VINCI Facilities has retained Gold accredited membership as part of The 5% Club’s highly respected 2025–26 Employer Audit Scheme. The prestigious recognition celebrates the company’s ongoing dedication to nurturing talent through ‘earn and learn’ opportunities — including Apprenticeships, Graduate Programmes, ...
Read More »HTL sector makes progress on gender diversity but faces setback on ethnic representation
The latest WIHTL & Diversity in Retail (DiR) annual report, launched at last week’s WIHTL & DiR Inclusion Summit, shows continued progress on gender representation across the Hospitality, Travel and Leisure (HTL) sector – but also warns of a decline ...
Read More »IoH survey findings confirm DEIB priority for hospitality businesses
Professional body for the hospitality industry, the Institute of Hospitality (IoH), has released the findings of its recent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Survey to coincide with Black History Month (1-31 October 2025). Earlier this year, the IoH invited ...
Read More »Bidvest Noonan retains Diversity Mark accreditation
FM services provider, Bidvest Noonan, has retained its Diversity Mark accreditation, in recognition of the company’s sustained progress in building a more diverse and inclusive workplace. The accreditation is awarded following an independent assessment process that verifies an organisation’s commitment ...
Read More »Arcus FM’s EDI report celebrates national recognition and workplace inclusion
Arcus FM has released its second Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Report, charting a year of tangible progress and deeper cultural impact across the business. Building on the foundations laid in its inaugural report, Arcus has made strong advances across ...
Read More »Gender diversity needs to be a strategic priority if the built environment industry is to tackle skills crisis
Tackling the UK construction sector’s biggest challenge will prove impossible as long as businesses persist in simultaneously paying ‘lip service’ to gender diversity while refusing to make structural and cultural changes to their operations, according to the Circle Partnership. PwC’s ...
Read More »Built environment firms warned not to ‘fake’ diversity
Construction industry diversity champion, Amos Simbo OBE, has warned built environment companies shouldn’t do anything about improving the diversity of their workforces if they don’t truly believe in it. Simbo, founder of the Black Professionals in Construction (BPIC) network told the ...
Read More »Recognising and valuing multigenerational perspectives in the workplace
This is the first time in history that employers are managing five different generations. Surveys have shown that while Gen Z report lower job satisfaction and burnout than any other group, 73 per cent of over 50s feel overlooked by ...
Read More »SBFM takes Best Business Award for ED&I
SBFM has been named winner of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Programme category at the 2025 Best Business Awards. The soft FM services provider has supported over 2,000 individuals through mentorship, training, and employment opportunities, generating £2.8 million in social ...
Read More »Sodexo duo recognised as ‘Women to Watch’
Sodexo UK & Ireland’s CEO Corporate Services and Energy & Resources, Lynsey O’Keefe, and Employee Communications and Change Director, Rayna Miller, have been recognised in the 2025 Women to Watch in Hospitality, Travel, Leisure and Retail Index produced by WiHTL & ...
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