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Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo Since becoming the CEO of Diageo (DGE.L) in 2013, Ivan has been passionate about driving inclusion and diversity at the company.  Story continues In 2020 he launched a new 10-year sustainability action plan titled ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’.  The plan laid out goals including increasing the representation of ethnic minorities in leadership positions to 45% by 2030, as well as increasing the percentage of Diageo suppliers from female and minority-owned businesses year-on-year.  2020 also saw the roll-out of a new learning intervention ‘Confronting Rac...

CELEBRATE: UHMBT celebrates Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week EQUALITY, Diversity and Human Rights Week is being celebrated at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT). Beginning on May 10 until 14, the conference will take place online and be opened by Aaron Cummins, Chief Executive of UHMBT with main speakers being Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, Director of Public Health for Lancashire County Council and Paul Deemer, Head of Diversity at NHS Employers. UHMBT’s ‘People Strategy’ aims to create ‘A Great Place to Work and a Great Place to be Cared For’...

Ireland at a crossroads on journey to stamp out racism Updated / Friday, 7 May 2021 02:14 Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent The existence of racism in Ireland is difficult to acknowledge, but until it's openly discussed, there will be no progress made in tackling the problem as a society. This week, RTÉ News has examined the issue and asked what needs to be done - and only scraped the tip of the iceberg. In a series of reports, we spoke to those who have personally experienced racism and sought to give different communities a chance to be heard. It was striking how many people wanted ...

A Hampstead woman is working in Westminster to address racial inequalities in education.

We cannot shy away from the conversation about how inclusive and diverse our workplaces are. We know that organisations want to do the right thing. They recognise that diversity and inclusion is good for business, it helps to foster successful teams and enables all individuals to achieve their ambitions. This is why The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Conference sponsored by BAE Systems, CMS, Diageo and J.P.Morgan, will continue these discussions for the fifth consecutive year as we bring together organisations, companies, workplaces and individuals who are leading the way in promotin...