A New Way of Doing Business

For businesses to thrive for generations to come, advancing equity, inclusion, and socially responsible business practices is an imperative to meet the expectations of stakeholders, stay competitive, and protect sustainable value creation.

Read our latest report showcasing a new tool to support businesses in doing just that — the Business Standards for 21st Century Leadership — informed by extensive research, testing within companies, and the voices of people from all walks of life.

Review the Draft Standards

Preview supporting tools: Standard 4 Data Supplement and Standard 9 Data Supplement.

Thank You for Participating in Our Public Comment Period

Our 2024 Public Comment Period is officially closed. More than 450 people contributed their time, insight, and expertise to help strengthen the Standards! We sought feedback from a broad group of stakeholders, including workers, investors, business leaders, business advisors, young people, civil society, community leaders, consumers, under- and unemployed people, standards setters, academics, public leaders, and more. We are grateful to the individuals from all sectors and all walks of life who contributed their time to this critical effort.

The feedback we received will inform the final standards, which will be released in 2025. Along with the release of the final standards, we will publish a synthesis of the feedback and a record of comments received on our website. Join our newsletter for regular updates on our standards development effort, invitations to timely events, and resources to support you to advance equity, inclusion, and socially responsible business practices.

Learn More About Our Standards Effort

• Watch this introduction to the standards
   
• Watch the 2024 Standards Release Webinar
   
• Catch up on our first standards report: 2022 standards exposure draft
   
• Stay up to date by signing up for our newsletter
   
• Questions? Email us at CREAlliance@policylink.org