Diversity & Inclusion Resources

PA Bankers Association is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, as well as helping our members to achieve their diversity and inclusion goals. To accomplish this, we share our very own Diversity and Inclusion statement, along with various resources for our members outlined below. We will update these resources as needed, so please check back regularly to see what is new.

PA Bankers Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The PA Bankers Association will promote a diverse and inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices across our entire organization to fuel innovation and connect us more closely to our members and the communities they serve. PA Bankers is committed to providing diversity and inclusion resources in support of our members so they may meet their own diversity and inclusion goals and effectively serve their customers and local communities.

Contact:
Michelle Staton
Sr. Vice President, Finance & Operations
(717) 255-6923
mstaton@pabankers.com

Sample Diversity and Inclusion Scorecard


Questions for Members to Consider for Their Specific Institutions

• Can you develop a Diversity and Inclusion statement, or do you already have one?
• Are you monitoring and reporting your bank’s progress to the management team and to the board?
• Do you have an internal group or committee that meets regularly to review diversity and inclusion matters?
• Is your board diverse?
• Have you completed a diversity self-assessment (FDIC, Federal Reserve, etc.)?
• Do you have a plan that you are prepared to implement if you were to receive supervisory oversight?

PA Bankers Diversity and Inclusion Training

• Please check back for additional training events.

Diversity and Inclusion Studies and Other Resources

• Accenture - Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage
• American Banker.com - Diversity & Inclusion Yields Better Financial Performance
• Bank Director - Most Diverse Boards
• Boston Consulting Group - Embrace the Business Imperative of Diversity
• Deloitte - The Diversity and Inclusion Revolution: Eight Powerful Truths
• Forbes - Fostering Innovation Through a Diverse Workforce
• Harvard Business Review - Five Strategies for Creating a Diverse Workforce
• McKinsey & Company - Delivering Through Diversity
• McKinsey & Company - Diversity wins: How inclusion matters
• S&P Global – Gender Diverse Boards Reduce Bank Misconduct, Fines, New Study Reveals
• University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School - Why Diversity is About Much More than Numbers
• American Bankers Association - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources
• Hiring Veterans
  • US Department of Labor’s Civilian to Military Occupation Skills Translator
  • Hiring our Heroes (US Chamber of Commerce Foundation)
• Hiring Individuals with Disabilities
  • Disability: IN
  • Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion
  • US Department of Labor
• Supplier Diversity
  • African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA
  • Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council
  • Disability: IN Supplier Diversity
  • Diversity Information Resources
  • Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • National Veteran Business Development Council
  • Pennsylvania Department of General Services Small Diverse Business Search Tool
  • Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program
  • Small Business Administration Dynamic Small Business Search Tool
  • Women’s Business Enterprise Center East

Regulators’ Diversity Self-Assessments

• FDIC
• Federal Reserve
• OCC