ATL Action for Racial Equity leverages the power of our region’s business community to advance racial equity through collective impact. This is a critical, multi-year, multi-step effort to address the pervasive effects of systemic racism in the community and workplace. We commit to carrying out targeted actions, tracking our progress, and sharing lessons learned as we strive to leverage our size and scale to make metro Atlanta a more vibrant, equitable, and inclusive region.
We must understand that everyone is unique and recognize our individual differences. These can be along dimensions of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, socio-economic status, age, physical ability, veteran status, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.
We commit to addressing and tearing down those barriers to create a safe, fair, and equitable workplace for all. At MAC, equity means everyone receives fair treatment. There is transparency to cause and effect, and everyone knows what to expect in terms of consequences and rewards. When equity exists, people have equal access to opportunities and success.
An inclusive work environment is one in which all individuals are appreciated, valued, and respected for their differences. They can feel comfortable in bringing their authentic selves to work and can contribute fully to MAC’s success by feeling secure, supported, accepted, and included.
Our mission is to grow and promote diversity and inclusion and advocate for equity in the workplace and in the metro Atlanta business community.
The DEI strategy is our plan to help us achieve our business and people goals. It provides a shared direction and commitment for the organization so we can work together to respect and value our diverse workforce and build a more inclusive workplace. It comprises four key segments – Talent Management, Work Environment, External Image, and Sustainability and Accountability – to help guide us and be the north star for our DEI strategy, efforts, and initiatives.
The MAC DEI Working Group serves as our internal working group focused on DEI efforts for the organization. Within the DEI Working Group we have subgroups focused on target areas and the goals of these subgroups are to help enhance the employee experience and workplace culture.
These focus areas will be a central part in being able to achieve our current goals as well as provide direction on opportunity areas for improvement. DEI works best when woven into all we do from a company perspective. The focus areas are key elements that require a targeted effort and attention to ensure that DEI remains a priority for the organization moving forward.
