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The free GDEIB – Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Benchmarks: Standards for Organizations Around the World, is an 80-page Guidebook researched and written by 3 authors – Nene Molefi, Julie O’Mara and Alan Richter, PhD, with extensive input from 112 Expert Panellists around the world. It is designed to be used by any organization, in any industry or sector, and any world region. It can be customized. It is available as a PDF.  We have been supported by many organizations around the world.

The entire GDEIB has 275 benchmarks in 4 Groups (Foundation, Bridging, Internal, and External) and 15 categories (such as Leadership, Structure, Social Responsibility, Marketing, Recruitment, and Communications). Each category contains 18 to 22 benchmarks in 5 levels from Inactive to Best Practices. A digital tool and certification will be available soon. First published in 2006, the current document, dated 2024, is the 4th major update.