1.0constructconnect.comSharon Gough/%site_branch%/author/sharongoughrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="h3h57YrwCy"><a href="/dcn/news/labour/2024/06/residential-report-dei-policies-and-practices-the-right-thing-to-do-and-make-good-business-sense">Residential Report: DEI policies and practices the right thing to do and make good business sense</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/dcn/news/labour/2024/06/residential-report-dei-policies-and-practices-the-right-thing-to-do-and-make-good-business-sense/embed#?secret=h3h57YrwCy" width="600" height="338" title="“Residential Report: DEI policies and practices the right thing to do and make good business sense” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="h3h57YrwCy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/01/RESCON_ResidentialReportMainWEB-01.png1024576Diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, are more than just fancy buzzwords. With today’s changing demographics and increased competition for skilled labour, the construction industry and employers need to have policies in place that encourage a more varied workforce.