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action.</strong></p> <h2>Industry support for this initiative will result in:</h2> <ul> <li>Focused, dynamic goals for the events industry along with a framework for benchmarking progress over time</li> <li>Pooled resources will result in a cost-effective strategy for developing world-class tools and guidance for pan-industry benefit, including benchmarks, guidance documents and a train the trainer programme</li> <li>A shared language for naming and addressing racism in its various forms</li> <li>Evidence of visible improvements in inclusion through benchmarking, action and monitoring for progress</li> </ul> </section> <section class="container two-column-stacked"> <h2>Project Outcomes & Deliverables - Four distinct areas of focus</h2> <p>Contributing to the EIC Equity Task Force Acceleration project will enable economies of scale for the development of tools train the trainer programmes and other training resources and insights that will be available to partners and the broader industry.</p> <div class="row "> <div class="col-md-6"><img alt="icon of clipboard with checkmark" src="/portals/0/Images/Sustainability/Page-Images/clipboard-and-checkmark.jpg" /> <h3>Organisation Guidelines</h3> <p>Voluntary guidelines to adopt effective policies and practices in both the workplace and the marketplace.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"><img alt="icon of silhouette business people" src="/portals/0/Images/Sustainability/Page-Images/People-in-circle-arms.png" /> <h3>Industry Leadership</h3> <p>Recommendations for creating career pathways that support greater diversity in events industry leadership roles.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"><img alt="icon of path with start and finish line with mile markers in between" src="/portals/0/Images/Sustainability/Page-Images/pathway.jpg" /> <h3>Career Pathways</h3> <p>Strategies for attracting diverse talent, such as scholarships, mentors, and education programmes.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"><img 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Continued, senseless acts of violence plague our community. We must act. No longer can we just speak our truth – we must live our truth and leverage the passion, the scope and scale of this industry to create the change we wish to see and to live our values.”<br /> <strong>Amy Calvert, Events Industry Council CEO</strong></blockquote> <section class="container two-column-basic"> <h2>2022 Equity Benchmarking Study</h2> <p>On 11 October 2022, EIC released the results of the critical first phase of EIC’s Equity Acceleration Plan: the 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study. The study included a series of EIC leadership focus group discussions and an AI-based chatbot survey of 1,404 event professionals across the industry. To produce a robust, objective assessment, the current DEI experience in the events industry was measured across four dimensions: Ownership, Accountability and Power of Influence, Delivering Change, and Sustaining Change. The global survey was conducted by <a href="https://tharoorassociates.com/">Tharoor Associates</a> and <a href="https://culturelytics.ai/">Culturelytics</a> from September 2021 to January 2022.</p> <p>The benchmarking study is Phase One of EIC’s Equity Acceleration Plan. 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the global business events industry</li> <li>Access to a bespoke train the trainer programme for your organisation</li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <h3>Tier 2 recognition</h3> <ul> <li>Partner-level recognition on all related assets, including strategic deployment of toolkit resources, website, trainings and content</li> <li>Access to custom streams of insights by sector and global region</li> <li>Access to benchmarking report developed from the results of an AI-based assessment survey targeting all sectors and regions of the global business events industry</li> <li>Access to a bespoke train the trainer programme for your organisation</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section>  <div class="container"> <div class="col-md-12 simple-cta-dark"> <p>To become an industry advocate and help address systemic racism in the global business events industry, please fill out the attached form.</p> <p><a alt="Button to download the Equity Acceleration Plan Form - opens in new window" class="btn 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