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What is a Civil Rights Audit?
Shareholders, investor groups and other key stakeholders are increasingly urging companies to conduct civil rights or racial equity audits. A civil rights audit is a comprehensive review of a company’s policies, practices, products and services and their discriminatory impact. Conducted by independent civil rights experts like Ms. Khera, a civil rights audit can strengthen a company by preparing it for any potential legal, public relations or regulatory risks and by addressing concerns from key stakeholders.
Greater Standardization of Civil Rights Audits Is Needed
By Tynesia Boyea-Robinson, Farhana Khera April 17, 2023 Civil rights audits — sometimes called racial equity audits — became a buzzword in the months following the murder of George Floyd and the resulting protests. Many corporations committed to conducting...
Beyond a Russia boycott: How a civil rights lawyer says companies can navigate this new era
In a matter of just days following Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Bay Area companies like Netflix, Airbnb and Uber joined dozens of others announcing their intentions to suspend doing business in Russia.
A month into the war, more than 450 U.S. and western companies have decided that they no longer want to be associated with the repressive Russian regime.
Examples of Civil Rights Audits
The following are examples of civil rights audit reports:
Roger Goodell needs to conduct a civil rights audit to combat racism and sexual harassment in the NFL
For genuine accountability and meaningful change, the league should conduct a comprehensive civil rights audit that is truly independent and transparent. Civil rights audits are a relatively new tool to address harms and, when done right, can effect real change.
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