The Construction Equity Scoreboard is intended to provide visibility to the economic impact of publicly funded construction projects via the payment of contract dollars to companies and base wages to workers.

Although many agencies report on various equity measures, these reports are often framed in the context of an agency-defined “goal” or a proxy for race and gender (e.g., COBID certifications, Disadvantaged Business Certification).

By focusing directly on race and gender and by reporting on the same metrics across all agencies and projects, the Construction Equity Scoreboard allows cross-project comparisons and identification of successes. It is our hope that by making these successes more visible and accessible, the industry as a whole can learn and grow towards our shared goal of a more equitable and resilient construction industry.

Importantly, rather than identifying an arbitrary “goal” for each metric, the Construction Equity Scoreboard takes the approach that until racial and gender equity is achieved, our goal is one of constant improvement.

The scoreboard is intended to provide a quick and high-level snapshot of the achievements of each project based on a series of core indicators of equity.

In this model, we use an equity lens, rather than “equality” in recognition of the compounding impact of decades and centuries of discrimination and inequity.

To ensure this initiative brings a strongly diverse and equitable perspective to the work, we assembled an advisory committee to aid in developing the initiative’s purpose, messaging, and scoring rubric. The Construction Equity Scoreboard team worked closely with economic and workforce issue experts, and our research team to develop the scoreboard structure and priorities.

To learn more about income inequality and disparities in wealth, (references to resources here).

To learn more about the history of racism and sexism in the construction industry, see (add resources here).

To learn more about ongoing efforts to reduce discrimination in the construction industry, see (add resources here).