While diversity and inclusion are generally believed to be the "right" thing to do, they also make good business sense. Often business culture can become homogenised or fossilised, and it becomes difficult to discover new ideas, or to identify new trends. Analysis shows that heterogenous teams outperformed homogenous teams - which can help foster innovation and eradicate groupthink.
As Kevin Sullivan, ex-vice president of Apple Inc. said, "diversity initiatives must be sold as business, not social work.