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Analysis Reveals Positive Correlation Between Disability Inclusion and Companies’ Financial Performance
Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), recently released “Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage.” This report is meant to close out the National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) by analyzing data procured from the Disability Equality Index (DEI).
According to the report, companies that work to employ and support people with disabilities outperform their competitors. There is a positive correlation between a company’s inclusivity, its view of workforce diversity, and financial performance. Specifically, companies working to employ more disabled people over time are four times more likely to have shareholder returns that outperform peers.
In the report, Accenture, Disability:IN, and the AAPD identify 45 different companies that stand out in areas of disability employment and inclusion. Over a 4-yr period, these companies had, on average, 28% higher revenue, double the net income, and 30% higher economic profit margins than their peers. The DEI analysis also revealed that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States could enjoy a boost of up to 25 billion USD if more disabled people were to join the national workforce. Certainly an incentive for companies to comply with best practices related to disability employment and inclusion!
Interested in learning more about the disability inclusion advantage? Download the full report here. You can also check out the PowerPoint presentation put together by Accenture, Disability:IN, and the AAPD here.
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