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West Midlands mayor Andy Street has pledged to adopt a new scheme tackling boardroom inequality, following the decision by Birmingham City Council to embrace the same initiative to tackle racial prejudice in the workplace. The new scheme – named the RACE code – aims to encourage race equality in the boardroom and is being piloted by the West Midlands…
A selection of the region’s biggest employers united today to pledge their support to tackle the lack of diversity at the very top of major companies and public bodies. Representatives from more than 60 businesses and organisations gathered in Birmingham for the launch of the Inclusive Leadership Pledge – an initiative aimed at rebalancing boardrooms.
A community organisation that has been at the forefront of empowering migrant communities in Birmingham marks its 40th anniversary this year. Saathi House in Aston is celebrating the milestone by launching a new book charting its four-decade history through personal stories, a documentary film and a local exhibition.
Birmingham is the only city to have submitted a bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, according to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). The Canadian city of Victoria and Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur, along with a possible Australian entry, were expected as potential bidders but nothing had materialised ahead of the deadline on Saturday 30th September.