Capacity Building, Not Compliance
FM! worked alongside CDP staff to build internal skills, shared language, and practical tools so equity work could continue beyond the engagement.

Co-Learning & Trust
The process emphasized collaboration, reflection, and real-time learning—creating space for honest dialogue rather than imposing fixed policies.

Equity in Practice
Rather than treating DEI as a checklist, the work focused on how equity shows up in daily decision-making, programs, and partnerships.

Race as a Starting Point
While the framework addressed multiple identities, race was used as a primary lens to better understand how inequity operates across systems and intersections.

• A DEI-informed review of CDP programs, initiatives, and communications

• Staff trainings and workshops to apply equity principles to daily work (FM!)

• Guidance for board governance, recruitment, and leadership alignment

• An Engagement and Advocacy Framework to support external influence (FM!)

• Recommendations for resourcing and sustaining DEI efforts internally (FM!)

• Strengthened staff capacity to design and deliver equity-centered programs

• Improved alignment between CDP’s values and its public-facing work

• A clear roadmap for sustaining DEI efforts beyond the consulting period

• Expanded ability to engage communities most impacted by climate and environmental harm