ISS has launched a new suite of apprenticeship schemes, aimed at elevating and equipping racially and culturally diverse employees across the business with the tools, confidence and insight to lead authentically and inclusively. The Culture, Race and Ethnicity (CRE) Leadership ...
Read More »Why inclusive leadership matters, encouraging more women into FM’s senior roles
By Kat Nunes, Impact Director, Kanso FM Facilities management touches every workplace, every sector and every community. Yet despite its reach, FM leadership still doesn’t fully reflect the diversity of the people it serves. Women make up around 25–30 per ...
Read More »VINCI Facilities retains Gold membership of The 5% Club
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 ...
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