What can Adyan do for your company?

• Diversity has become a top priority for businesses all over the world and it is not different for businesses in Lebanon
• However, respect for diversity in some cases tends to be just a “ticking the box” action instead of an overall organizational culture that manages diversity effectively.
• Adyan with its extensive experience in managing diversity can provide:

1. Drafting of diversity policies/ frameworks for business or reviewing existing policies to enhance them
2. Collaborating with learning and development teams to design and provide training programs for the company’s teams on managing diversity (religious and cultural diversity in Lebanon and SWANA region, overcoming stereotypes & barriers and communication with people from different cultural backgrounds

• What is the added value of providing training on diversity management?

1. Teams will be better equipped to deal with diversity in the workplace and customers through gaining diverse interpersonal skills and becoming culturally aware. This will limit religious and cultural inappropriateness.
2. Teams will be able to maneuver in different countries and provide products and services that are suitable for diverse cultures in different countries.

Collaboration through Corporate Social Responsibility

• Adyan as a local civil society organization can collaborate with businesses through their corporate social responsibility
• Collaboration can be through the support of specific projects that benefit communities and aligned with Adyan mission and vision.
• Furthermore, Adyan and business can work together to contribute towards the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Noting that Adyan is a member of the UN Global Compact Network in Lebanon.