EU Platform of Diversity Charters

The Award recognises the work done by cities, towns, or regions in the European Union to promote inclusion and create discrimination-free societies.

In this interview, we speak with Gabriella Pacso, IBM EMEA Growth Acceleration Leader and IBM Diversity & Inclusion Champion at IBM, about the importance of neurodiversity in diversity and inclusion. Gabriella shares insights on IBM's approach to neurodiversity, progress made, and accommodations for neurodiverse employees. We also discuss IBM's efforts to train managers and colleagues, raise awareness, and the business benefits of recruiting and retaining neurodiverse talent.

The partnership of NICE – an EU-funded programme – attended the 5th Diversity in Business Conference in Athens, Greece, co-organised by KEAN and Diversity Charter Greece.

The 7th edition of the Women Engineers for a Day programme, which will run throughout the 2023/2024 school year, began on the 11th October, the day that marks International Day of the Girl, a United Nations initiative to recognize the rights of girls and young women and the unique challenges they face around the world.

Diversity Charter Gala took place in Warsaw on 28th November 2023. Agenda consisted of experts talks and discussion panels dedicated to age management, DEI measuring and diversity in the creative industries. Organisers leveraged the event to announce open call for 2nd edition of the Diversity Charter Award and to release a report presenting maturity level in managing diversity and building inclusive workplace of the most-advanced employers in Poland.

Banca Transilvania Group has joined the Romanian Diversity Charter, becoming the signatory from the financial-banking sector with the largest number of employees in Romania

As the exclusive representative of the European Diversity Charter in the country, the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF) established the HBLF Awards for Diversity six years ago to recognize the outstanding and influential work of local corporations and individuals.

In a recent session in Milan during the EU Diversity Charters Platfor Meeting, Dana Oancea, founder of the Romanian Diversity Charter, shed light on the importance of inclusive language in fostering diverse and inclusive environments. Language, she emphasized, not only shapes our perceptions but also mirrors societal norms.

This year's Diversity in Business Conference had it all! Influential personalities, inspirational speeches, meaningful discussions, stand-up comedy, measurable results and certification of diversity policies, interaction game and a social responsibility action for young people.

HBLF’s Women Business Leaders Forum meets regularly for professional programs in Hungary and abroad—this time, they participated in a professional program in Rome.