"EU Platform of Diversity Charters Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

In this issue (25/11/2021)

This newsletter brings you the updates, events and publications from the EU Platform of the Diversity Charters and its members from the last months of 2021.

Launch of the European Capitals of Inclusion & Diversity Award (25/11/2021)

On Monday, 22 November, Commissioner Dalli launched the European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award. This award is one of the deliverables of the EU anti-racism action plan and LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 and it shows how action at all levels is essential if we want to turn the tide and build a Union of Equality.

EU Platform of Diversity Charters online roundtable on racism (25/11/2021)

The EU Platform of Diversity Charters is organising an online roundtable “Let’s talk about racism – EU Anti-Racism Action Plan and its impact” on 29 November 2021.

European Commission organised a roundtable on Equality Data (25/11/2021)

The Roundtable on equality data, organised by the European Commission, focused on examining the obstacles to the collection of equality data and on fostering the exchange of best practices, to encourage Member States, in full respect of their national contexts, to move towards the collection of data disaggregated on the basis of all the relevant discrimination grounds.

Dutch Diversity Charter monitor 2020: despite Corona crisis, companies report equal or higher priority for diversity policy (25/11/2021)

Dutch Diversity Charter signatories report good results on their commitment to a more diverse workforce and a more inclusive corporate culture. They are especially positive about the inflow of diversity groups such as people with a migrant background (Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese), the implementation and output of diversity policies, and the support from SER Diversity at Work. These are the main conclusions of the Charter Monitor 2020.

New diversity management tool for the needs of every company (21/11/2021)

The corporate responsibility network FIBS has published a new Diversity and Inclusion self-assessment tool for companies and other organisations. The tool is free of charge, and it helps you identify areas included in diversity work, assess the current level of your organisation with regard to the different measures and find the areas and development targets essential for your own operations. The tool is suitable for both beginners and developers in diversity work as well as those who have reached an advanced level.

LGBTI inclusion in the workplace - Good practices, testimonials and useful resources from Luxembourg (25/11/2021)

This guide is a collection of ideas that have already been implemented in companies or institutions, mainly in Europe, which has proven to be effective in the fight against lgbt-phobic acts. All of the practices are intended to be inspiring. Each person is free to share, reproduce or adapt them to his or her own reality.

Germany: Report from DIVERSITY conference, 11 – 12 November 2021 (25/11/2021)

The German Diversity Charter has reached another milestone: the most recent conference marks 10 years of organising DIVERSITY conferences in Germany! To celebrate, a total panel of almost 70 speakers were present in the two-day digital conference, followed live by more than 600 participants. The overarching theme of the conference, allyship, was approached by expert panels, keynote speakers, in interactive masterclasses, and in impulse presentations.

Looking back: DIVERSITY Challenge 2021 Germany (25/11/2021)

We can proudly say that 1,5 years of work have paid off and we have hosted another very successful DIVERSITY challenge this year. 644 young visionaries from 82 diverse organisations participated in this year’s challenge, forming teams and producing a total of 98 projects. The challenge was themed “societal diversity at the workplace”. We wanted to inspire young people aged 16 to 27 to reflect the diversity they see in our society onto their workplaces. How does diversity in society impact the workplace? How do we treat being different in our society and consequently at the workplace?

Signatory Event 2021 "Successful leadership by allyship” (25/11/2021)

Most organisations are beginning to realise the benefits of having diversity in their team, and that it is necessary to remain successful and competitive among customers and future employees.

Slovak Diversity Charter's activities (25/11/2021)

The Charter organised several events during the last months. And there are many more to come!

PROSECUW - Protection and Security for Places of Worship (25/11/2021)

Within the framework of the efforts and initiatives taken in order to establish diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace as well as the wider community in Cyprus, the Center for Social Innovation, EU official representative of the Diversity Charter Cyprus, with the support and empowerment of the Diversity Charter Cyprus, are proud to be awarded the leadership of the 2-year European project (1 May 2021 – 30 April 2023), funded by the Internal Security Fund Police, ‘PROSECUW – Protection and Security for Places of Worship’.

