S5-Rating and Medallion
Finally, a tool to help organizations establish meaningful and sustainable engagements with Black and Diverse Communities and to gain recognition for those engagements among consumers and industry peers.
The S5-Rating is a multi-year initiative designed to distinguish organizations as true proponents of anti-racism and accelerators of community development. While many well-intended business leaders have expressed support for anti-racism efforts, some have failed to demonstrate that support in tangible ways. ALLIED Consortium offers a precise roadmap for those who want to move forward with real and sustainable results.
To earn the S5-Rating, an organization must have significant engagements with Black and Diverse Communities. Rich engagements qualify an organization for the S5-Rating. Once attained, the rating must be renewed annually.
The S5-Rating benefits all types of businesses.
Major Business Enterprises
Many mid-sized companies find it difficult to contribute to social advancements without external support. The S5-Rating provides a process for companies to become agents of positive social transformation while remaining focused on their core mission.
Black-owned Businesses
Unlike traditional certification programs, which fail to acknowledge or measure social contributions, whenever a Black-owned Business receives the S5-Rating, it is a badge of honor signalling a strong commitment to Black communities.
Diverse-owned Businesses
Diverse-owned Businesses (DBEs) have a role to play in lessening racism and promoting economic prosperity in Black and Diverse Communities. The S5-Rating distinguishes leaders among the pack and proves DBEs can be mighty change agents.
