What is the CEO pledge?

With businesses anchored in almost every community, we have the opportunity - and responsibility - to play a significant role in accelerating progress on the most pressing issues facing our society.

CEO Action brings together more than 2,500 CEOs who have pledged to:

  • Cultivate environments that support open dialogue on complex - and often difficult - conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion

  • Implement and expand unconscious bias education and training

  • Share best-known diversity, equity and inclusion programs/initiatives — as well as those that have been unsuccessful

  • Engage boards of directors when developing and evaluating diversity, equity and inclusion strategies

The Pledge

Once a CEO agrees to the core elements within the pledge, and confirms they meet the guidelines for becoming a signatory, they can download and submit the required documents for review.

Guidelines for Becoming a Signatory:

  • No government or government funded entities (state, local, or federal).

  • No subsidiary organizations. If there is a parent or national organization affiliated with the entity, that parent organization must be the signatory.

  • For foreign-based entities, the US leader is encouraged to sign. If foreign-based entities have a strong US presence, the Global CEO may sign.

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Still have questions? Reach out to the CEO Action Team.