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Cultural Diversity Network

Authenticity is essential
With the Deloitte Cultural Diversity Network, we want to create a safe space for colleagues to share experiences and learn from one another. We strongly believe in an inclusive culture where people can put maximum energy into making an impact on their clients and working on their personal development. All of us aspire to work for leaders who genuinely value our input. We're looking for a workplace where we feel welcome and included, free to express our views and opinions, and confident that our ideas will be heard and recognized. It's not just employees who benefit from this kind of workplace culture. So do employers and shareholders. Standing up to non-inclusive behavior is a vital sign of support. It can also make the perpetrators think twice about their actions.

Dimitris Poulcharidis | Technology & Transformation

'Being part of CDN allows me to love my purpose and help create a place where everyone feels welcome and empowered to be themselves.'

Connect
We want to bring together individuals from across the organization who share an interest in cultural diversity. By connecting, we want to raise our voice, create awareness of the rich diversity of colleagues within the organization, and stimulate conscious and unconscious inclusion.

Create
We want to create a working environment that is attractive to diverse talent.

Celebrate
By recognizing and celebrating employees' diversity and partners in Deloitte NL, we aim to empower and retain diverse talent. Having a diverse workforce will make Deloitte stronger, more impactful, and more fun to work with people who contribute with different strengths, views, and backgrounds.

Serhat Ozasik | CDN Ambassador Audit & Assurance

'At Deloitte we are working with colleagues from many different cultures, each with its own unique and captivating qualities. I believe that people can learn a lot from different c...

Why focus on cultural diversity?
Strength from cultural diversity is one of our shared values - it is the right thing to do and increasingly reflects what diverse clients and talent expect from Deloitte.

We are committed to creating and supporting a culture of inclusion that empowers all of our people to be at their best, personally and professionally. This includes accelerating gender representation across the Deloitte network. By organizing workshops around the Cultural Diversity topic and inviting exciting keynote speakers, we provide the possibility for all colleagues to grow.

Some examples of our initiatives:

  • Reverse Mentoring Programme

  • Introduce culturally appropriate food to the office canteen

  • Trusted Advisors: Trusted Advisors are colleagues you can reach to have a completely confidential conversation about any topic related to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Deloitte

  • Deloitte Iftar