Let current and prospective clients, partners, and employees know you’ve committed to a Culture of CARE.
Access draft emails, sample social media messages, and images to add your social media profiles, email signatures and company websites.
We have developed unique Culture of CARE hardhat sticker artwork for your company to print and publicize your commitment on job sites. We suggest stickermule or a similar printing website to fulfill your production needs.
Committing to a Culture of CARE means creating a culture of inclusion and belonging for every employee at your company. Employees who have a sense of belonging at work feel more engaged and more confident, translating into higher productivity, greater ownership in the company and increased retention. Use these sample survey questions to conduct an employee inclusion and belonging survey at your company.
Culture of CARE’s Guide for Making Inclusive Decisions is intended to help companies, teams and individuals make more informed and better decisions by aligning your decision-making processes with your company’s stated commitment to a Culture of CARE.
Adopt or choose key elements of Culture of CARE’s model policy to add to your existing policy, either to fill gaps or better articulate your goals.
Culture of CARE’s HR Best Practices will give your company a roadmap of where and how to start implementing HR policies that will advance your diversity & inclusion goals.
Use this template as a guide to establish a formal supplier diversity program.
The Culture of CARE Job Site video was developed for companies to utilize with field staff and trade partners during a project kickoff and/or as part of new employee onboarding to ensure all workers on the construction site understand what Culture of CARE means.
The video is broken into 5 modules, with questions at the end of each module for further discussion. The modules include:
This engaging four-part webinar series dives into AGC’s Culture of CARE program, exploring a unique theme in each of the four webinars. Join us as we look at Culture of CARE through the lenses of commitment & accountability, belonging, supplier diversity and workplace culture and how each of these themes contributes to fostering an inclusive workplace environment.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and practical approaches to elevate your organization’s commitment to a Culture of CARE.
This toolkit includes a series of toolbox talks and a corresponding discussion guide to help companies have authentic conversations related to racism in the workplace. The toolbox talks are designed to guide the conversation through four key areas:
• Understanding Race and Racism
• Risk of Racism in Construction
• Inclusion as a Key Component of Safety Culture
• Deterring Racism in the Workplace
This toolkit includes a series of toolbox talks and a corresponding discussion guide to help companies have authentic conversations related to sexism in the workplace. The toolbox talks are designed to guide the conversation through three key areas:
• Understanding Sexism
• Risk of Sexism in Construction
• Interrupting Sexism in the Construction Workplace
Diversity Rules is one course with two training videos, one for workers and one for supervisors. Each is designed to aid construction employers with harassment prevention, sensitivity and correction training. Both videos discuss the laws that protect workers from harassment and discrimination, how harassment and discrimination can affect the workplace, and various ways that harassment and discrimination can occur, including references to social media and texting.
AGC Member price: $79
Maintain ongoing dialogue about Culture of CARE by utilizing the toolbox talks below.
Equipping your employees with the knowledge and skills they need to be effective Culture of CARE champions, allies and advocates is critical to building and maintaining an inclusive culture. Use this database to find a consultant to educate your employees on different diversity & inclusion-related topics.
What is belonging? It is the feeling of being accepted and included by those around you. Having a sense of belonging leads to higher overall physical and emotional wellbeing. Use the teambuilding activities below as a way to get to know your colleagues and build a greater sense of belonging amongst your team.
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As part of AGC’s ongoing commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the construction industry, the AGC Diversity & Inclusion Awards program – sponsored by WTW – recognizes companies that share AGC’s commitment. AGC has two diversity & inclusion awards opportunities for companies to get recognized. For more information about the awards program, click here.
AGC seeks to honor a diverse business that is committed to achieving business success in the construction industry. The Diverse Business of the Year award is geared towards general or specialty contractors that hold a certification recognized by a certifying agency. The Diverse Business of the Year award winner will be able to demonstrate strong vision and leadership in overcoming obstacles that lead to business results; a reputation for professionalism and integrity in work standards and performance; and a commitment to service in their community.
The AGC Diversity & Inclusion Excellence awards honor AGC members that are champions in advancing diversity and fostering a culture of inclusion within their workforce, supply chain and in the communities they serve. By showcasing and recognizing best practices from companies that are developing and delivering diversity and inclusion initiatives with demonstrable success, award winners have the opportunity to share their track record of achievement and commitment.
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