Workplace Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

 

CIPS is committed to promoting, supporting and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) within the procurement profession to ensure that everyone is valued as an individual. The benefits of a diverse procurement community is essential to encourage an inclusive environment where individuals feel that they are able to participate and reach their full potential.

 

We have collected some valuable resources on racial equality in the workplace including videos, podcasts, webinars and guidance from credible experts in this space to help you to build a more diverse and inclusive team.

 

Please get in touch if you would like to share your experiences, have a case study to share or some guidance that has helped you on your journey at diversity@cips.org.

 

---

 

John Amaechi, OBE

John is a respected organisational psychologist, best-selling New York Times author, sought after public speaker, executive coach and CEO of APS Ltd. John is closing the CIPS Annual Conference on 29 October 2020. Watch the videos below where John shares:

-          What does white privilege mean?  

-          Not-racist v anti-racist: what’s the difference?  

 

---

 

Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD)

Please see collated information from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development.

Building anti-racist and compassionate workplaces

Organisations have a pivotal role in addressing racism and championing inclusive workplaces. From diversifying the talent pool, to creating safe spaces for employees to speak openly and honestly, CIPD have created these short videos of black professionals sharing their lived experiences and talking about the change that is needed to combat workplace racism. The videos include practical suggestions that can enable organisations and all professions to act with integrity and compassion. #EndRacismAtWork

 

Lived experience: Aggie Mutuma

Allyship: How can professionals be good allies to their black and minority ethnic colleagues? 

How have events related to George Floyd and Black Lives Matter made you feel?

 

What change do we need? What gets measured gets done

  

What change do we need? Creating space for open and honest conversations 

What change do we need? Creating diverse talent pools

What mistakes do organisations make when addressing racism?

Mentoring: I think there is a big opportunity… 

How can professions be more inclusive? 

There is an awakening to the role networks can play

Lived experience: Yetunde Hofmann 

 

Further CIPD Resources:

• Tackling racism in the workplace - Resources and guidance to help people professionals tackle racism and racial discrimination in the workplace.

• Barriers to BAME employee career progression to the top - Offers insight, support and guidance for employers and examines barriers to access and progression within their business context. 

• FAQs about race in the workplace - Answers to frequently asked questions about racial equality and anti-racism.

• How to have difficult conversations about race at work - Principles, steps and considerations for organisations on how to have conversations about race with their employees. 

• Developing an anti-racism strategy - Explore the six principles the CIPD recommends to help you create a racially inclusive workplace.

• End racism at work: CIPD position statement - We must take shared responsibility and actions to stamp out racism in all forms. 

• Podcast: Why is it so hard to talk about BAME? - Hear from June Sarpong MBE, Director of Creative Diversity at the BBC and CIPD’s Membership Director David D’Souza as they discuss what organisations can do to support and encourage change. 

• Podcast: Challenging systemic racism at work - John Amaechi OBE, Bernadette Thompson and Professor Binna Kandola OBE, discuss how organisations can move beyond token gestures and diversity tick box exercises. It’s time to erase racism from the workplace and the journey needs to start now.

• Race inclusion in the workplace - Explore the CIPD’s point of view on race inclusion in the workplace, including actions for Government and recommendations for employers.

• Anti-racism stays on the agenda - Experts, leaders and practitioners tackle the key issues and questions around how to create a safe and inclusive workspace.

 

---

Chartered Management Institute

As the only organisation that can award Chartered Manager status, CMI has been driving Management and Leadership excellence for over 70 years. Our objective is to support people to create more equal, diverse and inclusive organisations by driving change through professional leadership and management practices. We continually research the impact that our interventions and courses are having to ensure we are effectively fulfilling our mission of increasing the number and standard of professionally qualified managers. 

 

• Moving the dial on race - A Practical Guide on Workplace Inclusion
• Five ways to create an anti-racist workplace
• 4 Signs That Racism May Be an Issue in Your Workplace
• Race and ethnicity in the management pipeline

 

---

d&i Leaders

d&i Leaders held their Race Summit on 18 September 2020, with 18 expert speakers all with practical insights and lived experience. The recordings are available to download until December 2020.

