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iSAW launches LIFT to advance gender equality on a global scale

The platform will promote the advancement of women in business worldwide and contribute to closing the gender gap

Google’s Black Founders Fund could help plug finance gap

Google’s new fund for UK and European Black-led businesses could help remedy inequality issues in the funding world where white male entrepreneurs tend to receive the most external capital

Graduates get social media skills boost from industry leader

A London-based social media company is helping 100,000 university leavers and undergraduates develop the digital skills necessary to meet business demands following COVID-19

Diverse teams lead to more innovative solutions

Harriet Green, one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Internationally in 2019, on how the ‘vortex of change’ puts the spotlight on diverse teams

CloudStratex: supporting tomorrow’s underserved talent

Tech startup CloudStratex is working to raise the aspirations of young people and ensuring they have a stake in society

Global law firm offers pro-bono advice to black-led businesses

With Black founders facing a tougher funding climate than other groups, the more organisations share scale-up advice, support, and access to networks, the better

Aviva Investors: striving to tackle racial inequality in the investment industry

Marte Borhaug, Global Head of Sustainable Outcomes at Aviva Investors, delves into the firm’s engagement strategy towards racial inequality

Disability bias and plastic waste: the startup fighting for double impact

MELIOR is a British startup that aims to employ people with disabilities. It is also producing sustainable products in an attempt to stem the UK’s plastic waste problem

Belonging: practical ways to aid your diversity plans

Glint’s Ritu Mohanka discusses why it’s critical that people feel a sense of belonging in the midst of a pandemic and social uncertainty

“All white” boards and no plans to change? The problems in smaller listed firms

The UK’s smaller public companies seem untroubled by the whiteness of their boards, where others who are represented appear to lack executive power, according to a new report