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The story so far...

MARCH 2016
​Top 100 BAME Leaders in Business

In 2016, with the recruitment firm, Green Park, we launched the Top 100 Leaders in business in the House of Lords.
Top BAME Leaders

​JUNE 2016 - APRIL 2017
Employer Round Tables & Action Groups
A number of roundtables have taken place to discuss the current position within the UK and how to best move the needle. These have been integral in creating the direction of the conference and The Matrix. Key objectives were to look at best practice and recommendations, brainstorm successes and barriers and identify core strategy that is most relevant to organisations. 
Thank you to all the organisations which have participated, a full list can be found online. We plan to hold more of these type of discussions throughout 2018, please let us know if you are interested in participating.
RESEARCH

​JULY 2017
CEOs and boards pledge support
CEOs and leaders stepped up to the plate and put themselves forward as being dedicated and invested in the ethnicity and race workplace agenda.
Our campaign has been featured in various press outlets, including The Times (pictured), City A.M., The Voice, and the Law Gazette, and has had a reach of over 50,000 impressions on social media to date. 
If your CEO or a board level champion would like to get involved, please visit get in touch.
CEOS AND BOARDS

​OCTOBER 2017
The Conference

We launched the inaugural conference, which saw over 200 organisations attend. The conference covered workplace topics such as recruitment, career progression, global impact and featured workshops on BAME inclusion and train the trainer sessions. 
CONFERENCE
JANUARY 2018
​Enter the Matrix

The Maturity Matrix launched in the House of Commons in Jaurary 2018 as part of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Governance and Inclusive Leadership. The Matrix provides a simple check list, which aligns itself to reports such as McGregor-Smith, and the findings from engagement with over 50 employers through our Action Groups.
THE MATURITY MATRIX

Moving the needle

Our overall aims are to help start conversations and move the needle around the BME agenda in the workplace. We will build robust solutions that organisations can put in place to improve or kick start an area that has been lacking within diversity and inclusion.

Organisations say they are not doing enough around the ethnicity and race agenda.

As a result we are launching the pioneering IER conference bringing together and engaging over 100 organisations to empower, educate and inspire around this agenda, and energise those to take key action back into the workplace.

2017 strategy
Phase 1: Engagement & Research: Engaging over 50 organisations across various sectors to look at current positions, best practice and barriers through our eight Action Groups and round tables. To use this information to create recommendations with practical actions

Phase 2: Educating & Learning: Conference to educate organisations to help to move the needle and create actions that will lead to sustainable change. Create a standard of recommendations.

Phase 3: Measuring Success & Showcasing Employers:
Encouraging employers to take actions back into the workplace by working through a matrix of recommendations, and recognise employers and individuals investing in ethnicity & race with our List.*

*Organisations and ambassadors who have made an impact will be recognised in The Telegraph’s Top Employers Investing in Ethnicity & Race supplement in February 2018.

Objectives
  • INCLUSIVE: The initiative is inclusive and aimed at senior leaders, BAME professionals, multicultural network chairs, HR and D&I specialists.
  • INTERACTIVE: The one day conference encourages participation through 12 break-out sessions, inspirational speakers, fireside chats, workshops and best practice discussions.
  • EDUCATING & ENGAGING EMPLOYEES: We aim to use working groups made up of thought leaders from organisations to help support best practice and discuss how to practically make an impact for your organisations. Findings will be presented back at the conference and through the follow up sessions.
  • ACTION-LED: The initiative is not a tick-box exercise, we aim to provide positive actions to take back to and impact the workplace.

What areas of the business is the initiative aimed at:
To be truly successful in providing real change within an organisation, no matter where they are on their journey. We believe you need employees from across all levels of the organisation. Our recommendation for an organisation to send:
​• Business leaders (at least one ambassador)
• HR professionals
• Minority ethnic employees
• External facing employees (optional)

Please email margaret@spmgroup.co.uk if you would like to find out more about the work we are doing.

ADDITIONAL SPM INITIATIVES

Top 100 BAME Leaders
Top 100 in partnership with Green Park was launched in the House of Lords in partnership with The Times.

Contact Us

For more information email: sarahg@spmgroup.co.uk, margaret@spmgroup.co.uk or call
(+44) 07912105580 (Office Hours during weekdays: 10am - 5pm)

ABOUT SPM GROUP
We have been working within the diversity & inclusion space for over 15 years and have a proven track record of working in-house with over 80 organisations in diverse sectors across FTSE 250, multi-nationals, Government agencies, public sector agencies, consultants and SMEs. Find out more.
www.spmgroup.co.uk

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    • Resources - Language
    • Resources - Data >
      • EPG Round Table
    • Reports >
      • IER report 2017
      • McGregor-Smith Report: Race in the Workplace
      • Sir John Parker Report: Ethnic Diversity of UK Boards
      • Delivery Diversity Report from CMI and BAM
  • News
  • Conference
    • AGENDA
    • SPEAKERS
    • FACILITATORS
  • More...
    • Board >
      • Press
      • Rob Elsey - Bank of England
      • Lord DR Hastings of Scarishbrick CBE
      • Patrick Vernon OBE
      • Josh Krichefski
      • Lisa Mayhew
      • Michael Cole-Fontayn
      • Benny Higgins
      • Ian Stuart
      • Heather Lawrence OBE
      • Anthony Poulton
      • Simon Davies
      • Alex Mahon
    • In-house
    • Top 100 >
      • Top Leaders 1
      • Top Leaders 2
      • Top Leaders 3
      • Top Leaders 4