3rd Diversity in Business Conference 2021 (25/11/2021)

The 3rd Diversity in Business Conference 2021, which was organized by KEAN - Cell of Alternative Youth Activities and Attica Region, exceeded all expectations. On Tuesday, September 21, at Zappeion Megaron, Greek Institutional Representatives, Organizations active in the pillars of diversity and high-ranking business executives focused on the importance of diversity and shared valuable information from their experience, highlighting issues concerning our country.

Workplace Inclusion Champion” Programm (25/11/2021)

The regional partnership of the programme “Workplace Inclusion Champion”, funded by The Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC) of the European Commission, announced the appointment of its local advisory Council Boards.

Webinars on Diversity and Innovation in Spain (25/11/2021)

In November 2021, we held a series of webinars on Diversity and Innovation. Over three days, we worked on different topics, highlighting the necessary relationship between diversity and innovation. In order to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of the Spanish business system, the proper management of both factors is essential.

Polish Charter measures diversity with Diversity IN Check (25/11/2021)

This year Responsible Business Forum, a coordinator of Diversity Charter in Poland, launched Diversity IN Check (DINC), a tool for diagnosing the degree of maturity of employers in managing diversity and building inclusive organizations.

LGBT+ Diamonds Awards handed out (25/11/2021)

LGBT+ DIAMONDS AWARDS, organised since 2018 by NatWest Poland, is the way to say thank you to people and organisations making a real change for LGBT+ employees in Poland. It is high time big businesses recognise their role in supporting LGBT+ people inside and outside the workplace. The Polish Diversity Charter, among other organizations, took patronage over the event.

Busy time for Signatories of Polish Diversity Charter (25/11/2021)

Diversity and Inclusion is on the rise and our signatories have been very busy. There are many initiatives in progress and our signatories are appreciated and recognized in a variety of fields.

Latest projects from the Portuguese Diversity Charter (25/11/2021)

The Portuguese Association for Diversity and Inclusion (APPDI) continues its activity, having started the following projects: coordination of the project Diverse and Ative: Promotion of Diversity and Non-Discrimination in the Workplace and the beginning of the 5th edition of the Program Engineers For One Day (Engenheiras Por Um Dia in Portuguese).

Initiation of the Diversity Charter Cyprus 3-day training on the Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace (21/11/2021)

The Diversity Charter Cyprus, within the framework of the services and tools that provides exclusively to its members, has successfully delivered a 3-day introductory training program to the Cyprus Human Resource Management Association (CyHRMA) and its over a 1000 members, on the Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace.

The EU Diversity Charter Hungary hosted 24+ events to mark EU Diversity Month 2021 (25/11/2021)

During the month, we hosted 4 Diversity Master Classes workshops which is part of our event series launched by EU Diversity Charter Hungary at the beginning of the year.

‘’Gender Equality in the IT workplace: Breaking Down the Barriers’’ (25/11/2021)

The Diversity Charter Cyprus, within the learning framework of supporting and promoting diversity and inclusion in the Cypriot workplace, will participate in the event titled ‘’Gender Equality in the IT workplace: Breaking Down the Barriers’’, an event organised by CEPIS work on the DiversIT Charter, the programme for companies and organisations to recognise and further their efforts in increasing gender equality in their tech teams. The event will take place on 26 November 2021 online, 10:00 to 12:30 CET.

D&I Ethical Claims (25/11/2021)

Fondazione Sodalitas, in collaboration with Bureau Veritas - one of the major players in certification - has developed a series of Ethical Claims with the aim of enhancing pluralism and inclusive practices in the workplace through the promotion and implementation of the Italian Diversity Charter.

Report from launch event of the European Diversity Month - 4 May 2021 (28/04/2021)

On 4 May 2021, the European Commission organised the launch event of the European Diversity Month. European Diversity Month is organised by the European Commission and the EU Platform of Diversity Charters together with its members to support the European Commission’s long-lasting commitment to fight discrimination and promote diverse and inclusive workplaces.

Welcome to the 15th EU Platform of the Diversity Charters newsletter! (28/04/2021)

This edition of our Newsletter is dedicated to the celebrations of the European Diversity Month 2021. You can find here information about this initiative, official launch event as well as examples of various events organised by the Diversity Charters.

