Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leaders Council

Overview

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leaders Council (DEILC) is comprised of the top executives at leading retailers who oversee all work related to diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging within their organizations.

The DEILC is a practitioner-led community that provides support to member retailers at all points in their DE&I organizational strategy, as well as assists all retailers in making progress from where they are, rather than a one standard definition of success. The Council broadly focuses its ongoing work on four priority issues:

• Quantifying the DE&I business case
• Organization-wide participation
• Intentional succession planning for diverse talent
• Societal impact

Participating companies help shape the resources and tools of RILA’s overall Diversity Equity & Inclusion Initiative. DE&I practitioners benchmark with their peers who face similar retail industry-specific challenges, such as the ongoing brand and reputation considerations associated with millions of daily consumer interactions.

The DEILC and the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Executive Committee together comprise RILA’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion Initiative.

RILA's DEILC members have full access to Council resources, found below.  

For more information on RILA's Diversity Equity & Inclusion Leaders Council, contact Erin Hiatt, Vice President, CSR at erin.hiatt@rila.org.