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Welcome to this issue of the EU Platform of Diversity Charters newsletter! - November 2020
The last few months since our last Newsletter have been demanding not only for the Charters and their signatories, but for all of us on a personal level as well. We are therefore very happy that we can share many positive news and developments with you, whether it is the welcoming of 2 new Diversity Charters into our EU Platform, the new anti-racism action plan launched by the Commission or the various projects and initiatives organised by the Charters. In spite of all, we continue being united in diversity!
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Platform news

Welcome to Bulgarian and Cypriot Diversity Charters!

Bulgarian and Cypriot Diversity Charters became 25th and 26th in Europe to join the EU Platform of Diversity Charters. Just one more to go!

EU Anti-Racism Action Plan 2020-2025

On the 18th September the Commission presented a new EU action plan against racism which sets out a series of measures for the next five years. In particular, the Commission will ensure that Member States fully implement the relevant EU legislation and will further strengthen the legal framework, if necessary.

Gender Equality Index 2020: Can we wait 60 more years?

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released its annual Gender Equality Index and the EU scores 67.9 out of 100 (100 equals full equality). The EU’s score is a mere half a point improvement on last year and only 4 four points higher than 10 years ago. At this rate, the EU is still 60 years away from full equality between women and men.

Union of Equality: EU Roma strategic framework on equality, inclusion and participation

The European Commission adopted on 7 October 2020 a new 10-year plan, including a proposal for a Council Recommendation, to support Roma in the EU. There are seven key areas of focus: equality, inclusion, participation, education, employment, health, and housing. For each area, the Commission has put forward new targets and recommendations for Member States on how to achieve them, both of which will serve as important tools to monitor progress and ensure that the EU makes more headway in providing the vital support that so many Roma living in the EU still need.

News from the Diversity Charters

Launch of the Bulgarian Diversity Charter

The Bulgarian Diversity Charter, a joint initiative of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF) and the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) was launched at a high-profile event in Sofia on 18 September 2020.

Official launch: Diversity Charter Cyprus

The Center for Social innovation (CSI), with the successful launch of the Diversity Charter Cyprus in September 2020, has been officially appointed as the EU official representative of the Diversity Charter Cyprus, which is part of the European Platform of Diversity Charters by the European Commission.

Practical Guide to Diversity Management in times of crisis

The Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg published the Practical Guide to Diversity Management in Times of Crisis.

Czech Diversity Charter organised Diversity Day II

On Friday, 9 October, Byznys pro společnost (Business for Society), the largest professional platform for sharing and dissemination of Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable business principles in the Czech Republic and the local guarantor of the Diversity Charter, is holding Diversity Day II. The event, subtitled From Strategies to Diversity for Every Day, is a conference that brings together political leaders, employers/corporate representatives, public administrators and other stakeholders on the very current topic of diversity.

Diversity Charter Austria - the latest updates

As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we continue bringing in new signatories and organising interesting events for all our members.

News from the Portuguese Diversity Charter

We would like to share with you information about our upcoming activities. One of them is Women Engineers for a Day Project and the otherone is Divers_Idades: perspectives on age diversity in organizations.

Estonian Diverse Workplace quality label

On Wednesday, September 16th the Estonian Human Rights Centre and the Ministry of Social Affairs recognised 32 employers with the Diverse Workplace quality label. These employers have focused on promoting diversity and inclusion in their organisations.

Updates from Diversity Charter Sweden

This year has of course been very different due to the Corona pandemic, as for everyone else but we are happy to say that we have been able to complete almost all of our events. The biggest difference is that the events have been digital. The positive side of that is that we have been able to include people who don't live in Stockholm or Gothenburg where we normally have our events.

Results of the INNODIVERSITY INDEX 2019

On September 17, we virtually presented the results of the Innodiversity Index. A pioneering study that tries to measure "the organizational capacity to jointly manage diversity and innovation to improve competitiveness". This study was carried out by Fundación Diversidad and Fundación IE with the support of HP and Pfizer and in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain.

Slovak online campaign to tackle discrimination in the workplace

The Pontis Foundation (Administrator of Slovak Diversity Charter) in cooperation with the Slovak National Center for Human Rights and the TRIAD advertising agency have launched an online campaign on October 19, 2020 calling on people in Slovakia to tackle discrimination in the workplace. The aim of the campaign is to point out the problem of bias at work coming from both colleagues and bosses.

Charter Implementation Toolkit Update

As presented at our last Platform meeting, the Irish Diversity Charter is one of the ten Diversity Charters partnering and delivering the Diversity@Work project under the European Commission’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC). Along with Diversity Charter Estonia, (AfK Portugal are also a partner on this project) our Diversity Charter partners include Diversity Charter Croatia, Diversity Charter Czechia, Diversity Charter Poland, Diversity Charter Portugal, Diversity Charter Slovenia, Diversity Charter Slovakia and Diversity Charter Spain.

Tour de France de la diversité

The French Diversity Charter has launched the 8th “Tour de France de la diversité” on October 12th at Toulouse City hall. The Tour de France’s ambition is to promote diversity and inclusion across the country, and to meet our signatories and the players of local initiatives.

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