European Diversity Month 2021: focus on ethnic diversity in the workplace (28/04/2021)

This year’s edition again focuses on organisations’ efforts to promote diversity and diverse teams in the workplace and to create inclusive working environments. The Commission invites all organisations and companies in Europe to do their share, take a stand for diversity and also to show their commitment by organising diversity events during the month of May.

Promoting diversity in Greece (29/04/2021)

The Greek Diversity Charter has been busy promoting diversity in the workplace and organising various activities for our signatories, such as the Diversity Interview and dedicated Diversity Day. We are also looking forward joining the celebrations of the EU Diversity Month.

Celebrating EU Diversity Month in Cyprus (29/04/2021)

Join us live on our Facebook page (@ CSI.CYPRUS), on May 31, 2021, at 19:00 to celebrate diversity together!

Diversity events organised by Slovenian and Croatian Diversity Charters (28/04/2021)

In joined effort, Croatian and Slovenian Charters are organising two international virtual events on diversity. The events will be opening discussion on diversity implementation in the last year and the time of pandemics. The events are in English and open to all interested participants.

Romanian Diversity and Inclusion Forum (28/04/2021)

On the occasion of the EU Diversity Month, the Romanian Diversity Charter organizes o range of actions with the aim to engage Charter’s signatories in the celebration of the first edition of the EU Diversity Month in Romania, by creating at the same time a solid ground for debating and informing about the benefits of diversity and inclusion at the workplace.

Celebrating diversity in Spain (28/04/2021)

Fundación Diversidad in collaboration with the representation in Spain of the European Commission have prepared several initiatives, on one hand to spread the word about the EU Diversity Month and, on the other hand, to celebrate the Diversity Month with media campaigns, social networks and events during May.

Join the EU Platform of Diversity Charters online workshops during #EUDiversityMonth (12/05/2021)

We have the pleasure of inviting you to attend the EU Platform of Diversity Charters online workshops celebrating the European Diversity Month. For more information and registration please see below.

Promoting better integration of migrants in the workplace in Italy (28/04/2021)

Fondazione Sodalitas, through the Italian Diversity Charter, will organize on May 20 a webinar to promote a better integration of migrants in the workplace, in partnership with IOM.

Czech Diversity Charter is joining European family in celebrating diversity, flexibility and inclusion (28/04/2021)

We are so proud that also from Prague in such difficult year of Covid 19 pandemic situation we could celebrate Diversity month together with our European family, with other 26 countries.

News from the Swedish Charter (28/04/2021)

We have been taking various steps to promote the EU Diversity Month throughout Sweden.

Polish Diversity Month (28/04/2021)

Polish Diversity Charter has prepared a number of initiatives to celebrate the European Diversity Month 2021. They will be held as part of the Polish Diversity Month. The theme of our event is "Diversity and inclusion in the workplace - the way to social cohesion in the age of digital transformation".

Bulgarian Diversity Charter Joins EU Diversity Month Celebrations (12/05/2021)

The Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum and the Centre for the Study of Democracy started the Bulgarian Diversity Charter in September 2020 to promote diversity and inclusion management policies in workplaces and help build a tolerant and fair society.

The EU Diversity Charter Hungary is hosting 24+ events to mark EU Diversity Month 2021 (07/05/2021)

During the month, we will be hosting 4 Diversity Master Classes workshops which is part of our event series launched by EU Diversity Charter Hungary at the beginning of the year.

Welcome to the 14th EU Platform of the Diversity Charters newsletter! (11/01/2021)

This 14th newsletter brings you the updates, events and publications from the EU Platform of the Diversity Charters and its members from the last months of 2020 as well as first information about the upcoming EU Diversity Month 2021.

The first-ever strategy on LGBTIQ equality in the EU (11/01/2021)

On 12 November, the European Commission presented the first-ever EU Strategy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) equality, as announced by President von der Leyen in her 2020 State of the Union Address.

