For five years, the Municipal Secretariat for Human Rights and Citizenship of the City of São Paulo has held an award in which it recognizes and celebrates companies’, public bodies’ and third sector organizations’ good practices in diversity management and promotion of human rights. This is the Human Rights and Diversity Seal. The results of the 2022 edition were released in May and, for the third consecutive year, Insper was awarded for its actions.

 

On behalf of Insper, Bruna Arruda and Allyne Andrade e Silva, respectively, Professors of Engineering, and Law and Public Policy, and Coordinators of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission received the award. The Commission, which they head works toward making Insper’s community agents of transformation for diversity, equity, and inclusion in society.

 

“The Human Rights and Diversity Seal, created by the Municipal Secretariat for Human Rights and Citizenship of the City of São Paulo, aims to encourage the promotion of diversity and inclusion in the third sector, public and private organizations, ensuring a plural and respectful environment”, Professor Arruda says.

 

The selected organizations must promote best practices in the promotion of Human Rights and diversity with concrete actions on the following themes: Childhood and Adolescence; Racial equality; Immigrant Person; Youth; LGBTQIA+; Women; Person with Disabilities; Homeless Person; Elderly; Person Deprived of Liberty and Egress; Indigenous Peoples and Transversalities. Once awarded, the initiatives are included in a database of good practices for diversity and inclusion, which can be published in either hard or soft (online) platforms and copies.

 

On the right path

 

Insper was nominated under the theme of “Creation and Management of Work Groups (WGs) or Committees for the discussion, support, and representation of diversity”, in the category “Transversalities”. During the candidacy process, Insper reported how the former Diversity and Accessibility Commissions were merged, resulting in the current Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission, the DEI Commission.

 

“The category was a novelty in the 2020 edition to reward good practices that address different topics and have more than one target audience, understanding intersectionality as an inherent element of Human Rights. As part of this more robust structure, the communication area was fundamental in this process, with the creation of a logo and promotion of accessible events and webinars”, Professor Andrade e Silva says.

 

“The seal demonstrates that we are on the right path, the result of a collective effort by the Insper community, seeking to create an increasingly inclusive, welcoming and diverse environment, positively impacting the lives of the people who are here and the society,” Professor Arruda says. “We still have a long way to go, but this is an achievement that reinforces our institutional commitment to the diversity agenda and reminds us that we cannot go back.”

 

The DEI Commission

 

In the new format, the DEI Commission works with coordinated and transversal projects and actions to promote diversity and make the Insper community an agent of transformation of the structures of exclusion and inequality with regard to class, race, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and other excluded groups.

 

Among the main actions of the commission are the construction of a strategic plan for the implementation of a robust and structural project acting on several fronts, such as reviewing selection processes, training, and literacy for the entire community, fostering the career development of minorities, welcoming channels, and producing research on the topic.

 

The actions also include the promotion of internal and open events, in-person and online, on diversity and inclusion, the start of the Insper community literacy program in diversity, with a training course in diversity for undergraduate students through complementary activities, training of the committee members and literacy of the teams that work with customer service and reception and for all Insper leaders.

 

“Diversity, in addition to being part of Insper’s +10 strategic plan, designed for the next ten years, is also an ethical imperative for the school,” Professor Allyne Andrade e Silva affirms. “Diversity is a common heritage and heritage of all humanity. We believe that investing in diversity, especially in a country where there is a multiplicity of races, religions, and ethnicities, is essential for the country’s development. The school fulfills its social role of promoting the transformation of Brazil by training innovative leaders who recognize diversity and promote equity and inclusion.”

 

In view of this, the DEI Commission will facilitate and support all areas of the school for the engagement and literacy of the entire Insper community in diversity. “This agenda is made by many minds and hearts here at the school. We are grateful to everyone who has been in the commission and, in particular, to the people who engaged in applying and getting this seal”, Professor Arruda adds.