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DE&I Communications and the Anti-Woke Wave
October 5, 2023
The US regional banking crisis unearthed deep-rooted sentiment about DE&I practices in the financial services industry. However, the industry has consistently said that DE&I is important to business, clients/customers, partners, and society in general. FleishmanHillard leaders discuss this trend from their financial services, DE&I and employee communications perspectives – and what communications opportunities and challenges exist for firms as they engage their external and internal audiences.
In this discussion:
- Kirsten Plonner, global managing director, Financial and Professional Services
- Thomas Bennett, senior vice president, True MOSAIC
- Elizabeth Bushelow, senior vice president, Employee Communications
- Chelsie Kumar, vice president, Corporate Communications
