Tag: diversity

Save the Children: Taking Action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Save the Children reaffirm their commitment to diversity with the following post below on their website: Save the Children reaffirms our unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, openly reflecting on and sharing the progress we have made, the work we have underway and the opportunities where we still have room to learn and grow. We shared our last DEI update in October, and will continue to do so on a quarterly basis. Save the Children envisions a world where every child gets the future they deserve. To achieve…

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What works to support diversity in the creative industries? Insights from theatre/dance roundtable of the APPG for Creative Diversity

Stuart Mitchell

February was the first meeting of the APPG for Creative Diversity for 2021 and focused on theatre and dance. As in previous months, the roundtable raised themes that will be familiar to those who have followed the 2020 sessions. The session also reflected the range of artforms, businesses, organisations, and practitioners captured under this particularly broad umbrella. The roundtable recognised that theatre and dance have a history of not being representative of the breadth of communities that constitute contemporary society. In particular, several participants discussed how they were inspired to…

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BBC Radio 3 and The Arts And Humanities Research Council celebrate classical composers from diverse ethnic backgrounds

Stuart Mitchell

Launched in Autumn 2020, the scheme aims to expand the breadth and diversity of what is accepted as belonging to the classical music canon and uncover more about the lives and work of composers who have not had the public recognition that their work deserves. The successful researchers were selected with the support of an expert advisory panel of academics and musicians. This was chaired by Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, Founder, and Director of the Chineke! Foundation, which supports, inspires and encourages Black, Asian and ethnically diverse classical musicians in the…

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Sky sets ambitious 2025 target to increase its ethnic diversity and representation

Stuart Mitchell

In June last year, Sky announced a series of commitments to improve our approach to diversity and inclusion. Sky committed to invest £10million a year across its markets for each of the next three years to improve representation and progression of minority groups, make a difference in communities impacted by racism, and use the power of Sky’s voice and platform to highlight racial injustice. The commitments included an ambition to create new targets to improve ethnic diversity and representation throughout the organisation. Following these commitments, Sky undertook research into the…

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The great diversity divide: Rest of the UK lags significantly behind London workplaces on making diversity & inclusion a priority

Stuart Mitchell

New research from networking group People Like Us and Censuswide explores the impact the Black Lives Matter movement has had on the UK workforce. The research reveals a divided national response to the protests with two-thirds (67%) of London professionals saying that they feel Diversity & inclusion (D&I) are a higher priority for their company since the movement came into the spotlight in 2020; however, this falls to well under a third of workers outside London. Over a third (35%) of the workforce agree that the momentum of diversity has…

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