Inclusion for all: Commission presents action plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027 (11/01/2021)

On 24 November, the Commission presented the action plan on Integration and Inclusion for the period 2021-2027. The action plan promotes inclusion for all, recognising the important contribution of migrants to the EU and addressing the barriers that can hinder participation and inclusion of people with a migrant background, from newcomers to citizens, in European society. It is built on the principle that inclusive integration requires efforts from both the person and the host community and sets out new actions that build on the achievements of the previous action plan from 2016.

New Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU (11/01/2021)

The new Strategy confirms a renewed commitment to ensure that the Charter is applied to its full potential. As of next year, the Commission will present an annual report, which will look into how the Member States apply the Charter in a selected thematic area.

News from the Portuguese Diversity Charter - new website and more (11/01/2021)

APPDI has started the 4th edition of Women Engineers for a Day Project in October 2020. In addition, they now have a new website. The launch of the website combines the dissemination of the "Guide to an Inclusive Recruitment", intending to inspire and provide tools that can be useful, promoting the construction of a more diverse and inclusive workplace.

Master Class series on diversity management in Hungary (11/01/2021)

40 signatories have joined the Diversity Charter Hungary on 9th December 2020. Among others, Bosch Group decided to renew its commitment to promote diversity in all 5 subsidiaries. 3 new companies joined the Hungarian Charter: LHH Hungary, E.ON Hungary Ltd. and Queritius International Dispute Resolution. True to their traditions the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, and the Embassy of Mexico in Hungary decided to sign the diversity principles as well.

The scientific roadmap to an effective and result-driven D&I policy (11/01/2021)

In October 2020 Diversity at Work, the Utrecht University and the Dutch Inclusivity Monitor joined forces to research the effectiveness of current D&I policies on the Dutch labour market. The visible increase of companies wanting to invest in diversity and inclusion simultaneously raised questions about how to set up an effective D&I policy.

From an initiative to the association (11/01/2021)

In the end of 2020, Lithuanian Diversity Charter (LDC) that started as a national initiative 2 years ago, grew up to become as association. It was established by Diversity Development Group, SOPA and 15Min, a leading news portal in Lithuania.

Italian Diversity Day: 12 November 2020 (11/01/2021)

On 12 November the Italian Diversity Charter organized an event to launch the new initiatives for 2021 and the renewed collaboration with Italian Institutions. The Italian Diversity Day entitled “Integrating Diversity in the workplace: A choice of value.

Slovenia - Signing ceremony with a round table “Diversity against pandemic” (11/01/2021)

Traditionally, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, Diversity Charter Slovenia, organized fourth signing ceremony with a round table "Diversity against the pandemic". On this occasion we welcomed new signatories of Diversity Charter Slovenia, today the community gathers 153 Slovenian organizations.

Updates from Sweden (12/01/2021)

In the beginning of November we had a seminar about Black Live Matter BLM. Three speakers gave us a lot of background on the subject. The story from slavery, inspirers like Rosa Parks, the importance of allyship and much more.

Austrian Diversity Charter News (12/01/2021)

At this time we officially count 248 signatories and some interested companies in the pipeline. Since January 2020, we have 18 new signatories. We plan to continue with our strategy to invite and involve our members primarily to new online events and projects.

Annual Event 2020 - Fundación Diversidad (12/01/2021)

In November 2020, we celebrated virtually the Annual Event of Fundación Diversidad that framed the VI International Diversity Awards. In addition to these recognitions, several companies signed the Diversity Charter for the first time and others renewed their commitment to this Charter of Principles. The Diversity Calendar 2021 was also presented. Like every year, we counted on the participation of the foundation’s patrons, the representation in Spain of the European Commission and the Ministry of Equality.

Diversity in 2020: Figures and an Overview of Activities of Czech Diversity Charter (15/01/2021)

We welcomed 7 new Gold Ambassadors and 5 new signatories to the Czech Diversity Charter family last year. The themes of diversity, flexibility, inclusion and solidarity were highlighted throughout the year. 2020 marked the 10th anniversary of the European Diversity Charter. In the Czech Republic, 85 companies across various segments and regions are members of the Charter.