 

View on demand recordings

 

d&i Leaders also have a selection of reports which you can register for free to download with practical insights and tips to support when tackling race equality, including:

• The Race Summit 2020 Summary Report shares practical actions organisations can take.
• Recruitment: How to embed inclusion from start to finish explores how companies are making inroads on hiring a more diverse intake and retaining and engaging this workforce through genuine inclusion.
• Moving the dial: the role of senior leaders in driving D&I shares practical advice, top tips and quick wins for engaging leaders.
• Let’s talk about race: five ways to keep the conversation going shares five key actions to have real conversations.

 

View All Reports 

 

---

 

Business in the Community 

 

Below you will find a selection of the resources from Business in the Community focussing on race in the workplace.

 

• Race at Work: Black Voices Report 
• Race at Work Charter 
• Race at Work Charter Signatories 
• Black employees have more ambition than their colleagues – but are still held back at work 
• Toolkit: Race inclusion and business investment in the community 
• Factsheet: Steps to start and run an Employee Network 
• Black Livelihoods Matter- Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Reporting
• Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting

 

View all reports

 

---

 

Further resources

 

• Diversity UK joins Race Equality Matters for a push on race equality 

• CBI launches ‘Change the Race Ratio’ campaign 

 

---

CIPS is committed to promoting, supporting and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) within the procurement profession to ensure that everyone is valued as an individual. The benefits of a diverse procurement community is essential to encourage an inclusive environment where individuals feel that they are able to participate and reach their full potential.

 

We have collected some valuable resources on disability inclusion in the workplace including videos, podcasts, webinars and guidance from credible experts in this space to help you to build a more diverse and inclusive team.

 

Please get in touch if you would like to share your experiences, have a case study to share or some guidance that has helped you on your journey at diversity@cips.org.

 

---

 

The Valuable 500 

The Valuable 500 is the global movement putting disability on the business leadership agenda.

The #Valuable500 is a global movement putting disability on the business agenda. They’re calling for 500 companies to unlock the potential of the 1.3 billion people living with disabilities around the world. Visit www.thevaluable500.com to find out more.

 

CIPS & The Valuable 500: Unlocking the business, social and economic potential of the 1.3 billion

Watch the webinar

CIPS is committed to promoting, supporting and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) within the procurement profession to ensure that everyone is valued as an individual. The benefits of a diverse procurement community is essential to encourage an inclusive environment where individuals feel that they are able to participate and reach their full potential.

 

We have collected some valuable resources on gender equality in the workplace including videos, podcasts, webinars and guidance from credible experts in this space to help you to build a more diverse and inclusive team.

 

Please get in touch if you would like to share your experiences, have a case study to share or some guidance that has helped you on your journey at diversity@cips.org.

 

---

 

Gender Pay Gap  

 

Employers with 250 or more employees must publish and report specific figures about their gender pay gap. However, despite this reporting, the gender pay gap in the workplace continues to be an issue, and we see this in the results of the CIPS/Hays Salary Guide. The widest gap currently in the UK is 33% at Advanced Professional level and whilst there has been a slight narrowing of 2% over the last year, it is clear that organisations have much work to do to face up to and proactively address this issue. For men and women alike, salary is an important issue when considering moving to a new employer. To retain talented women in the profession gender pay equality needs addressing globally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download Hays tools for building a more diverse workforce 

 

---

 

Successful Women in Procurement

To celebrate International Women's Day we captured the thoughts of some of the most inspiring and successful women in procurement to ask them to give advice to those new to the industry, and share their lived experiences and views on the career challenges that face women in business.

 

View their stories

 

---

 

Women in Procurement

CIPS panel discussion on equality and inclusivity in procurement and encouraging women to reach their full potential in the profession.

 

 

---

 

Women Leaders in Procurement & Supply Series | PART 2 - Difficult Conversations

 

 

---

 

Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD)

Please see collated information from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development.

