Inclusion update for the Built Environment industry
Newsletter 10: Boardroom diversity, anti-racism and flexible working
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.
"Understanding institutional & structural racism" was the theme in the first of a series of webinars to launch their anti-racism manifesto. Here you can see a recording of the webinar and details of how to sign the manifesto pledge.
Download the "Forever Flex: Making flexible working work beyond a crisis" report now. The research was conducted by Claremont during lockdown, commissioned by Mother Pukka and funded by Sir Robert McAlpine.
While the boardrooms of the UK’s top businesses have long be male-dominated spaces, in a recent report from Debut, the gender makeup of the major housebuilder’s board was revealed to be 44 per cent male, and 56 per cent female
An industry is only as good as its people. Improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace is a challenge for all sectors. As an industry faced with a significant skills shortages, it makes business – as well as ethical – sense to send out a strong message that construction is a viable and attractive career choice for people from all backgrounds.
Graduate programmes have been cancelled. Year-out placements have been too. How does this tie up with a skills crisis? Our future talent is being negatively impacted, and one way we can support them is by mentoring. STEER Support & Mentoring CIC is working with Leeds Beckett and Nottingham Trent Universities this year matching industry professionals with final year students. All mentors are from underrepresented demographic groups to offer diverse role models from an early stage. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, find out more on our website.
Welcome to Chechnya was harrowing viewing. Amnesty International will be speaking to us about what has happened since the programme and how we can support LGBT+ people in the region. The network is aimed at everyone interested in LGBT+ issues who work in facilities management.