Virtual LGBTIQ equality strategy workshop - 25 February 2021 (01/02/2021)

Would you like to learn more on the first-ever Commission strategy on LGBTIQ equality? Would you like to know what else can employers do to contribute to more equal workplaces? Then this workshop is for you!

European Diversity Month 2021 (15/02/2021)

"Let’s all take a bolder stand for diversity and act about it. Let’s show our commitment to equality and this May 2021 celebrate the European Diversity Month together. With more diverse workplaces, we will create a fairer and more equal Europe for all." Helena Dalli, EU Commissioner for Equality

Welcome to the 13th EU Platform of the Diversity Charters newsletter! (26/10/2020)

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!

Welcome to Bulgarian and Cypriot Diversity Charters! (29/10/2020)

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 (29/10/2020)

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? (30/10/2020)

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 (29/10/2020)

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.

Launch of the Bulgarian Diversity Charter (26/10/2020)

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 (28/10/2020)

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 (30/10/2020)

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

Czech Diversity Charter organised Diversity Day II (02/11/2020)

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 (28/10/2020)

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 (28/10/2020)

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 (26/10/2020)

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 (28/10/2020)

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 (26/10/2020)

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 (26/10/2020)

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 (26/10/2020)

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 (26/10/2020)

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.

Welcome to the 12th EU Platform of the Diversity Charters newsletter! (06/07/2020)

This 12th edition of our newsletter will bring your news and updates from the Platform and the Diversity Charters from the second quarter of 2020.

The 10th anniversary of the EU Platform of Diversity Charters (06/07/2020)

This year we mark the 10th anniversary of the EU Platform. And while we had to cancel the big celebratory event, we still made sure that this big occasion was celebrated as well as it could.

Diversity Month 2020 (06/07/2020)

The Diversity Month and the events linked to it had to be unfortunately cancelled this year, but we still celebrated diversity throughout the EU. This section summarises the actions from the side of the European Commission, but this Newsletter will offer a lot of examples from the Charters' activities as well.

Rainbow Europe - still a long way to go (07/07/2020)

The European Commission this year again celebrated the IDAHOT day by lightining up the Berlaymonth building and organising online discussion with Commissioner Dalli as well as by publishing several relevant publications.

The 8th German Diversity Day (08/07/2020)

In spite of the corona virus and its impact on our lives, we have decided to organise our annual Diversity Day, just in a different format. It was a great success and we were joined by many of our signatories.

New signatories for the Slovenian Diversity Charter (08/07/2020)

At the end of the year 2019, Slovenian Diversity Charter has brought together already 145 signatory organizations. On the international Human Rights Day, 10 December 2019, new signatories signed the Charter.

Polish Diversity Month 2020 (08/07/2020)

On May 4 on Polish Diversity Charter's channels (website, social media, media partners) we launched a "Diversity Month 2020" which has ended at the end of May. The main topic that we focused on, was future of work, caring responsibilities and key challenges regarding to current situation on the labour market. It was completely online.

APPDI 2020 Strategy & Diversity month campaign (08/07/2020)

APPDI presented its 2020 strategy at the plenary held in February and celebrated Diversity Month with their signatories.

Already more than 120 employers value diversity in Estonia (08/07/2020)

On June 10, 11 Estonian companies and organizations signed the Estonian Diversity Charter. The companies that confirmed their commitment to the values of diversity and inclusion are Wunder, Enics Estonia, SOL Baltics, MoveMyTalent, Creditstar Group, E-government Academy, Vanalinna Ehitus, Grant Thornton Baltic, Via 3L, Playtech and IPF Digital.

Celebrating diversity in Lithuania (08/07/2020)

Lithuanian Diversity Charter, and one of the biggest media website 15min.lt launched an information campaign ''May in Diversity'', which reached out to its addressees on a trilateral principle.

Focusing on working parents in the Czech Republic (08/07/2020)

The fifth annual “Diversity Charter: Mothers and Fathers Welcome” conference on trends and new perspectives in supporting working parents, this time subtitled: Parenthood and work opportunities – experience from collective isolation during the COVID-19 lockdown. The conference was held within the framework of the Diversity Charter in partnership with Česká spořitelna, McDonald’s ČR and Kooperativa Foundation and in cooperation with Randstat and the British Chamber of Commerce.

