'Too white' green sector launches work scheme to be more diverse
Last modified on Tue 16 Feb 2021 06.57 EST A group of leading environmental organisations are taking part in an employment initiative to make the green movement more diverse. Friends of the Earth, Client Earth, the RSPB and others will take part in a programme that aims to open up the environmental sector to young people from ethnic minority backgrounds. Just 3.5% of those who work in the environment sector identify as from a minority, according to research by Policy Exchange. The sector has been called “too white” in the past, with the former head of Friends of the Earth Craig Bennett de...
Source: theguardian.com