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The Carnegie Initiative Brings Together Titans In Hockey To Champion Diversity

A Digital Divide in Rural and Regional Australia? UK Armed Forces personnel recognised by the Queen for diversity and inclusion work

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion news: UK – Government

Armed Forces personnel recognised by the Queen for diversity and inclusion work

Her Majesty The Queen is recognizing the military’s efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion across the Armed Forces. Some of the winners include Lieutenant Colonel Scott Wallace of the Royal Marines (promoted wheelchair basketball as a recovery method for injured personnel), Warrant Officer Class 2 Sheridan Lucas of the Army’s Royal Logistic Corps (developed the first male & female integrated platoons), Flight Lieutenant Kyle Roachford of the Royal Air Force (supported talented BAME personnel’s career success). Read more here.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion news: Canada – Global DE&I Benchmarks Conference (June 15)

Global Diversity Equity and Inclusion Benchmarks (GDEIB): Canadian Launch Event

University of Guelph – Gordon S. Lang School of Business & Economics is hosting a virtual launch event on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 (1:00 PM to 2:00 PM). The Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Benchmarks (GDEIB), produced by the Centre for Global Inclusion, is one of the most widely used tools by organizations around the world to manage and measure DEI. Find out how these tools and benchmarks will help leaders and organizations to engage in DEI best practices.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion news: Europe – Council of Europe

The Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity, and Inclusion (CDADI) will hold its third meeting.

The Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity, and Inclusion (CDADI) will meet on June 15 to 17 to discuss intercultural integration strategy, policies & governance, measures to combat hate speech and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity, Artificial Intelligence, and more…

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion news: Austrlia – Digital Exclusion

A Digital Divide in Rural and Regional Australia?

Australia is the 3rd highest internet user in the world – after Sweden and the United States. Income, education, age, race, ethnicity – all have an impact on access to the internet, and research suggests that inequalities exist. Communities that are systematically excluded from internet access face disadvantages in access to work, education, networks, opportunities and information, etc. Discover more here.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion news: USA – Sports

The Carnegie Initiative Brings Together Titans In Hockey To Champion Diversity

DEI shouldn’t be new to the sport of hockey. 60 years ago, the Future Aces program was founded by Herb Carnegie – who was kept out of the NHL by racism. Today, the Carnegie Initiative has been announced. It is a non-profit that will award academic grants and resources to make hockey more inclusive and welcoming for everyone. How can we break the barriers?

About the author

Susanne Ricee

Susanne Ricee is the Diversity and Inclusion Specialist and Researcher at Diversity for Social Impact. Sue brings over 15 years of HR and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion consultation experience.
Sue's previous experience includes Microsoft, Target, and Kraft. Sue is also the manager of Diversity Leadership Directory