Our DEI Commitment
Mangrove’s Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Mangrove Web Development is committed to ongoing learning and reflection around anti-oppression work, and to thoughtfully integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into how we operate as a company. We acknowledge that generations of oppression, wealth extraction, classism and racism have created an unjust economy, including within the tech industry.
As digital communications experts, it is our responsibility to consciously work within our organization to change the normalized practices and cultures that can hurt our employees, contractors, partners and community. For us, changing normalized practices starts with building awareness of how racism, sexism, ableism, classism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression show up in our industry, and making decisions within our own organization that help push back against those harms. We aim to approach this responsibility consistently and with care, considering how our choices affect our staff, contractors, and clients.
Mangrove pursues diversity, equity, and inclusion in a few different ways.
- Within Mangrove: Diversity, equity, and inclusion are part of our core values and operations. This includes how we show up as individuals, how we treat each other as a team, and how we share power.
- In our professional circles: One way we realize our commitment to using our expertise “for good” is to prioritize working with and supporting clients, partners, and collaborators from underrepresented communities. This includes giving priority to work and relationships with organizations led by folks who identify as Black, Indigenous, non-Black people of color, women, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and people of other marginalized identities.
- In the tech industry: We commit, as a company, to take specific actions to increase opportunities for people excluded from employment in the tech industry. When hiring, Mangrove seeks to pool a diverse range of applicants in order to provide opportunities in our industry for people who identify as Black, Indigenous, non-Black people of color, women, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, disabled, or any other underrepresented group. We also donate time and money to programs specifically working to level the playing field including Hack the Hood and Girls Who Code.
Highlights of Mangrove’s DEI work to date
Our business goals include maintaining and increasing diversity across our team. We intentionally measure and reflect on representation among people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and non-Black people of color; women; non-binary people; LGBTQIA+ individuals; people with disabilities; and people from other marginalized communities. These metrics are reported and tracked as part of our B Corp Certification. Our hiring practices focus on reaching and engaging candidates from diverse backgrounds, and we track diversity metrics internally to ensure our team continues to grow in an inclusive and representative way.
Since 2021, our commitment to partnerships and giving (pro bono and financial donations) is focused on organizations that specifically work to address inequities in the tech and creative industries. Our latest pro bono project, completed in 2025, is for RGD’s AccessAbility Website. RGD is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a strong, supportive community for Canadian designers to share knowledge, set professional standards, and advocate for the value of design. The AccessAbility website extends RGD’s and Mangrove’s commitment to accessibility to inclusive design by making accessibility guidance clear and widely available.
Since 2016, our corporate giving strategy has included organizations whose missions aim to increase diversity in the tech industry. In 2021, we decided to narrow our philanthropy to only include such organizations.
In 2018, we added a service offering to conduct website audits for compliance with ADA accessibility standards.
Since 2020 Juneteenth has been a company-wide holiday. We also aim to match donations during the week of Juneteenth to Black-owned businesses and organizations, and reimburse any team members for company-sponsored meals on Juneteenth from a Black-owned business.
Further reading
For more information on our work and most recent commitments, we invite you to read our annual report.
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