A Supply Side Solution to Diversity and Inclusion

You often hear a lot of talk about supply side problems to Diversity and Inclusion

Find out what could happen if you created a supply side solution to Diversity and Inclusion.

Here are some key messages from this episode

• How Big Business can influence Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace
• Why smaller businesses care less about Diversity & Inclusion
• How Supply Chain Management can Accelerate Inclusive practices

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Here are some key takeaways from this episode

Supply Side Solutions create a business case for Diversity

“It would establish diversity as a way of doing business. This moves from being a nice to have to a business critical task.”

Supply Side Solutions democratise Diversity and Inclusion issues in the workplace

“Diversity and Inclusion appears to be an issue for big business. But most people don’t work for a global corporation. If you listen to this show, at times you’ll be forgiven for thinking that I’m speaking only to those organisations. That’s not my intention”

Supply Side Solutions require standards to be maintained

“It’s incumbent on the organisation calling the shots to maintain standards themselves.  It’s going to be difficult to disqualify your suppliers for not meeting particular diversity and inclusion related criteria if as an organisation if you’re not meeting them yourselves”

Here are some resources so you can go deeper

Parker Review 2020

FTSE firms 'dragging their feet' over ethnic diversity on boards

Cocoa Cola Supplier Diversity Programs

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