Diversity & Inclusion

Our commitment to EDIB

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB) are core to our culture. We believe that building a team made up of people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences makes us a stronger organization — one that is both high-performing and a great place to work. Our goal is to create a company culture that ensures equitable opportunities and creates an environment where everyone feels supported, comfortable, and completely part of the team.

How EDIB is embedded in our culture

Our efforts focus on embedding equity and inclusivity throughout our culture — going beyond one-time initiatives by including EDIB principles in our processes, policies, decision making, and business operations. To evaluate our work, we conduct an annual, anonymous survey to gather employee feedback on inclusion, belonging, equity, and engagement. The results help us understand the experiences within our company, track progress over time, and benchmark against industry peers. This data informs our priorities for the year, guiding initiatives like Community Resource Groups, company-wide events, and workplace philosophies that reflect our values. By listening to our teams and acting on their insights, we work towards a culture where all employees feel productive, respected, and valued.

Our commitment to communities

We’re also invested in embodying our principles of EDIB in the industries in which we do work. Through our Community Partnerships & Giving initiative, each year we partner with organizations doing work on behalf of marginalized groups in the innovation, tech, and book communities. To support these organizations, we give time, expertise, and monetary donations to support our community partners in a variety of ways that best meet their needs at any given time.

Our Equitable Merchandising Initiative is another way we apply our EDIB values, specifically focused on the impacts we can make as a part of our day-to-day business. This includes data-driven work that focuses on diversifying representation in the books we feature and the authors we work with, as well as deeper collaboration with our community partners who work to make publishing a more inclusive and equitable industry. This initiative is a reflection of our commitment to bringing forward positive change within the publishing industry as a whole.

What’s next?

Our philosophy is that EDIB work is an ongoing and iterative process. As we make progress in certain areas, we know we’ll uncover new work to be done. Our decisions on where to focus EDIB efforts are and will continue to be informed by input from our teams. This work will never be a box checked off on a list — it will continue to evolve as best practices and needs change, and we look forward to seeing how we can keep building a better world of work.