New research from Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), reveals that companies that embrace best practices for employing and supporting more persons with disabilities in their workforce have outperformed their peers. This research shows that leading companies were, on average, twice as likely to have higher total shareholder returns than those of their peer group.
This report – part of the ongoing Getting to Equal series – explores the powerful culture of equality that results when all of these eight factors are brought to bear in an organization. Accenture’s findings further indicate that progress toward that goal correlates with greater advancement potential for all employees and with an organization’s ability to innovate and accelerate growth.
This review from KPMG in association with Purple is an important contribution to the open conversations we must continue to have at board level and beyond, if we are to effect meaningful change. These insights that follow can be a valuable source both of information and also inspiration for every organization on its Disability Confident journey.
This 2019 survey reports on the changes and the challenges in online retail for the customer with access needs and the businesses who serve them.