The Inclusion Landscape in 2026

Expert Perspectives on What’s Changing and How Leaders Can Respond

Each year, Seramount experts assess the state of inclusion to help our partners anticipate what’s ahead and prepare for the year to come. This year, the challenge is no longer simply how to respond to change, but how to anticipate pressure points and design inclusion strategies resilient enough to withstand them.

Drawing on real-time insights from practitioners across the year, our latest research highlights four shifts inclusion leaders must keep top of mind as they move from reaction to long-term strategy:

-The evolving role of inclusion leaders
-The limits of American-led global inclusion approaches
-The accelerating influence of AI on talent decisions
-The growing reliance on ERGs