Thought Leadership: Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? Why Now?
Just over one year ago today, then Credit Union National Association (CUNA) chair Maurice R. Smith, president and CEO of Local Government Federal Credit Union in Raleigh, North Carolina, sparked a debate with his thoughts on the expansion of the Seven Cooperative Principles to include diversity and inclusion. He simply stated, “It is also a time to consider where diversity and inclusion for all of us stands today.”
Later in February 2019, Doug O’Brien, president and CEO of NCBA CLUSA, amplified Smith’s column by writing how diversity, equity and inclusion are inherent in the cooperative shared values and principles.
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