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This is really important data about the business case for retaining DEI leadership, even in shaky economic, political, and cultural times. And, as the article itself points out, there is also still a moral reason to "treat people fairly," which is, of course, at the heart of DEI. I hope evidence like this is helpful to leaders who know their companies need DEI leadership but have to make the case to others who are skeptical. Also of note is that the higher the DEI leader, the greater the gains. It's somewhat intuitive that a C-suite DEI executive will be able to make a bigger impact than a mid-level person tucked in the marketing department, but it's great to have data that confirms that. “The findings were unambiguous. The 512 firms that have someone in an explicit DEI role scored, on average, significantly higher in nearly all of the elements of our rankings than the 190 companies lacking such a position.”