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AnalysisThe Boardroom Briefing: How to create a robust D&I strategy
The Boardroom Briefing dissects the big issues on the agenda and gives a concise summary of what the c-suite needs to know. This month we look at how to create a D&I strategy that’s fit for purpose and will meet the needs of employees, customers and investors alike.
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NewsDunelm and Retail Trust launch industry campaign to combat domestic abuse
Dunelm and the Retail Trust are calling on retail employers to join forces on the Retail Industry Against Domestic Abuse (RIADA) campaign to raise awareness of how the sector can better support employees facing domestic abuse.
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VideoWatch: Lord Mark Price talks to Retail Trust CEO Chris Brook-Carter
Retail Trust CEO Chris Brook-Carter interviews WorkL founder and former Waitrose MD Lord Mark Price about Retail Trust’s Health of retail report 2021, assessing the wellbeing of retail workers nationally.
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AnalysisKnowing your D from your I: How leading retailers are putting inclusion before diversity
When it comes to developing an effective diversity and inclusion (D&I) programme, it’s not enough to be diverse. Being inclusive is what’s really important. Find out more in Be Inspired’s new report.
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Retail VoiceFive reasons why diversity matters in negotiation
A new study on negotiation confirms the importance of gender diversity in the workplace, says head of retail at The Gap Partnership Freddy Burgess.
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Be InspiredWhat can retailers do to meaningfully support transgender customers and employees?
Pride Month may be over, but the work needed to create real change is not. Retail Week analytical journalist Eleanor Smith asks, if equality isn’t contentious, why are trans identities?
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Be Inspired‘The choices we make today will have a lasting impact on diversity and inclusion’
Fresh from hosting Retail Week’s Be Inspired virtual conference 2021, TV presenter and Wonder Women founder Ria Hebden reflects on how businesses must empower women and underrepresented groups to fulfil their true potential or risk both losing talent and alienating consumers
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Be InspiredRetail’s real role models: The Co-op’s Deborah Jeyachandran on customer bias
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Be InspiredRetail’s real role models: Tesco’s Emma Swail on challenging workplace biases
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Be InspiredHow legacy retailers can learn cultural lessons from emerging players
Retail Week’s Be Inspired virtual conference brought together leaders from emerging retailers and brands to discuss best practices for workplace culture and D&I. Their insights offer valuable lessons for more established players.
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OpinionUnderstanding the diversity problem in UK retail
Reflecting on Retail Week’s publication of the Retail 100 ranking of the country’s most influential leaders, Korn Ferry managing director Sarah Lim asks: why is there still such a lack of diversity in senior retail leadership roles?
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Be InspiredHow to overcome unconscious bias and understand your own privilege
As part of Retail Week’s Be Inspired virtual conference, diversity and inclusion architect Toby Mildon has compiled a useful guide to unconscious bias, including the types of bias we display, as well as how to navigate your own biases and privileges and the impact these have on society
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