Inclusion update for the Built Environment industry
Newsletter 12: Black Lives progress, it's not a zero sum game, and breaking down disability barriers
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.
Promoting a new way of thinking! Heather Thurlby launches a female only directory to support and promote female owned and run businesses in the construction and trades.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan has been named as construction minister – just a month after the appointment of Kwasi Kwarteng to the post. Will she notice the lack of diversity in her industry meetings, and aim to address it?
This is so important to communicate in the built environment. Gender equity is not a zero sum game. Encouraging and promoting more women in the industry makes it a better industry for all. Or in pie terms: Women aren’t taking some of your pie, they’re making the pie bigger! 🥧 🥧 🥧
Steve Ingham knew straight away that he had been paralysed. On a Swiss skiing holiday in March 2019, the chief executive of PageGroup, the FTSE 250 recruiter, lost control on a tight corner, fell 15ft down a gully, bounced off rocks and went into a stream
Companies that publicly commit to diversity have more women in their executive ranks, new research shows. But they've got a long way to go to reach gender parity.
This episode focuses on the ‘Benefits of having a diverse workforce’. A diverse workforce isn’t just about gender; it is also about age, ethnicity and culture for example, reflecting the rich diversity of our society. In this episode of the podcast, SRM's guests, all working within the construction industry, share their perspective and experience of what diversity means to them and how it helps project delivery.
