Reduce your exposure. retain your talent. protect your bottom line.
CGI delivers science-based professional standards training designed for corporations and enterprises. We reduce EEOC exposure, lower discrimination-related costs, and build the documented compliance record that protects your organization before a claim is ever filed.
The numbers your legal team needs to see
Workplace discrimination charges filed with the EEOC every single year
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
67,000k
$300k
Average jury verdict in discrimination cases that reach trial
EEOC and DOJ civil litigation data
Total cost of a single discrimination lawsuit, including legal fees, lost productivity, and turnover
Society for Human Resource Management
$1M+
Why workplace bias persists even in progressive organizations
Most organizations have policies in place. Most employees intend to treat their colleagues fairly. The problem is that unconscious bias operates below the level of intention and below the reach of policy alone.
THE CHALLENGE
Hiring and promotional bias
Research consistently shows that identical resumes receive different callback rates based on the applicant's name alone. Bias in hiring and promotion decisions exposes organizations to EEOC complaints and class action risk.
Retaliation and turnover costs
Employees who experience or witness bias leave. Replacing a mid-level employee costs an average of 50 to 200 percent of their annual salary. Bias-driven turnover is one of the most expensive and preventable costs in any organization.
ADA and disability discrimination
Disability discrimination claims are rising across every industry. Unconscious bias against employees with physical, cognitive, or mental health conditions creates significant legal exposure that documented training directly mitigates.
Reputational and press risk
A single publicized discrimination incident can damage employer brand, affect recruiting, and drive client attrition. Proactive professional standards training demonstrates good faith and protects institutional credibility.
A science-based framework built for the workplace
The CGI methodology
Assessment
Implicit Association Test (IAT)
Employees complete validated psychological assessments that surface unconscious bias patterns. This creates the personal awareness that policy training alone cannot achieve.
Application
Real workplace scenario training
Participants work through realistic hiring, promotion, and interpersonal scenarios that teach them to recognize bias in the moment and apply evidence-based strategies to interrupt it.
Perspective taking
Cross-cultural scenario exercises
Structured perspective-taking exercises reduce automatic prejudice responses and build the empathy that sustains fair treatment in hiring, management, and daily workplace interactions.
Documentation
Pre and post assessment reporting
Every training cycle includes measurable assessments that produce documented outcomes your legal team and leadership can point to as evidence of proactive compliance efforts.
TRAINING MODULES
What Your Team Will Learn
Every module is customized to your organization's industry, workforce demographics, and specific compliance requirements.
Understanding implicit bias in the workplace
1
The science behind unconscious bias covers how it forms, how it operates in everyday workplace decisions, and why well-intentioned employees and managers are not immune to its influence.
Implicit bias - IAT assessment - Neuroscience of bias
Bias in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation
2
This module covers how unconscious bias affects talent decisions at every stage of the employee lifecycle and provides evidence-based strategies to standardize and protect those processes.
Hiring bias - Promotion equity - Performance review
Race, culture, and cross-cultural professional conduct
3
Cultural competency training builds the awareness and communication skills that reduce interpersonal friction, improve team cohesion, and create a workplace where every employee can perform at their best.
Cultural competency - Cross-cultural communication
ADA compliance and disability inclusion in the workplace
4
This module teaches employees and managers how to recognize and address unconscious bias toward colleagues with physical, cognitive, and mental health conditions. It reduces ADA liability and builds a more accessible workplace culture.
ADA compliance - Disability inclusion
Documentation, compliance, and legal protection
6
This module covers how documented training protects your organization in EEOC proceedings and discrimination litigation. CGI certification creates a legally meaningful record of proactive professional standards compliance that your counsel can rely on.
EEOC compliance - Legal documentation
Bystander intervention and accountability
5
Research shows that accountability structures and bystander intervention training significantly reduce discriminatory behavior over time. This module gives employees the tools and confidence to act when they witness bias.
Bystander intervention - Accountability
CGI certified
Every employee who completes CGI training receives a renewable CGI Professional Standards Certification. It is a documented, third-party credential your legal team can point to in any EEOC proceeding or discrimination litigation as evidence of proactive, ongoing professional standards training. New hires certify as they join, and certifications renew annually, keeping your organization continuously covered without additional contracts.
CGI Profesional standards certification
New employees complete CGI certification as part of their onboarding, building professional standards from day one before they ever interact with colleagues or clients.
New HIre ONboarding
Annual contracts include quarterly sessions that reinforce standards, address emerging workplace issues, and keep your documentation current year-round.
Quarterly ongoing trAINING
Large organizations can license the CGI curriculum to run internally with a CGI-certified facilitator. This scales professional standards training across your entire workforce without proportionally increasing costs.
CURRICULUM LICENSING
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Schedule a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your organization's specific needs, risk areas, and how CGI can build a program that works for your team.
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