Showing solidarity in Italy (08/07/2020)

From the start of the COVID19 pandemic, Fondazione Sodalitas supported its companies in promoting solidarity actions towards their employees as well as towards the Country.

The Romanian Diversity Charter presents the publication "Diversity Management in Romanian Organizations" (08/07/2020)

A publication marking two years of Romanian Diversity Charter - it is a collaborative effort of the Romanian Diversity Charter and our signatories and explores the concept of diversity management in the workplace, with particular emphasis on Romanian companies.

Diversifying the Dutch municipality (09/07/2020)

More and more Dutch municipalities are signing the Dutch Diversity Charter since local cities are becoming increasingly diverse crossroads in global networks of migration and settlement. This creates new challenges for living together, for countering discrimination and exclusion on the local job market and to include the participation of marginalized groups within the city and in the local organization.

We continue betting on the Diversity and Inclusion agenda (09/07/2020)

ARTICLES, PODCASTS AND WEBINAR CICLE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION DURING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS - Fundación para la Diversidad wants, more than ever, to continue betting on the Diversity and Inclusion agenda. Equal opportunities and non-discrimination are fundamental principles to protect the dignity of people and more in these moments of crisis.

Welcome to 11th EU Platform of the Diversity Charters newsletter! - first quarter of 2020 (01/07/2020)

This 11th newsletter brings you the updates, events and publications from the EU Platform of the Diversity Charters and its members from the last months of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020.

The Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (06/07/2020)

The European Commission presented its strategy for equality between women and men in Europe on 5 March. The Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 sets out key actions for the next 5 years and commits to ensure that the Commission will include an equality perspective in all EU policy areas.

Integration of professional and personal life. (06/07/2020)

The III National Forum for Diversity and Inclusion, took place on October 28th and 29th, organized by the Portuguese Association for Diversity and Inclusion (APPDI – Associação Portuguesa para a Diversidade e Inclusão) on the theme of the integration of professional and personal life.

City Desk: Diversity & Inclusion in Amsterdam (06/07/2020)

Diversity at Work develops a local diversity & inclusion (D&I) desk in 2020 in the capital of the Netherlands. The municipality of Amsterdam has given Diversity at Work the unique chance to develop a facility that fosters more diversity and inclusion on the urban labour market.

Deploy your talents - Stepping up the STEM agenda for Europe (06/07/2020)

The launch of the 7th edition of the project took place on 27th November 2019. During the event Fondazione Sodalitas presented the project objectives to companies and schools.

Coca Cola signs the Diversity Charter Greece (06/07/2020)

The last quarter of 2019 has been particularly critical and productive regarding the objectives of Diversity Charter Greece. We contacted important private companies and enterprises from a variety of sectors to encourage them to develop and implement diversity and inclusion policies. We introduced Diversity Charter Greece and its principles and we are happy to say that there is a growing interest in companies and organisations to promote diversity and inclusion. As a result, a lot of companies signed the Charter.

11 Estonian organisations confirmed that they value diversity (06/07/2020)

On Wednesday, the 13th of November 2019, eleven Estonian organisations signed the Diversity Charter.

A Strong Voice for Diversity in the Work Field (06/07/2020)

The German Diversity Charter published their Diversity Calendar 2020 and a New Publication for Internal Representatives of Workers’ Interests to Manage a Diverse Work Force.

Czech Diversity Charter's autumn events (06/07/2020)

In November 2019, the Czech Diversity Charter - Business for Society organised two wonderful events.

Charter business breakfast – in the spirit secularity with a touch of the spiritual (06/07/2020)

Our signatory company, the Vienna University of Technology, invited signatories to the third “Diversity Charter - Business Breakfast” on 28/10/2019 together with the Austrian and Viennese Chamber of Commerce.

#EUvsDiscrimination in the workplace (25/11/2019)

In May 2019, the European Commission launched the #EUvsDiscrimination campaign to raise awareness about discrimination in the workplace and what the EU is doing to fight it.

