{"id":9314,"date":"2019-06-27T13:37:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T17:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/boardofgovernors\/?page_id=9314"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:22:04","slug":"edi-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/about\/edi-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Board Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Board Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"commitment-to-diversity\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commitment to Diversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board of Governors acknowledges and respects the Algonquin First Nation, on whose traditional territory the Carleton University campus is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carleton University Joins the Government of Canada\u2019s 50-30 Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2021, Carleton committed to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/icgc.nsf\/eng\/07706.html\">Government of Canada\u2019s 50-30 Challenge<\/a>, pledging to promote voluntary action toward diversity on boards and in senior management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/edi-action-plan-cover-350w-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/edi-action-plan-cover-350w-1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/edi-action-plan-cover-350w-1-160x184.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/edi-action-plan-cover-350w-1-240x276.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/edi-action-plan-cover-350w-1-200x230.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aligned with the university\u2019s current&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/edi-plan\/\">EDI Action Plan<\/a>&nbsp;and practices, this initiative encourages&nbsp;organizations to actively increase the representation and inclusion of under-represented groups in leadership positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge is rooted in two aspirational commitments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Achieving gender parity (50%), which the Carleton Board of Governors already represents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Ensuring significant representation (30%) of other equity-deserving groups on boards and in senior management:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Racialized, Black, and\/or People of Colour (\u201cVisible Minorities\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People with disabilities (including invisible and episodic disabilities)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2SLGBTQ+ and\/or gender and sexually diverse individuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cAboriginal\u201d and\/or Indigenous Peoples. The program and participants recognize First Nation Peoples, M\u00e9tis Nation, and Inuit as founding Peoples of Canada and underrepresented in positions of economic influence and leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To track progress towards diversity and inclusion, a voluntary self-identification survey is circulated to the Board of Governors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the final&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/edi-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carleton-University-EDI-Action-Plan-Full.pdf\">Carleton EDI Action Plan<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/edi-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carleton-University-EDI-Action-Plan-Companion-Brochure.pdf\">download the concise companion document<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"board-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-statement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Carleton University\u2019s Board of Governors is committed to fostering and supporting equity, diversity and inclusion at the university. This includes a commitment to achieving a membership that reflects the broadest range of qualifications, skills, experiences, perspectives and the myriad of human identities essential to advancing the university\u2019s mission. A diverse Board working in an atmosphere of inclusion will produce better, more innovative decisions, further the institution\u2019s reputation as an equity, diversity and inclusion leader across Canada, and increase the university\u2019s capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of its global community. Diversity and inclusion drive excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of this statement is to express the commitment of the Board of Governors to Board membership that is balanced, diverse and inclusive, and that incorporates a strong balance of skills, experiences and perspectives to advance the university\u2019s mission. In addition to working to enrich both skills level and diverse representation through membership appointments, the Board will abide by its commitment to promote equity, diversity and inclusion in the performance of its duties and responsibility for oversight of the university\u2019s governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give effect to this statement, the Governance and Nominating Committee within its processes for identifying potential members and as required by the Board\u2019s Nominating Policy, will search for highly-skilled potential candidates who reflect the diversity of Canadian society and the university, having particular regard to underrepresented groups including but not limited to those represented by race, sex, Indigeneity, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. The Board will periodically review the Nominating Policy and any related practices and procedures to ensure alignment with best practices and principles for diverse recruitment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/boardofgovernors\/elections-nominations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to learn more about Carleton University Board of Governors elections and nominations.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commitment to Diversity The Board of Governors acknowledges and respects the Algonquin First Nation, on whose traditional territory the Carleton University campus is located. Carleton University Joins the Government of Canada\u2019s 50-30 Challenge In January 2021, Carleton committed to the&nbsp;Government of Canada\u2019s 50-30 Challenge, pledging to promote voluntary action toward diversity on boards and in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":0,"parent":9275,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-9314","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13743,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9314\/revisions\/13743"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=9314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}