5 ways language learning energizes your organization’s DE&I strategy

Developing collective language proficiency is one of the most dynamic ways you can promote and invigorate diversity, equity and inclusion within your organization. Here’s why.?

There’s an often-overlooked core workplace skill that, when prioritized within learning and development programs and hiring processes, has the power to energize your diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives - sparking huge potential for international business growth.?

That core skill is language proficiency. Effective and inclusive language has the power to reinforce diversity, helping employees express themselves authentically and promoting a sense of belonging across teams.?

We know that diversity drives positive business outcomes (companies in the top 25% for ethnic and cultural diversity were 36% more profitable than those in the bottom 25% in a McKinsey survey). It follows, then, that embracing English language learning across your organization is one of the most effective ways to reinforce your DE&I strategy, unlocking business growth across existing and new markets.???

The message that resonates in Pearson’s Skills Report Outlook 2022 is that the most in-demand power skills today are not the technical ones but the human ones - soft skills like communication. Being able to communicate confidently powers all other business skills and strengthens your DE&I strategy - a strategic imperative for businesses.?

Forward-thinking companies know that the driving force behind a truly inclusive workplace is language learning. Let’s explore why investing in language skills is the key DE&I enabler that can help unlock your organization’s potential for growth.?

Find out the five ways improved language skills can advance your organization's DE&I initiatives in the full, downloadable article, available on the Pearson Languages website: https://www.pearson.com/content/dam/one-dot-com/one-dot-com/pearson-languages/en-gb/resources/5-ways-language-learning-can-energize-your-organizations-de-and-i-strategy.pdf ??