Create Systemic Change​
Align Social Innovation investments with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.​

Invest in community partners to provide quality education to those who otherwise wouldn’t have access — building the skills needed to thrive and potentially work at Steelcase in the future.​

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Connect People to Purpose ​
Scale our Change Corp model.

Provide platforms for employees to volunteer​.

Launch an employee grants program for causes in which our employees engage.

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Build Cultures of Innovation ​
Design learning opportunities into our community partnerships.​

Launch Equity in Education Open Innovation Challenge.

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Approach

At Steelcase, we’re proud to be a company that believes in doing the right thing and doing things right. For over a century, we’ve used our core values to guide corporate decision making and shape our culture — and that starts by treating people with dignity and respect. ​

We believe every individual brings unique value to the office and that unlocking the contributions of our people amplifies their impact and empowers them to reach their full potential.​

​Our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion is both part of a comprehensive strategy and a natural extension of who we are. We are committed to advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and have defined desired aspirations for 2025.​

In addition, for more than 25 years, the Steelcase supplier diversity program supported the growth and development of minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned and HUBzone businesses in the U.S.

Learn more about our DEI actions

Goals

Build Diverse Teams that Reflect our Communities​
Redesign hiring and talent systems for more robust diversity outcomes.​

Ensure Equitable Development Opportunities​
Advance minority talent and use inclusive leadership hiring and advancement strategies.
Steelcase uses an evidence-based selection process to cultivate a more diverse talent pipeline.​

Create a Culture of Inclusion​
Improve perception of inclusion and design DEI learning experiences for all employees.​

Ensure the Utilization of a Diversified Supply Chain​
Ensure 10% of addressable spend is made with diverse suppliers in the Americas.​

Align Dealers in a Common DEI Purpose​
Lead cross functional teams to create tools, resources and actionable plans that inspire and support dealer efforts.

Develop dealer and Steelcase platforms and leverage in-person events for ongoing engagement.

Approach

At Steelcase, we believe learning is a life-long process and that our employees have the capacity to evolve their skills and mindsets to meet current and future needs.

We strive to be a continuous learning organization, strengthening and amplifying the talents of our organization, teams and individuals so we can reach our full potential, create the biggest impact and unlock human promise.

Goals

Cultivate a Culture of Continuous Learning​
Create programming that connects people with purpose. Increase access to learning opportunities by 20%.​

​Create Communities of Belonging
Within our learning initiatives and programs, create communities of belonging to improve the practice of learning in the flow of work. Activate a goal setting framework in 100% of our action learning programs.​

​Inspire Growth via our programs, providing the support systems and tools to design around unique learning needs while providing accessible, scalable learning opportunities. Increase impact coaching engagement by 20% this year.

Approach

Steelcase promotes the six dimensions of wellbeing through culture, policy and access to resources because we believe people in a state of wellbeing are best equipped to unlock human promise.​

​Wellbeing Dimensions​

• Optimism
• Mindfulness
• Authenticity
• Belonging
• Meaning
• Vitality

​Steelcase offers wellbeing programs at no cost to employees. These resources include virtual health, addiction support, weight loss counseling, nutrition consultations, second opinion service, mental health counselling and health coaching. Insurance carriers offer disease management to help employees manage chronic disease and improve quality of life.​

Goals

Ensure Equitable Access to Wellbeing Services Globally​

Build an inclusive wellbeing program built upon five pillars:

1. Emotional Health​
2. Career Fulfillment
3. Social Health​
4. Financial Health​
5. Physical Health​

Provide all regions access to an Employee Assistance Program.​

Democratize Access to Knowledge and Services for Holistic Employee Opportunities​

Identify and connect wellbeing champions throughout the globe.

​Foster a culture of wellbeing for oneself and others.​

Continue Mental Health First Aid training.​

Develop inclusive leadership behaviors.

Approach

​We are cultivating a safe work environment through a cross-functional and participative approach to injury prevention and use OSHA Record Keeping Guidelines to report data globally.

Goals

Develop and Reinforce a Culture of Wellbeing, Health and Safety​

Continue use of the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) program to assess risks and communicate potential work-related hazards. Conduct regular reviews on JSA performance and feed data into a Lean Management System (LMS) to provide comprehensive accountability and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Track injury and illness incidents annually.​

Steelcase team members may report any work-related allegations and complaints through and open-door policy and anonymous global integrity help line. A global incident reporting process captures all safety-related incidents.