EESI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board Resolution

EESI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board Resolution

WHEREAS, climate change disproportionately affects and places excessive burdens on low-income communities, communities of color, indigenous people, and others who have historically faced racism and institutional discrimination;

WHEREAS, diversity encompasses the innate characteristics that make an individual and their thoughts different from another; and

WHEREAS, equity is providing fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all people; eliminating barriers that have prevented the full participation of all groups; and

WHEREAS, inclusion is creating environments in which any individual or group can be and feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued to fully participate;

WHEREAS, EESI is committed to building a community of staff, board members, advisors, donors, interns, fellows and volunteers, and partners that holds diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values; and

WHEREAS, this commitment strengthens the organization, improves our overall effectiveness, and helps ensure the policies we advance and programs we implement promote an equitable transition to a decarbonized, clean energy economy.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute hereby endorses diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values of the organization; and

BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute establishes a Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to guide the organization as new policies and programs are developed and implemented pursuant to its core values and to hold the organization accountable.

EESI Board of Directors