Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Commission Report

XXXIV World Triathlon Congress

Virtual

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)�Contents

01 History

02 Mission and Role

03 Membership

04 Primary Challenge – Where to Start

05 Goal – EDI Statements

06 Goal – EDI Communications

07 Goal – EDI Initiatives

08 Goal – Governance

09 A picture paints a thousand words

10 Questions

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EDI Commission History and Mission

• Voted into World Triathlon Constitution in Lausanne – September 2019�
• 6 Members nominated by the E-Board in January 2021, 4 E-Board liaisons appointed�
• 8 Meetings held since January 2021

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• Complementary to the work of the Women’s Committee.�Chair of EDI Commission is Vice Chair of the Women’s Committee so excellent communication in place

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Mission and Role

Mission

• To increase diversity and inclusion in World Triathlon
• To make leadership roles within World Triathlon accessible to all

Role

• Create Initiatives
• Implement Inclusion Programs
• Communicate Goals and Initiatives
• Advise E-Board and Committees
• Promote a Climate of Inclusion
• Increase Cultural Awareness
• Review Policies and Make �Recommendations
• Encourage Diverse Representation

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EDI Commission Membership

6 Appointed Members

• Bernard Hanratty (IRL), Chair
• Karen Araujo (TTO), Vice Chair
• Liz Gosper (AUS)
• Edwige Ngassam (CMR)
• Lena Lyzhina-Polchenkova (KGZ)
• Barry Siff (USA)

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Staff Liaison

• Laura Blackwell (CAN)

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4 Board Liaisons

• Antonio Arimany (ESP)
• Gabriela Gallegos (USA)
• Shin Otsuka (JPN)
• Justin Park (KOR)

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Primary Challenge – Where to Start???

• We need to invest time to educate ourselves on the subject before rushing to any conclusions
• All members completed the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion learning module on the Education Hub
• Three sub-groups were established to consider existing EDI examples
• Policies and Procedures
• Metrics
• Initiatives
• Collaboration with the International Olympic Committee – papers shared and reviewed
• Review of sample EDI Vision and Mission Statements
• Strategy comprised of 4 Goals

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Goal 1 – EDI Statements

• Develop an “EDI Statement” for World Triathlon and have it formally adopted by the E-Board (January 2022)
• Develop an “EDI Statement Tool-kit” for Continental Confederations and National Federations to enable them to create an EDI Statement appropriate to their context (April 2022)
• Provide support to achieve 100% of Continental Confederations and 50% of National Federations publish EDI Statements (April 2023)

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Goal 2 – EDI Communications

• Develop an EDI Communications Program for World Triathlon that promotes Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in our sport throughout the year (April 2022)
• Develop an EDI Communications Tool-kit for Continental Confederations and National Federations to enable them to create an EDI Communications Program appropriate to their context (September 2022)
• Provide support to achieve 100% of Continental Confederations and 50% of National Federations implement an EDI Communications Program (March 2023)

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Goal 3 – EDI Initiatives

• Identify the 5 most impactful initiatives that can accelerate the increase of diversity and inclusion in World Triathlon (July 2022)
• Implement a pilot program for each of the 5 initiatives (March 2023)
• Develop a tool-kit for Continental Confederations and National Federations for the delivery of those initiatives (September 2023)
• Provide support to achieve 100% of Continental Confederations and 50% of National Federations implement at least 2 EDI initiatives (December 2024)��

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Goal 4 – Governance

• Review of Policies and Procedures
• Collect Metrics
• Collaboration with other Committees / �Commissions
• Collaboration with other International �Federations�

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A picture paints a thousand words

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Questions?

Thank you