Project RISE to boost Black business representation in media
The Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards) has partnered with global communications firm Weber Shandwick to launch Project RISE; an initiative created boost...
HTL industry reports ‘some’ D&I progress, despite tough year
Despite a turbulent year as a result of the pandemic, some diversity and inclusion (D&I) progress has been made in the hospitality, travel...
Racial justice now a ‘long-term’ corporate priority
Amid the impassioned cries to end systemic racism, 64% of leaders say racial justice is now a new long-term corporate social responsibility (CSR) priority,...
Women experience discrimination at same rate as people of colour
Discrimination is still haunting the workplace, with women experiencing it at the same rate as people of colour, according to a new study.
TUC, CBI & EHRC urge UK Government to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
The UK’s largest trade body TUC, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have today, on 25 June...
Workplace racism negatively impacts staff mental wellbeing
A new report published by the UK's City Mental Health Alliance (CMHA), in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group, has revealed how workplace...
New initiative to increase AAPI representation on US boards
Non-profit Ascend has launched the 10x25 Initiative, which aims to have at least 10% of Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) directors serving on...
Sodexo: UK’s first FM/hospitality firm to publish ethnicity pay gap
Sodexo UK & Ireland has become the first company in the UK's hospitality and facilities management (FM) industry to voluntarily publish its...
20 firms commit to spending 2%+ of annual media budget with Black-owned suppliers
GroupM, WPP's media investment group, has announced that 20 clients have pledged to spend at least 2% of their total annual media...
Fortune 500 ‘decades away’ from achieving 40% board diversity
We have to wait until at least 2074 before Fortune 500 board seats held by underrepresented groups and minorities reaches the 'aspirational' 40%...
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