1st Annual Conference of the Lithuanian Diversity Charter (25/11/2019)

International Conference ‘TAKING BEST OUT OF DIVERSITY’ took place on 19 09 2019 and was designed to share successful approaches and strategies, promote culture of respect and inclusion, sharpen professional networking and create opportunities for the implementation of the best practices to use the full potential of Diversity and Inclusion on organization’s bottom line.

9th official signing session of the Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg "Managing language diversity for inclusion" (25/11/2019)

Multilingualism is considered one of the Grand-Duchy’s assets. It is also one of the most addressed topics among the signatories of the Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg’s diversity management policy. In order to understand the impact of language diversity and to find out how to value it within organizations, IMS Luxembourg invited Hélène Langinier - a teacher-researcher at the EM Strasbourg Business School, specialized in language diversity research - for its annual conference that took place yesterday evening at Mudam.

Assistance dogs: Heroes of barrier-free life or man’s best friend (25/11/2019)

On 25/9/2019, the second “Diversity Charter” premium event took place in our new House of Viennese Business on the topic of assistance dogs. The non-profit, non-subsidised association “Friends of European Assistance Dogs”, which is funded by membership fees, donations and income from events, was invited as a guest. The association was established 20 years ago as a lobbying group to cover the extensive needs for information in this area of accessibility.

Biennal survey on signatories (25/11/2019)

Every 2 year the French Diversity Charter conducts a survey to the signatories.

Conference DIVERSITY with experts from economy, society and politics (25/11/2019)

In November, the German Diversity Charter held its eighth Diversity Conference in Berlin. This year, the focus was on “Diversity as a success factor in times of rapid changes.” Globalisation, demographic change, digitalisation, New Work and immigra-tion are keywords for present developments. These topics were discussed in a variety of formats like keynotes, master classes, expert labs or Debating Diversity.

Diversity Charter Sweden - Visit from Finnish signatories (25/11/2019)

On 25 October the six Finnish Signatories attended the Friday learning. The topic for the Friday learning was inclusive recruitment.

Dutch Diversity Day: October 1st 2019 (25/11/2019)

On October 1st 2019, The Netherlands celebrated its first Diversity Day under the slogan ‘being yourself works’. Diversity at Work launched the event in cooperation with twelve big companies and organisations. Almost 150 Companies organized their own activity to call attention to diversity and inclusion to ultimately create a society in which we appreciate everyone’s unique talents and potential.

Report from the EU Platform of Diversity Charters' seminar "LGBTI inclusive workplaces" (25/11/2019)

The European Commission in cooperation with the Austrian Diversity Charter and East meets West Business organised the latest of the EU Platform of Diversity Charters’ seminars “LGBTI inclusive workplaces” on 25 October 2019 in Vienna, Austria.

Special Eurobarometer released on discrimination and social acceptance in the European Union (25/11/2019)

On 23 October, the European Commission published the latest Eurobarometer survey on discrimination in Europe.

Updates from the Diversity Charter Poland (25/11/2019)

Welcome to 10th EU Platform of the Diversity Charters newsletter! (25/11/2019)

This newsletter brings you the latest updates, events and publications from the EU Platform of the Diversity Charters and its members.

Workshop “Integration of migrants into the labour market” (25/11/2019)

On the 3rd of July, Italian partners of Work4Integration - Europe project organized a workshop on migration trends in Europe and the integration of migrants in the workplace. The event was open to HR, CSR and Diversity Manager.

“Diversity Pulse” events connecting Slovenian diversity signatories (25/11/2019)

119 Slovenian diversity signatories connects through new event format, so-called “Diversity Pulse”. It represents time and space where signatories of diversity charter have the opportunity to exchange good practices, network with like-minded people, make suggestions for activities within the Diversity Charter, express their current needs, co-create support tools, programs, etc. Diversity Pulse is a source of ideas, needs and energy for the joint activities of Slovenian Diversity Charter.

Diversity Day 2019 in Slovakia (26/06/2019)

30 May is a celebration of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. New signatories have joined the Slovak Diversity Charter.

