While many aspects of business have been halted or stalled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, progress on corporate diversity and inclusion (D&I) has not been one of them.

A Baker McKenzie global survey of corporate HR diversity leaders found that 67 percent believe D&I progress has not stalled, with 25 percent strongly believing that. In the minority, only 19 percent believe progress on D&I has abated in some way, while 14 percent were not committal.

"As the shock waves of the global pandemic were up-ending how business was conducted around the world, many D&I executives feared that much of the progress achieved over the past decade could unravel as companies dealt with the unprecedented crisis," said Susan Eandi, partner and head of Baker McKenzie's Global Employment and Labor Law Practice Group in North America. "It turns out that, for the vast majority of respondents, those fears never materialized. That's a testament to the commitment of those leaders and their growing influence within their organizations during a time of historic social change in this country," she added.