Inclusion update for the Built Environment industry
Newsletter 8: Uncomfortable truths
Constructing Rainbows advises built environment organisations who have an aim of making our industry inclusive for all. To find out more visit www.constructingrainbows.co.uk This newsletter will provide you with some updates on what others are doing, both within the built environment and in other industries.
Just three women holding executive positions at Britain's largest listed property groups have profit and loss (P&L) responsibilities, a new survey shared with Property Week reveals.
Nine months on from when the UK government closed its consultation on ethnicity pay gap reporting, we have yet to hear anything on the outcome. Some companies have started looking at their ethnicity pay gaps voluntarily, others have no idea where to start, and there will be others that just do not feel the need to look at whether they have a gap.
Enfield Council’s programme director for the £6 billion regeneration highlights how public sector clients can make a positive difference by diversifying their supply chain.
Speaking at Skanska’s Future of Construction event, Caerus CEO Frank Douglas said that the construction industry has a skills challenge that is only going to be made worse by the Brexit issue and dealing with diversity was essential to overcome this challenge.
Cass study finds that companies forced to comply with gender have significantly higher female representation on their board of directors. Another study carried out to determine the ‘quality’ of these boards under gender quota guidelines showed no deterioration in cases of high diversity, and in several cases improved where quotas were mandatory.
Sharon Slinger, Director at Constructing Rainbows, joins us to tackle the Construction diversity challenge and discusses how the industry lacks inclusion.
In celebration of National Inclusion Week, we are hosting the RIBA Inclusion by Design Festival. Taking place from 28 September to 2 October 2020, the festival is part of a programme of action to develop and support equity and inclusion within the RIBA, architecture profession and the wider built environment.
