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Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion in UK retail: where are we…
Depending on which research you believe, women control 70% to 80% of retail purchasing decisions. And yet, leadership in the UK retail industry remains very much male dominated. Likewise, retail leadership is hugely...
Celebrating inspiring leadership: launching Role Models in Consumer Goods…
This year has been one like no other for the consumer goods and grocery sector. With the pressure to keep the country moving and feed the nation, our sector has responded with resilience and strength – with role...
Launching the Women to Watch and Advocates for Change…
What a year it has been for the hospitality, travel and leisure sector! At the beginning of this year, no one would have predicted that HTL companies in 2020 would have no customers, zero revenue and government-imposed...
Reflecting on Black History Month in 2020: a leap…
Black History Month was founded in the UK in October 1987, organised through the leadership of Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, an officer of the Greater London Council. Since this time, year after year, Black History Month has been...
The power of networking: celebrating Meat Business Women
This week, I had the privilege of attending the Meat Business Women conference. As with all events in the last few months, I imagined the conference looked a little different from previous years. Nevertheless, it was an...
Covid-19’s impact on diversity and inclusion in the hospitality,…
Over the last few years, the travel, leisure and hospitality sector has been making some real strides on diversity and inclusion. By the end of 2019, there was hardly a business in the sector not taking D&I...
Never waste a good crisis: time to change the…
By late last year, finally, it felt as if progress was being made on the diversity and inclusion agenda. There was hardly a business across the consumer sector not taking D&I seriously – and a true sense of...
International Women’s Day: celebrating women in business and beyond
Tomorrow marks International Women’s Day – a highly significant day in both my personal and professional calendar. While facilitating female leadership is firmly established as a year-round business priority at MBS,...
Moving from intention to action: a year of progress…
On a wintry day earlier this month, over 250 of the most influential leaders in the Hospitality, Travel and Leisure (HTL) sector gathered in PwC’s offices to celebrate the launch of our latest report, From Intention...
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