Indicates whether the organization has specific, written anti-discrimination policy in place for its employees and a system to monitor compliance of this policy.
Anti-Discrimination Policy (OI9331)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2020. Anti-Discrimination Policy (OI9331). v5.1.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote details about the policy, including the types of discrimination protected against and the systems in place for ensuring compliance. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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Anti-discrimination policies, oftentimes called non-discrimination or equal employment opportunity policies, create codes to prohibit or penalize discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender expression, gender identity, HIV status, marital status, national, social & ethnic origin, participation in collective bargaining agreements, political opinion, race, religion, or sexual orientation. These policies prohibit activities such as recruitment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment on the basis of any of the affiliations listed above for any employee or job applicant.
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Organizations can refer to the following source for additional information on best practices:
Impact Categories & Themes
Cross Category
Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
SDG Goals & Targets
Gender Equality
- SDG Target 5.1
- SDG Target 5.2
- SDG Target 5.5
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.5
- SDG Target 8.6
- SDG Target 8.8
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Metric History
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
New metric. Anti-Discrimination Policy (OI9331) developed via IRIS Taxonomy Group.