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XPO Logistics launches its Neurodiversity Programme to educate and train colleagues in the UK and Ireland to ensure greater inclusivity

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has further enhanced its Neurodiversity Programme this month to help educate and train colleagues in the UK and Ireland about neurodiversity to help ensure a more inclusive and supportive working environment for all. XPO has partnered with The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity for the ‘Neurodiversity Umbrella Project’– a sizeable visual awareness campaign comprising a comprehensive neurodiversity awareness training suite commissioned by XPO Logistics. XPO has also commissioned a suite of neurodiversity training videos that challenge misconceptions…

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XPO Logistics enters the Big Logistics Diversity Challenge for the third year, highlighting moves to boost diversity and inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, entered a team in the Big Logistics Diversity Challenge 2023 for the third year in a row. The challenge, which was held this year at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire, brings together companies within logistics to take part in mental and physical team building events that all support inclusion and diversity. The XPO team successfully collaborated to achieve the competition’s highest score. Lynn Brown, vice president, human resources – UK and Ireland, XPO Logistics, said: “It…

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EcoVadis awards XPO Logistics silver medal for sustainability progress in Europe

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has been awarded a silver medal for the fourth time by EcoVadis for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy it has implemented in its European business. XPO Logistics’s overall score places it in the top 4% of road transport companies in Europe. EcoVadis supports companies in their work to manage risk and compliance around four key pillars of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies (including environmental performance, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement).…

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XPO offers additional paid leave for colleagues dealing with a miscarriage or stillbirth in the UK and Ireland

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, is now offering 10 days of additional paid leave for colleagues in the UK and Ireland (UK&I) who are dealing with a miscarriage or stillbirth. This applies to all colleagues in any relationship. Recent research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) showed that 74% of companies in the UK&I provide little or no time off, or other services, for employees experiencing pregnancy loss through miscarriage or stillbirth. If someone experiences a miscarriage or…

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XPO offers additional paid leave for colleagues if they or their partners are undergoing fertility treatment

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, now offers 10 days of additional paid leave for UK and Ireland colleagues while they or their partners undergo fertility treatment. This applies equally to anyone in any relationship. The policy is part of XPO’s commitment to ensuring that its people receive the care and support they need during some of the most stressful times in life. Lynn Brown, vice president – human resources – UK and Ireland, XPO Logistics, said: “We’re there for our people…

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