISO 30415 was developed by technical committee <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/committee/628737.html" title="ISO/TC 260 - Human resource management">ISO/TC 260</a>, <em>Human resource management</em>, whose secretariat is held by <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/member/2188.html" title="ANSI - American National Standards Institute">ANSI</a>, ISO’s member for the USA. It can be purchased from your national <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/members.html" title="Members">ISO member</a> or the <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/standard/71164.html" title="ISO 30415 - Human resource management — Diversity and inclusion">ISO Store</a>.</p> </div> <aside class="col-md-4 col-md-offset-1 entry-related"> <h4>Related information</h4> <ul class="refine"><li><div class="media clearfix square"> <div class="media-left"> <figure class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210511013053/https://committee.iso.org/home/tc260" target="_blank" title="ISO/TC 260" aria-label="ISO/TC 260"> <img loading="lazy" src="/web/20210511013053im_/https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/developing_standards/tc_banners/tc%20260.jpg/thumbnails/150x150" srcset="/web/20210511013053im_/https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/developing_standards/tc_banners/tc%20260.jpg/thumbnails/150x150 150w, /web/20210511013053im_/https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/developing_standards/tc_banners/tc%20260.jpg/thumbnails/300x300 300w" sizes="100px" class="media-object width-100 hover-zoom" alt=""/> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="media-body"> <div class="entry-content"> <h6 class="entry-name entry-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210511013053/https://committee.iso.org/home/tc260" target="_blank">ISO/TC 260</a> </h6> <div class="entry-summary"> Visit the technical committee’s own Website for more information. </div> </div> </div> </div></li></ul> <h4>Standards</h4> <ul class="refine"><li><div class="clearfix icon"> <h6> <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/standard/71164.html"> <span class="wrapped-danger entry-name">ISO 30415:2021</span><br/> <div class="entry-title"> Human resource management </div> </a> </h6> <div class="entry-summary"> <div class="entry-summary"> <div class="text-help">Diversity and inclusion</div> </div> </div> </div></li></ul> <h4>Committees</h4> <ul class="refine"><li><div class="clearfix icon"> <h6> <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/committee/628737.html"> <div class="entry-title"> ISO/TC 260 </div> </a> </h6> <div class="entry-summary"> Human resource management </div> </div></li></ul> </aside> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <br/> <footer class="clearfix"> <div class="metadata-container clearfix"> <div class="entry-keywords maxwidth-100pct small"> <div class="metadata-container clearfix"> <dl class="dl-inline"> <dt> <span class="glyphicon-tags"></span> Tags: </dt> <dd itemprop="keywords"> <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/home/news_index/news-archive/x/category2/diversity-and-inclusion" title="Diversity and Inclusion">Diversity and Inclusion</a> </dd> <dd itemprop="keywords"> <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/home/news_index/news-archive/x/category2/business" title="Business">Business</a> </dd> <dd itemprop="keywords"> <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/home/news_index/news-archive/x/category2/social-responsibility" title="Social responsibility">Social responsibility</a> </dd> </dl> <dl class="dl-inline"> <dt> Topics: </dt> <dd itemprop="keywords"> <a href="/web/20210511013053/https://www.iso.org/home/news_index/news-archive/x/category1/society" title="Society">Society</a> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <section class="bg-gray"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-7"> <div class="vcard contact clearfix" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> <div class="figure-box"> <figure class="circle"> <img loading="lazy" src="/web/20210511013053im_/https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/contacts/ISO/COMM/clare-NADEN.jpg/thumbnails/150x150" srcset="/web/20210511013053im_/https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/contacts/ISO/COMM/clare-NADEN.jpg/thumbnails/150x150 150w, /web/20210511013053im_/https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/contacts/ISO/COMM/clare-NADEN.jpg/thumbnails/300x300 300w" sizes="150px" class="photo img-responsive" alt="Clare Naden" border="0"/> </figure> </div> <div class="content-box"> <div class="fn n"> <span class="given-name" itemprop="givenName">Clare</span> <span class="family-name" itemprop="familyName">Naden</span> </div> <hr class="width-100"/> <div class="tel" itemprop="telephone">+41 22 749 0474</div> <div class="email" itemprop="email"> <a class="email-nospam" href="#" data-prefix="naden" data-suffix="iso.org"></a> </div> </div> </div><h5>Press contact</h5> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210511013053/mailto:press@iso.org">press@iso.org</a></p><h5>Journalist, blogger or editor?</h5> <p>Want to get the inside scoop on standards, or find out more about what we do? 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