How firms are using data-driven diversity March 16, 2022 | City Talk This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. It may feel like the diversity and inclusion agenda has gathered momentum in recent years. But while there has been a lot of talk, the data suggests that the pace of change at the top of British business has actually been slow. A July 2021 report by the [...]
Bruce Cartwright CA on the strategic importance of EDI March 16, 2022 | City Talk This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. ICAS CEO Bruce Cartwright CA shares how his own experiences have informed his conviction that equality, diversity and inclusion are matters of strategic importance. Anne-Marie Imafidon, CEO of Stemettes, wrote in CA magazine recently: “We can’t just assume that people will become accountants for the same reasons that [...]
Government injects £23m to boost UK skills and diversity in AI jobs February 10, 2022 The government has pumped £23m into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data conversion courses for young and underrepresented groups, as the UK aims to be the industry leader. There will be up to two thousand scholarships for masters AI conversion courses, and the aim is to create a new generation of experts in data science and [...]
UK lags behind Europe on gender boardroom balance February 1, 2022 UK boardroom diversity falls behind Europe with less than a third of seats held by women
RAF serviceman who was tortured and discharged after air force discovered he was gay demands justice and full pension January 11, 2022 Simon Hinchley-Robson faced four days of being searched and assaulted by members of the RAF special investigation branch at a base in west Wales in the 1980s after it was discovered he was gay. The former serviceman now wants the Government to admit that the interrogations were wrong, and to be given his full armed [...]
Tech billionaire and former Mormon spurns church by giving $600k to LGBTQ group December 23, 2021 A US-based technology billionaire has quit the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and donated $600,000 to an LGBTQ-rights group in a public repudiation of the Mormon faith, according to reports. Jeff T Green’s donation to Equality Utah is the start of his pledge to donate 90 per cent of his personal wealth, [...]
Almost half of FTSE 350 firms have BAME directors as pressure for diversity accelerates December 20, 2021 Nearly half of FTSE 350 companies now have a director of colour on their board, driven by increasing pressure on companies to improve diversity at leadership level. Of FTSE 350 companies, 45 per cent – meaning 123 companies – were recorded as having a director from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background in 2021, [...]
A boardroom first: Women outnumber male directors December 13, 2021 For the first time ever women make up the majority of independent directors at the largest listed companies but are still outnumbered by men at executive level, according to a new study. Across the 150 biggest public companies in Britain, 442 women are employed as non-executive directors, just edging out the number of male peers, [...]
Exclusive: Aspire founder Paul Farrer on why diversity is increasingly a differentiator in the City November 30, 2021 A company’s approach to diversity and inclusion increasingly proves to be the difference between someone accepting or rejecting a job, or even leaving their current role, according to Aspire chairman Paul Farrer. The driving force behind the London recruitment firm, active in the Square Mile since 1992, told City A.M. this morning that whether or [...]
Diversity levels on boards still unsatisfactory – Ignoring this is ‘at everyone’s peril’ November 24, 2021 | Sponsored DiverCity® Podcast · Building Better Boards: Finding your place in the boardroom The economic case for diversity at a board level is clear, but too many firms still fall short Despite the increased focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, too many boards remain stuck in the past and are failing to meet equality targets. Fiona [...]