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今こそ、機関投資家はESGの「S」に取り組むべき

経済的リターンとともに社会や環境に測定可能な価値を生み出すことをめざす「インパクト投資」。社会の多様性や公平性、包摂性の向上に向けたインパクト投資をさらに拡大するために、機関投資家はこれまでのやり方をどう変えるべきでしょうか。

経営上の必須課題としてのダイバーシティ(2020年代の勝利をめざして)

ダイバーシティは、倫理上の課題であるだけでなく、経営上の強力な要件になっています。多様な考え方やアイデアを擁し、それを活かす組織は、イノベーション能力や予期せぬ事態に持ちこたえる能力（レジリエンス）を高めることができます。多様な人材を採用し、さまざまな人材が潜在力を十分発揮できるインクルーシブな組織をつくることが重要です。

経営層の多様性はイノベーションにどう影響するか？

イノベーションを生み出すために、企業はどのような組織づくりを行えばいいのでしょうか？ BCGは米国や中国など8カ国において1,700社以上の企業を対象に、6つのタイプの多様性――性別、年齢、出身国、キャリアパス、他業界での経験、教育――の観点から、企業の多様性の度合いとイノベーションの水準の相関についての調査を行いました。その結果、経営層の多様性を高めると、企業のイノベーションが質・量ともに向上することが明らかになっています。本稿では、調査結果の分析と、多様性を高めるために企業がとるべきアプローチを紹介します。

女性の活躍推進を日本企業で達成するには

2017年2～4月に実施した、20社を超える先進企業・団体の経営陣に対するインタビューと2,600人以上の従業員へのアンケート調査をもとに、日本企業における女性の活躍推進への取り組みの現状と背景、そして女性の活躍を実現するために必要な4つのステップについて解説します。

Advancing Diversity

The Importance of Being Equitable in Product Design

Equitable products, built on the concept of human-centered design, increase value by providing a better customer experience and solidifying brand trust.

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Climate Action’s Hidden Opportunities for Women

Climate action has a gender-neutral lens, but this lack of intentionality allows underlying biases to sneak in and negatively impact women. BCG managing director and partner Zineb Sqalli offers solutions for advancing both sustainability and gender equality.

How Google Approaches Supplier Diversity

The tech giant is leveraging an innovative solution, a growth-focused alliance, to increase its purchases from diverse suppliers.

How Diverse Leadership Teams Boost Innovation

Want to generate inventive new ideas that can win in the market? Build management teams comprising people with the widest possible range of backgrounds and perspectives.

Rethink and Broaden Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to Create a Competitive Advantage

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are deceptively challenging topics that require careful consideration across an organization. They are also key sources of competitive advantage. Here's what it will take for businesses to unlock the rewards.

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Caregiver Support

Solving the $290 Billion Care Crisis

The US care economy is broken. Getting it right is vital to economic prosperity and societal well-being.

American Metamorphosis: Fragile Foundations

This episode of the "American Metamorphosis" podcast from BCG and Atlantic Re:think examines the mental load many women carry for their households and explores how businesses can bolster support systems for working parents and caregivers.

With Caregivers in Crisis, Companies Need to Step Up

By leading with empathy and easing the burden on caregivers, employers demonstrate both kindness and business smarts as they mitigate the risk of losing critical talent.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Still Matter in a Pandemic

The current crisis may seem like an existential threat that supersedes all other objectives. But building a more inclusive workforce isn’t a distraction—it’s a critical part of the solution.

Developing Leaders

The Pandemic’s Lasting and Surprising Effects on Women in Tech

The COVID-19 crisis impacted women in tech differently. Midlevel women saw some benefits—but women of color, in particular, faced new challenges.

Women’s Path to Leadership in Tech

Companies facing intense competition for talent can take concrete steps to attract more women to tech and encourage them on their path to leadership.

Often Tested, Always Proven: The Moments that Made a Leader

This BCG discussion series goes behind the scenes with some of the brightest minds in business as they offer candid takes on how to listen and learn from others, authentic ways of managing stress, and much more.

The Real Reason Diversity Is Lacking at the Top

Companies are spinning their wheels when it comes to building diversity in leadership. Why? Because they are not focusing on the root causes of the problem.

Workforce Trends

Internal Talent Mobility Programs Can Advance Gender Equity. Do Yours?

By reshaping the way employees find challenging opportunities, new ITM programs are helping women grow their careers.

When a Paycheck Is Not Enough

Pay, promotion, and benefits have been the traditional carrots for hiring & retaining employees. Gabi Novacek explains how these elements are changing.

A New LGBTQ Workforce Has Arrived—Inclusive Cultures Must Follow

LGBTQ employees have changed, and companies need to upgrade their HR policies to match. The main challenge? Creating the right working environment.

The Payoff for Upskilling Women in STEM

Companies can create the workforce they need—and increase the number of women in STEM leadership roles—by offering women more opportunities to build their skills.

Women Are the X-Factor in New Ways of Working

Today’s agile, collaborative, and people-oriented companies will fare better with leadership that shares those same attributes.

Culture & Engagement

Diversity Is Just the First Step. Inclusion Comes Next.

Companies can’t capture the real value of a diverse workforce until they create an organizational culture that welcomes everyone—truly everyone—to participate.

Why the First Year Matters for LGBTQ+ Employees

The first 12 months at a new job are a critical time for LGBTQ+ people to present their authentic selves in the workplace. Those who don’t come out professionally then are likely to remain closeted.

Inclusive Cultures Have Healthier and Happier Workers

Supporting employees’ mental and physical health is critical. So is creating an environment where people can be their authentic selves.

It’s Frontline Leaders Who Make or Break Progress on Diversity

Senior executives set the strategic agenda, but it’s up to line managers to implement change on the ground. No inclusion effort can succeed without their buy-in.

Reinventing Gender Diversity Programs Post-Pandemic

When money no longer buys happiness, companies must rethink their approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Industry and Regional Insights

Finance Functions Need More Women Leaders. Here’s Why.

Companies can use the disruptive power of gender diversity to elevate innovation, resilience, and financial performance to new levels.

Why Mobility Matters When It Comes to Social Inclusion

Here are five ways to ensure individuals from all levels of society can easily move around cities.

Biopharma’s Role in Achieving Health Equity

Companies can take four steps to address the inequitable health outcomes that marginalized and underserved communities experience in the US.

The So What Podcast from BCG: Are You Bridging or Broadening the Racial Wealth Gap?

To create inclusive workforces and inclusive products, companies must treat inclusion as a business innovation. Bridging the racial wealth gap requires committed resources and responsibilities.