Inclusive Leadership and Opportunity
Empowering Talent and Advancing Equity Across Houston’s Economy
One Houston Together
Mobilizing Business for Inclusive Talent and Economic Growth
Through One Houston Together, the Greater Houston Partnership galvanizes the business community to transform our region into a more inclusive place to live, work, and build a business.
Guided by the Inclusive Opportunity Steering Committee, one of the Partnership’s three board-level direction-setting committees, One Houston Together brings together a network of over 120 businesses, institutions, and nonprofits. This work offers members data-driven insights, industry benchmarks, peer learning, and best practices to drive change in two key areas: creating pathways for talent advancement and leveraging our collective buying power.
One Houston Together offers comprehensive resources and data help members identify starting points and develop strategic action plans to increase representation and positively impact the regional economy and our local communities.
Businesses, institutions and nonprofits engaged
Most diverse major U.S. city
Regional assessments conducted
Framework
Racial Equity Principles
The Partnership’s Racial Equity Principles reflect Houston’s business community’s shared pledge to advance equity. This framework guides efforts to reform systems of bias, strengthen underserved communities, and remove barriers to opportunity, within organizations and across the region.
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Participating organizations
Regional Assessment
Tracking Houston’s Equity and Inclusion Progress
The Houston Regional Equity & Inclusion Assessment tracks how companies are advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. In 2023, 92 organizations employing over 265,000 Houstonians participated. Results show progress in BIPOC representation and upward mobility, with Houston outpacing national trends in key equity benchmarks.
Inclusive Sourcing Resources
Explore Our Minority Business Directory
This directory lists Partnership members that are also minority business enterprises and spotlights those with a proven track record of delivering quality goods and services to corporate and institutional buyers across the region.
MBE Economic Impact Report
Analyzing the Economic Impact of MBEs
This report, developed by One Houston Together and HMSDC, highlights the economic impact of HMSDC-certified minority business enterprises in the nine-county Houston region. While not exhaustive, the data offers a powerful estimate of how MBEs are contributing to our region’s growth and economic strength.
Key Articles on Advancing Equity and Inclusion
Explore key thought leadership that supports inclusive leadership and opportunity across industries. These articles offer insights, research, and real-world tactics to help organizations deepen their impact in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
10 Proven Actions to Advance DEI
Bain & Company outlines 10 proven actions, some common, others underused, that are especially effective at driving progress in workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Amplified Calls for Racial Equity
Boston Consulting Group explores how equity efforts must go beyond hiring to create real inclusion, and how doing so benefits both employees and companies.
Getting Serious About Diversity
This Harvard Business Review article argues that to reap the benefits of racial and gender diversity, companies must shift culture and power structures.
Leading on DEI with Data
PwC highlights how corporate directors can use a data-focused approach to measure, oversee, and accelerate progress in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Curb-Cut Effect
Standford Innovation Review, Angela Glover Blackwell shares how policies for vulnerable groups—such as people of color or the disabled—can end up benefiting all of society.
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