Earlier this week, NMSDC joined business and civil rights leaders to issue a statement applauding the Congressional Black Caucus’s (CBC) recent report on corporate accountability.
A group of 18 business and civil rights leaders signed on to a statement applauding the CBC and the companies that participated in this first accountability assessment. These leaders called on companies to stand firm in their dedication to diverse and inclusive business practices because it creates value for the companies and ensures national competitiveness. You can read the full statement below.
STATEMENT: Business & Civil Rights Leaders Applaud the Congressional Black Caucus’s Report on Corporate Accountability
We commend the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for urging Fortune 500 corporate leaders to stay the course and documenting the continued commitment of leading companies in the United States to diversity, inclusion, and opportunity. These commitments are imperative for business success and our national competitiveness.
The CBC’s leadership is crucial at this moment. Companies are facing unprecedented, baseless legal and political attacks designed to intimidate them into retreating from their diverse and inclusive workplace and supplier diversity efforts. Unfortunately, we have seen a small number of companies cave to these threats.
The CBC’s corporate accountability report, however, highlights that hundreds of companies remain committed to their diverse and inclusive practices, which create economic value. The 12 practices highlighted in the report provide a strong foundation for establishing a standard for good business. Companies recognize that diversity is not only a smart business strategy but also leverages the diversity and opportunity that make this country strong.
As a group of business and civil rights leaders, we are dedicated to fostering economic growth, free market competition, and opportunities for all, including diverse entrepreneurs and businesses. Companies must stand firm in their dedication to diversity and inclusion and resist baseless, unwarranted attacks. Our country will remain competitive only if all Americans, regardless of their characteristics, have equal opportunities to participate.
We stand with the CBC and the companies that participated in this first accountability assessment. We encourage the Caucus to make this an annual effort to support the business community’s continued commitment to advancing fair and inclusive business practices that are good for competition, innovation, and the bottom line.
Sincerely,
Ron Busby, Sr.
President & CEO
US Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC)
Ramiro A. Cavazos
President & CEO
United States Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)
Angela Dingle
President & CEO
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
Tammy Halevy
Executive Director
Reimagine Main Street
Derrick Johnson
President & CEO
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Ying McGuire
CEO & President
NMSDC
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad
President
Joint Center for Political
and Economic Studies
Pamela Prince-Eason
President & CEO
Women’s Business Enterprise
National Council (WBENC)
Samantha Tweedy
Chief Executive Officer
Black Economic Alliance
Rhett Buttle
President
Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI)
Alphonso David
President & CEO
Global Black Economic Forum
Jen Earle
CEO
National Association of Women
Business Owners (NAWBO)
Jill Houghton
President & CEO
Disability: IN
Keith King
Founder and CEO
National Veteran Business
Development Council (NVBDC)
Marc H. Morial
President & CEO
National Urban League
Justin G. Nelson
Co-Founder and President
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
Chiling Tong
President & CEO
National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (National ACE)
Eboni Wimbush
President & CEO
Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC)
