CTA Report Form Name of Firm/Organization * Name * First Name Last Name Email * Prerequisites These are requirements that should be met before proceeding with the pledge commitments. The prerequisites lay down the foundation for what it means to work towards a more just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace. Prerequisite 1 * Conduct office-wide EDI training to establish a benchmark metric for your firm. Conduct cultural competency interviews, starting with leadership. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Prerequisite Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this prerequisite was actualized or in progress: Prerequisite 2 * Start this Call-to-Action by creating a safe space for current and future BIPOC staff. Openly state that Black Lives Matter, and follow through with actionable systemic changes. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Prerequisite Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this prerequisite was actualized: Prerequisite 3 * Acknowledge that systemic racism/anti-black sentiment and gender inequality have historically existed within the United States, and continue to persist in new forms in the present day. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Prerequisite Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this prerequisite was actualized: Prerequisite 4 * Be a co-conspirator everyday by speaking up and showing up for BIPOC colleagues. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Prerequisite Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this prerequisite was actualized: Foundational Commitments Once the prerequisites have been established, firms/organizations should move onto these commitments. This is a starting point for actionable items within your firm/organization Foundational Commitment 1 * Conduct at least (2) annual open-to-all, firm-wide workshops on cultural competency. Secure the services of a BIPOC expert/specialist on anti-racist educational initiatives. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Foundational Commitment 2 * Develop a mentorship program within your firm/organization and/or participate in an external mentoring program to connect and support BIPOC staff in their career development within the profession. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below:) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Foundational Commitment 3 * Integrate BIPOC books, materials, and vendors into the office’s circulation of reference materials. Acknowledge and support the BIPOC community’s contributions to architectural history and the built environment. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below:) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below:) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Foundational Commitment 4 * Develop, publish, and uphold clear metrics with path-to-leadership job descriptions, made accessible to all staff. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Foundational Commitment 5 * Develop collaborative partnerships with HBCUs, MSIs, and/or local community colleges, universities, affinity groups, and BIPOC-focused organizations, to attract Black or underrepresented BIPOC interns. Provide a competitive salary and benefits. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Foundational Commitment 6 * Actively recruit and provide equal opportunity for underrepresented BIPOC professionals for the firm’s primary services. Provide a competitive salary and benefits. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Foundational Commitment 7 Develop an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. A * Diversifying recruitment and hiring: Create a hiring committee, which includes senior underrepresented BIPOC staff. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: B * Diversifying staff: Increase recruitment and retention of underrepresented BIPOC to contribute in primary staff roles. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: C * Diversifying leadership: Exercise intentional promotion and retention of qualified BIPOC staff to leadership positions. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Ongoing Commitments These commitments should be established throughout the duration of the pledge. They can also be used as a foundation for continuing to integrate EDI policies and systems into your practices beyond the 2 years of the pledge Ongoing Commitment 1 Actively work to increase the presence of underrepresented BIPOC professionals and provide clear path-to-leadership framework for: A * Primary service roles - such as Project Manager, Senior Associate, Principal, and Partner positions. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: B * Secondary support roles - such as head of Human Resources, head of finance, head of marketing. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Ongoing Commitment 2 * Partner and/or collaborate annually on projects with at least (2) Black or Minority Woman-Owned, or owned by underrepresented people of color, within the AEC Industry. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Ongoing Commitment 3 * Provide pro-bono design and/or consulting services to organizations or businesses from historically disinherited communities of color each year. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Ongoing Commitment 4 * Become engaged at the state and local levels in public, housing and education policy. Advocate for policies that promote integrated neighborhoods; legislation that benefits the growth, resources, infrastructure and, therefore, prosperity of all communities and demographics. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Ongoing Commitment 5 * Support BIPOC students in HBCUs,MSI and higher education institutions through mentorship, advocacy, scholarship, etc. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Ongoing Commitment 6 * Establish and uphold safe, professional work environments for BIPOC staff by (see Appendix): -Creating and distributing clear protocols for actively and judiciously addressing microaggressions and implicit biases against race, sexual orientation, and religion. -Compensating a BIPOC professional when asking for EDI or other consultation/advice. (see FAQ: General Question 5) -Creating project teams that include Black and underrepresented women and people of color in prime management, partner, or consultant roles. -Allowing BIPOC and minority women employees equal opportunity to make mistakes, learn/grow, and feel fully supported/valued while doing so. -Be respectful and accommodating of the needs of BIPOC cultures and religions. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Ongoing Commitment 7 * Be intentional when including BIPOC staff in your firm/organization’s marketing materials, social media, and other professional publications (see Appendix). Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Ongoing Commitment 8 * Commit to ongoing cultural competency learning, work, and long-term transformation, both at the individual level and organizational level. Not Started In Progress (Provide additional response as required below) Commitment Actualized (Provide additional response as required below) Provide a brief summary and/or examples of how this commitment was actualized or in progress: Thank you for completing the CTA report form, we will be in touch shortly.
