EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST: 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
In 2021 we engaged a MWBE certified and certified B Corp, Tessi Consulting, that will provide ongoing training and education, developed our DE&I roadmap, and created custom programming to accelerate our DE&I journey. We completed our first training with our expert consultant titled, “Inclusion Starts with I”, in the Fall of 2021. We intend to continue our partnership through 2023 to provide ongoing training and education, develop a DE&I roadmap and create programming to accelerate our DE&I journey.
ESRT EMPLOYEE JOURNEY THROUGH THE DE&I TRAINING PROGRAM
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Employee is invited to Inclusion Starts with I Workshop to understand key concepts of DE&I.
Inclusion Starts with I
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A couple of weeks later, employee attends the Inclusion is With All of Us Workshop where they learn from their colleagues’ stories and utilize strategies to create an empowering workplace.
After having a foundational understanding of DE&I, employee attends the Inclusion Continues with You Workshop to learn techniques and strategies to show up as an ally and apply inclusive communications to their day-to-day work.
• Advance your understanding of DE&I topics and sentiments • Recognize how biases manifest in the workplace • Learn techniques and strategies to minimize impact of biases in the workplace • Learn how to confidently handle mistakes • Provide techniques to explore ways to adopt the mindset and micro habits and becoming an inclusive individual
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After finishing the workshop series, employee evaluates what they learn and determine what changes they want to target to become an inclusive individual at ESRT.
Employee is excited to apply what they learn and begin putting everything they learned to practice.
* Provided by our MWBE consulting firm Tessi Consulting.
Based on employee feedback from the initial training and guidance from Tessi consulting, we have engaged them to work with us on implementation in 2022:
DE&I ROADMAP 2022 Overview of the DE&I journey at ESRT.
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Due Diligence Brief review of the historical knowledge of the organization’s policies & procedures and previous DE&I efforts and initiatives.
Executive Visioning Workshops & 1:1 Executive Coaching Develop & launch executive visioning workshop and coaching as a primer on DE&I topics. Align on DE&I goals and the path forward.
DE&I Strategy & Companywide Rollout Develop a DE&I strategy and tactical 12-to-24- month roadmap, and metrics to begin a broader DE&I journey.
Inclusion Committee Strategic Planning Sessions Provide strategic planning sessions with the Inclusion Committee to create an execution plan for Inclusion Committee Charter roadmap.
DE&I Training Approach & Workshops Executive additional DE&I training workshops to advance the knowledge of DE&I topics. Provide a DE&I resource toolkit to reinforce messaging.
Create a 2- to 3-year DE&I organizational training plan and curriculum.
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