Diversity initiatives in the profession

#10000BlackInterns: a force for positive change

ICAEW is among leading firms in the accountancy sector who have joined an initiative committed to transforming the horizons of young Black professionals in the UK.

10 tips for workplace inclusion for LGBTQIA+ people

Izzi Lerwill, transgender and non-binary chartered accountant at Grant Thornton UK, shares 10 practical tips for making the workplace more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ people.

ICAEW is first professional body to sign Black Talent Charter

17 December 2020: ICAEW has become the first professional body to sign up to a new City Charter which calls for more representation of Black professionals at senior levels.

City taskforce to tackle socio-economic diversity

30 November 2020: ICAEW has welcomed the creation of a new taskforce to tackle socio-economic diversity across financial and professional services.

Improving the working lives of older workers

14 October 2020: ICAEW spoke to Claire Turner, Director of Evidence at the Centre for Ageing Better, about the struggles facing older workers and what action is needed to ensure financial livelihoods and fulfilling work.

Five steps to promote diversity at work

10 September: Writing for ICAEW’s Financial Services Faculty, consultant Sonya Dreizler covers different ways we can think and recognise our privilege to better promote diversity in the workplace.

Policy: taking intergenerational fairness into account

23 July 2020: Policymakers are increasingly seeing the need to incorporate future generations into their decision making. Ellen Shepherd tells us about the framework her team is designing to systematise that process.

Genuine engagement needed to tackle lack of ethnic diversity at board level

28 February 2020: a new report has called on listed companies to tackle a lack of ethnic diversity in the boardroom through a combination of genuine engagement, targeted metrics and awareness training. But does this go far enough, fast enough? Rachel Willcox reports.

Tackling racism in business through data analysis

28 February 2020: businesses can measure and analyse racial disparities, taking practical steps to change behaviour.

What two financial services bodies are doing to tackle inequality

28 February 2020: what are the main causes of inequality and what are firms doing to tackle it? Brian Cantwell writes.