Executive Summary: Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) Deliver Business Results and Support Diversity Equity & Inclusion
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FAITH-BASED EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS DELIVER BUSINESS RESULTS
- Typical 1st year retention of employees is 10%
- Among members of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), retention jumps to 85.6%
- Participation in an Employee Resource Group (ERG) increases retention by 756%
FAITH-BASED EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS SUPPORT DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DE&I)
- 66% Muslims report discrimination at work
- 50% of Jews report discrimination at work
- 33% of Evangelical Christians report discrimination at work
- 45% of victims of religious bias consider leaving their jobs
FAITH-BASED EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS SOLVE DE&I AND RETENTION PROBLEMS
"To be able to integrate my faith and work makes me feel accepted and appreciated as who I am."