Workplace culture as it pertains to diversity and inclusion is at an inflection point, with chief ethics and compliance officers in a crucial position to drive real and meaningful change in their organizations.

In fact, 62 percent of respondents to Compliance Week’s second annual “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey said their company’s diversity and inclusion efforts have become more front and center in 2020, a year marked by widespread protests and calls for racial equality around the world. Respondents described their company’s diversity and inclusion efforts as vocal support (58 percent), training (50 percent), increased investment (32 percent), and/or policy changes (26 percent).

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...