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Bulfinch: Discover + Deliver

Bulfinch | June 7, 2023

CRE PledgeDEI

At Bulfinch, we are dedicated to eliminating the gender and racial wage gaps across the commercial real estate industry, and beyond, beginning in our own backyard. In 2021, Bulfinch signed the CREW Network CRE Pledge for Action to advance women and DE+I. Bulfinch recently joined Boston Women’s Workforce Council’s (BWWC) 100% Talent Compact, a commitment to eliminating the gender and racial wage gaps and helping to remove visible and invisible barriers to women’s advancement. 

Our strides since signing the Pledge for Action are significant. We have highlighted key efforts in line with the pledge goals below:

Inclusive Leadership + Governance

  • 57% of Bulfinch’s Advisory Board members are women (increase from 17% in 2019)

  • 20% of Executive Leadership are women

  • 30% of Senior Leadership are women

  • 70% of 2023 promotions are women

Hiring

  • Increased sourcing pool and number of DE+I qualified candidates

  • 54% of 2022 new hires were women and/ or underrepresented groups

  • 49% of current Bulfinch Team are women and/or underrepresented groups

Internal Committees + Groups

DE+I Committee

  • Collaborate with DE+I Consultant She Geeks Out (SGO) to identify yearly goals and action items to measure progress

  • Formalize dedicated annual budget to support DE+I efforts

  • Communicate ESG mission and strategy to stakeholders

  • Enhanced DE+I Consultant/ Vendor List

  • Inclusive Holiday and Heritage Month recognition, education and celebrations

  • Pride Month celebration party

Bulfinch Engage Committee

Committee focuses on opportunities to give back and volunteer to support women and underrepresented groups in our community 

New Resource Group

  • Bulfinch Women’s Group

Training

  • Harassment Prevention Training

  • All-company In-person DE+I Workshop led by DE+I Consultant SGO

  • Manager's Leadership Training

 Pay Equity

  •  CREW Pledge for Action

  • 100% Talent Impact Partner with Boston Women's Workforce Council (BWWC) – Pay Equity Study completed in May 2023

Programs/Policies

Implemented Affirmative Action Plan 
Bulfinch is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. As part of our commitment to a diverse workforce, Bulfinch has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) which includes the following:

  • Implements proactive measures to recruit and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

  • Ensures that we comply with workplace nondiscrimination laws, which allows Bulfinch to foster a diverse team organically.

  • Bulfinch makes good faith efforts to hire, promote, train, and compensate qualified persons in all job classifications without regard to sex, race, disability, or protected veteran status.

  • Added Juneteenth to the Company’s observed Holiday List.

Partnerships + Commitments

  • Partnership with SGO – DE+I Consultant

  • CREST Internship Program – a paid internship program designed to introduce people of color and women, both of whom are typically underrepresented, to the commercial real estate industry.

  • NAIOP DE+I Sponsor

  • CREW Foundation Scholarship – Bulfinch Intern, Kellie Woo, awarded scholarship in 2023.

Bulfinch Women Leadership 2022 Awards

  • GlobeSt. 2022 Women of Influence | Pamela Yang & Kate Shoss

  • Connect Media Women in Real Estate | Kate Shoss

  • Boston Real Estate Times Outstanding Women of Excellence | Joelle Denham

  • New England Real Estate Journal Women in CRE | Jessica Aylward, Hayley Copp, Cayla Franco, Laura Gribbell, Elyse Kelley, and Kerin Petitti