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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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Diversity is industry’s biggest challenge

Stuart Mitchell

According to the Data & Marketing Association’s (DMA) latest research, diversity and inclusion has been cited by senior professionals as the data and marketing industry’s biggest challenge. When asked about the key challenges facing the data and marketing industry in the coming years, ‘diversity and inclusion’ was mentioned by nearly two thirds of professionals (62%) as the biggest issue. Followed closely by ‘recovering from the coronavirus pandemic’ (59%) and a need to ‘build more ethical approaches to data’ (50%). At this year’s DMA Awards, over 200 senior data and marketing…

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BBC reveals progress through its Diversity Commissioning Code of Practice

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC has published the second progress report on meeting its Diversity Commissioning Code of Practice, which highlights the investments and support that the BBC has implemented over the last year to help continue to build an increasingly diverse and inclusive organisation and output. It also reveals the progress the BBC has made when it comes to representing and authentically portraying the diverse communities of the whole of the UK. The Code of Practice was published in 2018 and puts diversity at the heart of the BBC’s commissioning processes and…

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United Airlines Holdings Extends Leading Commitment To Diversity in the Board Room

Stuart Mitchell

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) recently announced that as part of its overall commitment to recruit and develop more diverse talent to better serve customers, its Board of Directors expects to add a second Black board member. The Board of Directors collectively agreed last December to further diversify the board, conduct a search and recruit an additional Black board member. “As the first Latino to lead a major airline, I know from experience that a company can only truly thrive if those at the top are as diverse as the…

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New IPA research pinpoints how to attract and retain diverse talent

Stuart Mitchell

New IPA research has revealed how UK students perceive the ad industry and what they are looking for in a future organisation, providing invaluable insights for agencies to attract and retain fresh talent. The results highlight a significant lack of awareness and knowledge about ad agencies by this demographic, yet a keen interest to join the business. It also shows that real differences exist in the emphasis that men and women, and white and Black Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, place on the qualities of their future managers and workplaces.…

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