Indicates whether the company has a written policy on diverse representation and a system to monitor compliance with this policy.
Diverse Representation Policy (OI9485)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Diverse Representation Policy (OI9485). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote at what levels of the organization this policy applies (including board of directors, C-suite, and management levels), as well as what mechanisms are in place to enforce this policy.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the organization’s policy on diverse representation. Organizations using this metric should consider whether their policy accounts for the representation of women; members of groups historically marginalized on the basis of race and/or ethnicity, including people of color; gender and sexual minorities; and people living with disabilities.
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 8.7
- 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 revision to 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
New metric. Developed via IRIS+ core metrics sets.