The BPDC will provide a forum for council members to leverage and implement diversity best practices and processes in their divisions, while integrating the Laboratory's diversity initiative as a whole. The foundation of the Laboratory’s diversity initiative rests on the achievement of the following goals:

• Innovative actions to foster an inclusive work environment that makes full use of the contribution of all employees
  
• A workforce that reflects and embraces the diversity of our community

Functional objectives:

• Create synergy between division/department diversity action plans and initiatives
  
• Develop a diversity best practices framework and grow best practices models across the Laboratory
  
• Mentor new initiatives
  
• Visibly recognize and communicate diversity best practices achievement throughout the Laboratory
  
• Identify and address emerging issues
  
• Welcome the views of outside speakers
  
• Develop a Lab-wide diversity scorecard