Wilson Sonsini’s SixFifty Brings Automated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Platform to Business Leaders
SixFifty, the technology subsidiary of the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, announced a new automated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) platform to help organizations (1) assess their current diversity and inclusion efforts, (2) create a plan of action, (3) generate supporting policies and paperwork, and (4) collect employee feedback. SixFifty developed the new offering in collaboration with the employment attorneys at Wilson Sonsini, which has consistently been recognized for diversity efforts and being among the most diverse law firms in the United States, to help organizations stay current on the law and best practices.
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“Many organizations want to increase the diversity and inclusion of their workforce but don’t have the resources to make meaningful progress,” said Kimball Dean Parker, CEO of SixFifty. “We worked with the employment attorneys at Wilson Sonsini to think through the key points that organizations need to consider to plan and implement a compliant and successful diversity, equity, and inclusion program. We then automated that expertise in order to lower the time and cost.”
SixFifty helps businesses with their diversity and inclusion plans in three steps. First, SixFifty’s automation system asks organizations a series of questions to evaluate their diversity and inclusion efforts. Based on the answers, the platform produces an assessment and plan of action that organizations can use to guide their path forward. For organizations that are focusing on diversity and inclusion for the first time, the assessment and plan of action will identify the initial steps that they should take to start their diversity and inclusion efforts.
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Second, SixFifty’s platform helps organizations implement their diversity, equity, and inclusion plans by (1) generating customized policies and supporting employment paperwork, and (2) providing an employee feedback portal where organizations can field input from their workforce. The portal can confidentially gather and catalogue comments and complaints, creating an audit-ready record of compliance and good faith.
Finally, as relevant laws and best practices evolve, SixFifty and Wilson Sonsini will automatically update the offering to reflect changes. SixFifty will also offer to meet with each organization on a quarterly basis to ensure they are meeting their goals and staying up to date.
“When forming a diversity, equity, and inclusion program, employers need to take into account guidance and requirements from all levels of government,” said Marina Tsatalis, a partner at Wilson Sonsini who leads the firm’s employment law practice. “We are working with SixFifty to prepare the policies and plans of action and to keep them updated and current as the legal landscape evolves in this area.”
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