Indy Racial Equity Pledge

Hirons

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OUR PLEDGE TO THE COMMUNITY

Hirons is committed to a culture of excellence. We respect, value and celebrate the unique attributes, identities, characteristics and perspectives that make each person who they are. We believe that diversity, inclusion and the acceptance of different perspectives enhance our ability to outwork, outthink and outperform for our clients. It also allows us to create a supportive environment for our employee-owners by providing all persons with opportunities to achieve their full potential. We strive to cultivate and maintain talented individuals of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints to fulfill this commitment.

PLEDGE 1

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Hirons prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion as one of the elements in our agency’s strategic planning process.

Focus Area: Workplace

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council consults on company policies, programs and procedures to ensure they are aligned with the agency’s DEI plan. Our consulting process includes participating in the agency’s annual strategic planning process, making edits to the employee handbook as needed, and more.

PLEDGE 2

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Hirons partners with and supports certified women-, disability-, minority- and veteran-owned business enterprises.

Focus Areas: Workplace, Prosperity

We regularly partner with certified MBE, WBE, VBE and DOBE for printing, production, research and other services. In addition, we are proactive supporters of certification programs, regularly assisting small business owners throughout the certification process.

PLEDGE 3

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Hirons evaluates our company’s performance on diversity and inclusion efforts on a routine basis.

Focus Areas: Workplace

We will conduct surveys of our employees on an annual basis to measure progress of our DEI plan and initiatives internally. In addition, we will regularly survey our clients, strategic partners and vendors to assess our external efforts as they pertain to DEI.

Join us in the important work of creating racial equity in Central Indiana.

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