CIPD has a wealth of experience and resources CIPS members can access below to help change what is needed to combat gender equality in the workplace.

 

• Gender equality at work – includes actions for Government and recommendations for employers.  

• Recommendations for employers 

• Guide on gender pay gap reporting - Guidance to help UK employers comply with reporting requirements and address their gender pay gap

• Flexible working – includes guidance, practical tools and resources to help you embed flexible working in your organisation.

• How can we speed up gender diversity in the boardroom? Rachel Suff, Employment Relations Adviser, explores ways that an executive talent pipeline can be built within organisations to ensure women are appointed to the very top jobs. 

• Gender pay gap reporting: the what, how and when - In this webcast, we discuss the requirements of the regulations, who they cover, the pros and cons of publishing the data, and what it means for organisations. 

 

---

 

d&i Leaders 

The d&i Leaders Women at Work Online Summit brings together organisations committed to tackling gender inequality in the workplace. The online summit is being held on 26 January 2021.

 

View online event programme

 

d&i Leaders also have a selection of reports which you can register for free to download with practical insights and tips to support when tackling gender equality, including:

 

• Gender at work: how can we accelerate progress?  Sharing how leading companies including Diageo; Unilever and Mars are accelerating progress to gender equality at work.

 

View All Reports 

 

---

 

Chartered Management Institute

As the only organisation that can award Chartered Manager status, CMI has been driving Management and Leadership excellence for over 70 years. Our objective is to support people to create more equal, diverse and inclusive organisations by driving change through professional leadership and management practices. We continually research the impact that our interventions and courses are having to ensure we are effectively fulfilling our mission of increasing the number and standard of professionally qualified managers. 

 

• CMI Women's Blueprint for Balance - our innovative open source tool to promote diversity in the workplace.
• Time to fix the broken windows

 

---

 

Business in the Community

 

Below you will find a selection of the resources from Business in the Community focussing on gender in the workplace.

 

• COVID-19 and gender equality at work  

• The Times Top 50 Employers for Women Insights Report 2020 

• Gender Pay Gap Toolkit 1: Understanding Your Gender Pay Gap 

 

View all reports

---

 

HeForShe Global Movement 

Gender equality requires all of us to take some action for a gender equal world. Millions of people globally have already committed to taking some action through the #HeForShe Global Movement.

 

• HeForShe Launches #YearOfMaleAllyship Campaign

• Join the Global Movement  

 

Find out more 

---

 

Further resources

 

• More women on boards, but they still don’t reach the top! 

• Women make up more than 33% all board members in the FTSE 350

• Flexible working fixes the gender pay gap 

 

---

CIPS is committed to promoting, supporting and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) within the procurement profession to ensure that everyone is valued as an individual. The benefits of a diverse procurement community is essential to encourage an inclusive environment where individuals feel that they are able to participate and reach their full potential.

 

We have collected some valuable resources on LGBTQ+ in the workplace including videos, podcasts, webinars and guidance from credible experts in this space to help you to build a more diverse and inclusive team.

 

The term LGBTQ+ refers to someone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual and others questioning or expressing their gender identity and sexuality.

 

Please get in touch if you would like to share your experiences, have a case study to share or some guidance that has helped you on your journey at diversity@cips.org.

 

---

 

Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD)

Please see collated information from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development.

CIPD has a wealth of experience and resources CIPS members can access below to support with disability inclusion in the workplace.

 

• Sexual orientation, gender identity and gender reassignment - Explore the CIPD’s point of view on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender reassignment, including actions for Government and recommendations for employers. 

• Sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment and employment - Explore the UK legal position and main issues for employers on sexual orientation discrimination, gender identity and reassignment discrimination in the workplace.

 

---

 

Stonewall

 

LGBTQ+ people bring value to organisations by providing a different set of experiences and perspectives. Stonewall as an organisation help hundreds of organisations recognise the benefits of these perspectives for all employees, service users and members of the community. Access their resources and toolkits below: