Race Equality Campaign 30th Anniversary: Then, Now, Next Report Launch

This is an online event.

Audience

This is event is open to both members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). It would be of interest to anyone who has signed the Race at Work Charter or who participated in the ‘Leadership, employees and procurement’ YouGov survey, particularly leaders and Executive Sponsors for Race.

Background

2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the BITC Race Equality campaign. We will be sharing some fresh insights and updated evidence on trends linked to the Race at Work Charter captured within our most recent Leadership, Employees, and Procurement survey, with YouGov in June 2024. This new data fed into our Diverse and Inclusive Supply Chains Insights report and builds on the evidence gathered in our Race at Work Survey series (2015–2021), providing a deeper understanding of racial disparities, fairness and access to opportunities in UK workplaces.

About the event

Business in the Community launched Race for Opportunity in 1995. The race campaign was supported by HM King Charles III and some of the most senior business leaders in the UK at that time. The BITC race equality campaign will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary milestone at this event. This webinar will profile the launch of the Then, Now, Next Report telling the story of the race campaign founding, achievements over the last 30 years and the challenges ahead and vision of the key areas that are needed for the future.

This event will enable us to hear from senior business leaders, celebrate progress already made and include clear calls to action for the future underpinned with the 30 years of evidence gathered. You will hear directly from leaders about the issues will be grappling with to create a future that ensures that everyone’s talent is unleashed in the UK to contribute to the much-needed economic boost to the economy.

Speakers

Sandra Kerr CBE, Race Equality Director, Business in the Community will be presenting and facilitating the conversation with:

Richard Iferenta, Partner and Vice Chair, KPMG, and BITC Race Leadership Team Chair

Parminder Kohli, Chair UK and EVP Sustainability & Carbon, Shell

Nishi Mayor, Director of Employer Engagement & Partnerships, Youth Futures Foundation

Professor Ian Thomson, Professor (Teaching and Research) Accounting and Finance, School of Business, Chair in Accounting and Sustainability School of Business, Associate Dean Research, Dundee University

Booking, contact details and further information

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