Is your organisation ready to embrace race diversity and inclusion?

Employers who take action to ensure equal progression in the workplace benefit from attracting and retaining top talent, addressing skill shortages, and improving organisational performance. According to the ground-breaking Race in the workplace: The McGregor-Smith review, race equality in the UK would potentially bring a £24 billion per year boost to the UK economy. Moreover, organisations with highly diverse senior teams report as much as 39% better financial returns – demonstrating that race equality is not only a moral duty, but also provides an undeniable business advantage.

While progress has been made in advancing diversity, a sole focus on numerical representation falls short of addressing the underlying challenges tied to workplace equality, personal bias, and exclusionary culture. Building a diverse workforce is only part of the equation, as it doesn’t automatically ensure uniform experiences or opportunities for every employee.

Multiple barriers to equality and inclusion still exist in workplaces, due to structural and cultural stereotypes and biases. Representation of ethnic minorities in senior leadership teams is still far from being an accurate reflection of the workforce, and in a lot of cases they still don’t feel comfortable sharing instances of workplace discrimination with their line managers and HR managers.

The Institute for Government & Public Policy is proud to continue building a reputation for delivering inspirational and empowering diversity, equity, and inclusion events. The upcoming Fifth Annual Race, Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace Conference 2024 will delve into the latest policies and best-case studies driving diversity and inclusion in workplaces, and will be an excellent opportunity to discuss the topics such as allyship, intersectionality, biases in recruitment, and inclusive language.

Join us at the Fifth Annual Race, Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace Conference 2024, where industry leaders, experts, and decision-makers will come together to explore key topics such as cultivating an inclusive leadership mindset, navigating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in modern hybrid working environments, and spearheading cultural changes.