Evolving ERGs and BRGs: Purpose, Engagement, and Impact – Flash Call
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Business Resource Groups (BRGs) have long served as important spaces for community, inclusion, and connection inside organizations. Yet many companies are now reassessing how these groups operate as engagement fluctuates, expectations evolve, and leaders look for clearer alignment between employee communities and business priorities. While some organizations are expanding the role of ERGs to drive talent, innovation, and business insight, others are questioning whether traditional models still serve the needs of today’s workforce.
This Flash Call brings together HR and inclusion leaders for a live benchmarking conversation focused on how organizations are evolving their ERG and BRG models, addressing declining engagement, and redefining how these groups contribute to both employee experience and business outcomes.
Leaders from Veeam and Micron will help anchor the discussion, building on a highly engaged Expert Network question , by sharing the challenges they’re working through and the questions they’re exploring before opening the conversation to the broader group for peer-to-peer discussion.
What we’ll explore:
- • Why organizations sponsor ERGs and BRGs today, and how their purpose is evolving
- • What meaningful engagement looks like and where participation is declining
- • Whether ERGs should be centralized, decentralized, or something in between
- • The role informal affinity communities play in ERG governance
- • How ERGs contribute to business priorities, culture, and employee connection
