Our Commitment

At MaCher, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace filled with diverse experiences, where all team members feel valued, understood, and empowered. This commitment extends beyond our internal culture to encompass our entire value chain, from suppliers and partners to the communities we serve.

 

Our Philosophy

We believe that fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (JEDI) is not only the right thing to do—it’s essential to our success as a business. Diverse teams are proven to outperform homogeneous teams by 35% on financial returns, and this diversity of thought and experience drives innovation, enhances decision-making, and helps us better serve our clients and communities.

 

Our Pledge

We pledge to create a workplace and value chain where every person can bring their whole, authentic selves to work and feel valued for their unique perspectives and experiences. We commit to dismantling systemic barriers, addressing bias, and taking measurable action toward equity. We will hold ourselves accountable through transparent reporting, continuous learning, and the courage to evolve our practices as we deepen our understanding of justice and inclusion.

 

Anti-Racism Statement

We stand against oppression and racism in all forms.

We acknowledge intersectionality and how it affects access to opportunities as well as experiences of discrimination. At MaCher, we continue to take action to address systemic racism and practices that oppress or discriminate. Our team supports each other by listening to our lived experiences and working on how we can provide an environment where every person’s perspective is welcomed and valued.

We are committed to building awareness of the biases we may hold and the ways we can practice allyship, dismantle patriarchal and white supremacist actions, and commit to creating a culture of lifelong learning.

 

Our Four Pillars of Inclusion

1. Deconstructing Bias

Implicit biases can lead to others being overlooked or undervalued. By recognizing and building our awareness of the bias that exists in our thinking, we are better equipped to alter our practices and policies to be more inclusive.

2. Feeling Welcome

To attract diversity of thought and experiences, it’s important to us that we can demonstrate our workplace is where people will feel accepted for being their whole self.

3. Building Empathy

We believe demonstrating empathy is a vital skill of leadership and is necessary to collaborate more effectively and improve the dynamics of our relationships.

4. Feeling Valued

Every team member should feel that their growth and development is our priority, and we are invested equally in everyone. We want to practice leading with curiosity and drawing on multiple perspectives and life experiences.

 

Our Commitments and Actions

Workforce Representation

We are working toward workforce representation across employees and contractors that reflects the demographics of our community, within a 5% margin for racial and ethnic diversity by 2030.

Pay Equity

We maintain equal pay for equal work across comparable roles and responsibilities. While we’ve achieved this standard, we continuously monitor and address any gaps, including eliminating gender pay gap, through balanced recruiting and skill development opportunities.

Inclusive Hiring and Promotion

• Implementation of anonymized resume reviews
• Standardized interview formats
• Regular interviewer training on inclusive practices
• Transparent framework for career progression and compensation decisions
• Elimination of credit checks from hiring processes
• Anonymous demographic tracking of candidates

Professional Development

• Annual JEDI-focused professional development hours for every team member
• Annual training on sexual harassment and violence prevention
• Empathy workshops and cross-cultural understanding sessions
• Ongoing education that moves beyond awareness to action

Benefits and Support

• Minimum of individual living wage for all team members
• Comprehensive benefits including 401K with socially responsible investment options
• Fully employer-paid medical insurance premiums
• Flexible Health Equity HRA
• Comprehensive paid parental and family care leave
• Menopause/menstruation and reproductive loss benefit policy
• Flexible and reduced hours working arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Group Disability and Life Insurance
• Revenue Share program

 

Governance and Accountability

Leadership Commitment

Our company leadership participated in B Lab US/CAN’s Racial Equity program and have implemented comprehensive structural changes including improved retirement plan participation, elimination of credit checks from hiring, and complete restructuring of financial benefits to ensure equitable compensation.

Measurement and Reporting

• Annual diversity representation analysis
• Quarterly team engagement surveys
• Regular assessment of our progress toward 2030 diversity goals
• Transparent reporting in our annual Impact Report

Continuous Improvement

We conduct regular reviews of our JEDI practices and welcome feedback from all team members and our community. Our policies and practices evolve as we learn and grow, always with the goal of creating a more inclusive and equitable workplace.

 

Our Vision

We aim to be experienced as a company that actively promotes equity, human rights, and anti-racism through actions that value and empower underrepresented populations within our business and our communities. We believe that the greater action we take to value and provide for all people in our value chain, the more our business—and society—can thrive.

This policy reflects our ongoing commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. It is a living document that will continue to evolve as we learn, grow, and deepen our understanding of how to create meaningful change.

Last updated: September 15th, 2025

 

For questions or feedback regarding this policy, please contact support@macher.com