Indicates whether the organization has a written policy to support the fair and equitable progression and promotion of employees and a system to monitor compliance with this policy.
Fair Career Advancement Policy (OI4884)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Fair Career Advancement Policy (OI4884). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote details on how they determine the advancement of employees.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the organization’s policy on fair career progression. Organizations are encouraged to align these policies with state or international standards. For example, the United States Equal Employment Commission (EEOC) prohibits any employer from making decisions about job assignments and promotions based on an employee's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information.
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Organizations are encouraged to emphasize their fair career advancement policy on their websites or job advertisements.
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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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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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
Immaterial change. Minor revision to metric name and definition language in order to align consistency of metric with catalog's structure and style.
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March 2014 - IRIS+ v3.0 Released
Material change. Metric definition and response format modified to provide clarity based on best practices and standard guidance.
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November 2011 - IRIS+ v2.2 Released
Material change. IRIS ID changed due to relocation in the IRIS framework. Metric modified to improve alignment with the B Impact Assessment and increase specificity.
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February 2011 - IRIS+ v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS+ v2.0 Released
New metric. Fair Career Advancement Practices (OI6167) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Development Group.