All Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) articles
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NewsMedia Bites 26 November: Gails, Asda, Pladis/budget, Tariffs, Walmart
News emerges this morning that upmarket bakery chain Gail’s is up for sale
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NewsCo-op reveals findings of its first social mobility study
The retailer found seven in 10 people from a lower socioeconomic background had missed out on job or education oppoortunities
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NewsBoots features Adjoa Andoh’s Mrs Claus in Christmas ad 2024
The ad sparked a wave of racist, misogynistic and transphobic comments calling Boots ‘woke’
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Comment & OpinionSupplier diversity is a business imperative, not a box to tick
Businesses that diversify their supply chains perform better, says Reshma Sheikh of MSDUK
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InterviewsWycliffe Sande on being a black founder and paying it forward
Blue Turaco’s founder says ‘coffee saved my life’. He talks paying it forward, championing robusta and the difficulty of being a black founder
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Comment & OpinionHow to make a diverse ad that doesn’t offend
Brands, agencies and marketing teams urgently need to boost diversity in their teams, says Trevor Robinson of Quiet Storm
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Comment & OpinionHeinz’s ‘racist’ ad controversy raises questions about the creative process
Fmcg giant Heinz has come under fire for perpetuating “racist” stereotypes and imagery in two of its ad campaigns
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NewsHeinz ‘racist’ ads indicative of DEI failing, say marketing experts
’It’s clear that diversity was lacking in the room where it mattered,’ says Quiet Storm creative director Trevor Robinson
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NewsBooker launches new disability colleague network
The new colleague network will be the fourth Booker has introduced
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Ocado’s ‘female founders’ aisle positive discrimination?
The Buy Women Built aisle divides opinion among female founders
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NewsFWD to offer extra funding in revamped bursary
The FWD’s Fellowship Fund has been renamed and given extra funding
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NewsOcado launches dedicated female-founded brand aisle
The ‘Buy Women Built’ aisle features more than 1,000 products from 130 female-founded brands including Bold Bean Co, Pip & Nut, Little Moons and Biotiful
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NewsGroceryAid’s D&I in Grocery LIVE! event unveils expert panel line-up
D&I in Grocery LIVE! takes place on 4th October at the InterContinental London - The O2
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Comment & OpinionPM’s business partnership pledge will be tough to pull off
This morning, Starmer became the first prime minister to address the TUC congress since Gordon Brown in 2009
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NewsTesco announces fast-track backing for 16 brands under new Accelerator Programme
As a result of winning their place, the companies will receive year-long mentoring, learning, and development from Tesco
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NewsAsda workers protest as multibillion-pound equal pay hearing begins
Protests will be held outside the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, where the case begins this morning, and outside the TUC Congress in Brighton
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ProfilesStonewall Spirits’ Joe Wilson on charities, buyers and Geri Halliwell
’For every bottle sold we donate £1 charity and we have so far raised over £10,500’
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InterviewsThe people’s CEO: how Simon Roberts changed Sainsbury’s culture
The Sainsbury’s CEO is winning with a strategy that has prioritised people as much as food
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ProfilesMorrisons’ Joseph Clark-Bland on beards, Kylie and corporate allyship
For Pride month, Joseph talks about how he helps Morrisons demonstrate authentic allyship
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NewsBRC diversity & inclusion report: more than a third of retailers still have all-white boards
The British Retail Consortium has unveiled its annual diversity & inclusion report