Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Action Team
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) Action Team led the development of a plan to implement the recommendations of the Chesapeake Bay Program DEIJ Strategy. Following the completion of this implementation plan, the team was sunsetted.
Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Diversity Workgroup June 2021 Meeting
Diversity Workgroup March 2021 Meeting
About
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) Action Team led the development of a plan to implement the recommendations of the Chesapeake Bay Program DEIJ Strategy and provided recommendations to further incorporate environmental justice leaders and underrepresented groups into partnership decision-making and implementation activities. The Chesapeake Executive Council signed a directive in August 2020 reaffirming their commitment to DEIJ in all partnership work. A complementary action statement was signed by the Principals’ Staff Committee and the DEIJ Action Team was formed as an initiative to oversee the implementation of the action statement. Members of the DEIJ Action Team were selected from across the partnership to reflect the diversity of the people living within the Chesapeake Bay watershed and included members knowledgeable about environmental justice matters. The DEIJ Action Team sought input and feedback from underrepresented communities on all aspects of its work.
Following the completion of the Chesapeake Bay Program's DEIJ Strategy Implementation Plan, the DEIJ Action Team was sunsetted.
Publications
Backgrounder: Statement in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
Publication date:This backgrounder provides context for the Chesapeake Bay Program's efforts to support diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, and explains the Principals' Staff Committee's DEIJ Action Statement.
Restoration from the Inside Out: A Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Strategy
Publication date:This strategy offers a visionary framework for the Chesapeake Bay Program's efforts to increase diversity among its staff and help its partners develop as DEIJ leaders and assess their own progress towards DEIJ goals.
CBP DEIJ Strategy Implementation Plan
Publication date:This implementation plan presents a roadmap for advancing the recommendations found in Restoration from the Inside Out: A Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Strategy for the Chesapeake Bay Program.
View document [PDF, 4.8 MB] CBP DEIJ Strategy Implementation Plan
Statement in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
Publication date:This statement affirms the Chesapeake Bay Program's commitment to embrace diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.
View document [PDF, 444.3 KB] Statement in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Action Statement
Publication date:This statement marks the Chesapeake Bay Program's acceptance of the report and recommendations in the 2020 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Strategy.
View document [PDF, 284.2 KB] Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Action Statement