All Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) articles – Page 6
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News
Co-op Food CEO Jo Whitfield to take career break
Whitfield will step away from her role for four months while her sons go through key examinations
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Retailers narrow gender pay gap despite pandemic challenges
The mean pay gap in retail dropped from 13.1% in 2018/19 to 11.8% in 2020/21
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GroceryAid kicks off Diversity & Inclusion programme for 2022
This year’s programme will include a record 68 fmcg partners, from Amazon to Warburtons
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Comment & Opinion
The five factors that will shape fmcg advertising in 2022
From the crackdown on HFSS promotions to a rise in influencer marketing, 2022 has much in store for the ad landscape, says Brinsley Dresden, head of advertising law at Lewis Silkin LLP
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Comment & Opinion
Why rethinking hiring models and seeking diversity can level up your business
It’s your culture, not quotas, that will ensure you realise the full potential of underutilised sources of talent, says James Nash, founder of Inbeta
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IGD report shows diversity and inclusion has improved across leadership levels
Over three-quarters (77%) of businesses now have formal plans to increase representation
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Analysis & Features
Meet the black entrepreneurs changing the face of food and drink
With the help of brand accelerator Add Psalt, these black-owned brands are striving to improve representation on supermarket shelves
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Comment & Opinion
How to ensure cultural integrity when launching a new food or drink product
Rich Ford, strategy director at Sherlock Studio, offers five things to consider when developing products and branding
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Asda introduces ‘quieter hour’ for shoppers with hidden disabilities such as autism
The hour will last from 2pm to 3pm on Mondays to Thursdays, with the aim of making stores more accessible to customers with hidden disabilities and additional needs
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Comment & Opinion
How to improve gender diversity and equality throughout the fmcg supply chain
Gathering more data would enable full visibility of women’s experiences and situations at work, says Jessica McGoverne of Sedex
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Analysis & Features
What is the grocery industry doing to improve diversity & inclusion?
Industry leaders shared strategies at GroceryAid’s live event in Wembley
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Comment & Opinion
‘Beer for women’ is patronising, but brewers could benefit from better inclusivity
Brewers should focus on making their core brands gender inclusive and move away from traditionally male-dominated ad campaigns
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Comment & Opinion
Diversity in Retail report shows power of working together
It is by sharing best practices that retailers can drive change at a faster pace
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Sainsbury’s marks Black History Month with £1m charity donation
Donations will help tackle racism and support black education, social mobility, food insecurity and businesses
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Major supermarkets and suppliers promote diversity and inclusion through ‘reverse mentoring’
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Tesco, Morrisons, Mondelēz International and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners are among the 12 backing the initiative
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Add Psalt starts next phase of support for black-owned brands
The entrepreneurs will receive strategic guidance, product and brand development, and access to national retail distribution
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New competition and TV show aims to improve meat industry gender diversity
Upmarket butcher Parson’s Nose is looking for a female apprentice and ambassador who will also feature in a new TV series
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Comment & Opinion
Gender equality in the workplace is about more than equal pay – it’s about respect
The sector can help drive change by actively encouraging women to join and represent their business
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Women facing less gender discrimination in wholesale sector, survey finds
However, a “lack of respect” was cited as the biggest challenge for women by 28% of respondents
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Comment & Opinion
The shift to online could exacerbate grocery sector employment inequalities
Retailers and the government both have a part to play in preventing an inequality crisis, says Abbie Winton, a final year PhD researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School