Following from the CFA UK Inclusion & Diversity Committee’s three part virtual event series, which took place in February and March 2022, we have put together the key insights driven by investment professionals to move the dial on inclusion.
Inclusion at the heart of ESG
Fireside chat with Gina Miller
Gina Miller Leader of True and Fair Party and Co-Founder of SCM Direct and MoneyShe talks with Will Goodhart, Chief Executive, CFA UK about the importance of creating an inclusive environment which allows employees to feel valued.
Enabling a just transition
Enabling a just transition is about making decisions that reward efforts which create sustainable change across the globe. Explore how business can have a just transition to help ‘flex the muscle of inclusion’.
Moving the needle on inclusion
The session covers effective and inclusive recruitment to widen the talent pool, mentorship schemes and building an inclusive culture from the top down in order to move the needle on inclusion.
Neurodiversity and economics
This discussion around neurodiversity and economics pinpoints the need to create more inclusive workplaces for neurodiverse people in order to diversify the labour force and increase productivity.
Actioning Stewardship
The role of investment stewardship is a fundamental role of finance. It is a unique skillset and is constantly evolving. Understand the different ways to simplify and promote progress.
Driving DEI within financial services organisations - a practitioner's perspective
The panel tackle the issue of a lack of data in DEI within financial services. In tandem with collecting data, the panel discuss how the industry must create actionable change from the top down.
Race and finance: Asset Managers fail to walk the walk
It is widely agreed that more needs to be done to increase diversity within asset management, the panel discusses ways in which companies can make their workplace more inclusive, and how to support ethnic minorities through sponsorship, allyship and leadership training.
Fireside chat with Mitesh Sheth, MBE
Mitesh Sheth, MBE shares his experience of entering the industry, how, at times, he felt like an outsider, and ways in which he facilitates more inclusive working environments.
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