Global Knowledge Brief 

Internal audit must embed social equity and corporate social responsibility in strategy and culture.

Inequality persists globally — especially on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender. At an increasingly rapid rate, social equity and justice movements garner global attention and power. Stakeholders, including employees, customers, and investors, are putting pressure on corporations to lead transformative change, and the United Nations has stated that the private sector must join the public sector to reduce inequality and achieve the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Internal auditors have an opportunity to leverage the energy and momentum of recent social justice events to lead organizations in preparing to engage with an increasingly diverse and vigilant group of stakeholders. This IIA Global Knowledge Brief provides considerations for baseline audit engagements, as well as tips for how organizations can approach diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), whether they are new to the topics or have already embedded DEI as business imperatives in their strategy and culture.

Download “Beyond Diversity and Inclusion: Social Equity and Corporate Social Responsibility” today.

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