Greater Arvada Chamber Releases Updated “Roadmap for an Inclusive Workplace”

Tips, tools, and resources for employers to design an action plan to foster a more inclusive organization.

First Edition: May 2024. Updated June 2025.

In the Greater Arvada Chamber’s 2023 Inclusion Survey, over 50% of businesses answered their biggest inclusion challenge was “Knowledge and understanding of how to implement.” Created by the Chamber’s Inclusion & Belonging KAPS Council, this guide offers tips, tools, and resources for business leaders to assess their workplace behaviors and processes and design an action plan to foster a more inclusive organization.

In this Toolkit:

• Tips on starting the conversation of inclusion at your workplace
• An action plan for an inclusive workplace
• Inclusive talent recruitment considerations
• Marketing and communications considerations
• 15 simple actions to be a more inclusive business leader

June 2025 Updates:

• Addition of more population groups and resources in the “Workplace Representation” section
• A Brief History of DEI in the American Workplace
• Sample questions for a confidential and voluntary staff survey
• New action steps to be an inclusive business leader

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Next Steps

• Sign up to be a Business Champion for Inclusion
• Take the Arvada Chamber Inclusive Workplace Pledge for your business

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