Estonian entrepreneurs: Diversity is an enormous asset for businesses (26/06/2019)

The Estonian Diversity Charter invited representatives from four big Estonia-based companies – Omniva, Rimi, Swedbank and Telia – to participate in a seminar on equal treatment.

For the first time Lithuanian business community supports „Baltic Pride“ (26/06/2019)

For the first time, members of the Lithuanian Diversity Charter declare public support for the Baltic Pride. This is a crucial step in ensuring human rights and the public interest, when not only the non-governmental but also the private sector is mobilized.

Hungarian Business Leaders Forum – Diversity Week in Hungary (26/06/2019)

Italy: Inclusive Mindset Job Day (26/06/2019)

The Inclusive Mindset project aims to offer job opportunities to people who can hardly access to the job market, like disabled people, migrants…

Luxembourg companies act for diversity (26/06/2019)

On May 15th, IMS Luxembourg, in the framework of its Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg activities, organized the Diversity Day as well as the Diversity Awards Lëtzebuerg.

Migration Integration in the workplace (26/06/2019)

We at ‘Diversity Charter Ireland’ are coming to the end of our most recent project looking at Migration Integration in the workplace. Employment is central to thriving communities, and is a critical gateway to successful migrant integration in our society. We spend most of our lives at work, making the workplace pivotal to creating an inclusive society. The workplace provides potential to reach out and deliver a positive message of diversity and inclusion in Ireland.

New legislation on the diversity instruments and diversity label in Brussels (26/06/2019)

In 2016 the Brussels government started an evaluation and reform process of the diversity policy on the Brussels labor market. In this process the Brussels social partners (both trade unions and employers organizations) were involved. At the end of 2018, a vision paper on the new diversity instruments was ready and served as the basis for adopting the legislation on this.

Over 2.500 steps in the right direction- The seventh German Diversity Day (26/06/2019)

May 28th, 2019 marked the 7th annual German Diversity Day (Deutscher Diversity-Tag). The Diversity Day was originally started in 2013 as a call to action for German companies and other organizations to dedicate one day each year to the facilitation of a more equitable and diverse working environment. The German Diversity Day was intended to be, above all, a celebration of the diversity that exists within our society and within our economy. Organizations are called upon to highlight the variety of backgrounds, nationalities and ideas that are to be found among their employees with an activity which fits the unique environment of each individual organization.

The second edition of the Women Engineers for one Day Project (26/06/2019)

At the end of the 2018/2019 school year, the second edition of the Women Engineers for one Day Project (Projeto Engenheiras por Um Dia) was also completed, with the participation of 3334 young people, divided into four different activities: study visits to universities and companies, celebration of the Girls in ICT Day and the closing ceremony of the 2nd edition of the project (which took place in Guimarães and Lisbon).

Tree of InnoDiversity - Leading research on Diversity and Innovation (26/06/2019)

From Fundación Diversidad and the Center for Diversity of the IE Business School we have launched “The InnoDiversity Tree” on June 12th, 2019 in collaboration with HP, Pfizer and the US Chamber of Commerce in Spain.

The future of diversity in the EU (26/06/2019)

We have come a long way, but the road is still tortuous. In fact, I don’t think we will ever reach an end destination where diversity management will no longer be needed. Instead, the process matters. On this path, we have two choices. Either we choose trust and honesty or we choose comfort and convenience. If we choose the first, we can set the right intention behind the fight for a more truthful representation of our diverse European societies. And I trust that people engaged in the fight for more diversity are there with the right intentions and that we all are up to the challenges tied to diversity. However, we need to acknowledge that speaking about diversity without addressing hierarchies and systemic exclusion will not solve the problem. But what is the problem we want to solve?

Welcome to 9th EU Platform of the Diversity Charters newsletter! (26/06/2019)

When the month of June is known for being a Pride Month, then the month of May could be known in the future as a Diversity Month, as more and more Diversity Charters are celebrating their national Diversity Days then. Read more from this newsletter what employers around Europe are doing and get inspired for the next year!

6th Polish Diversity Day: Courage and balance (27/06/2019)

Over 200 guests and several experts and experts have taken up the subject of courage in striving for a balance between work and personal life during the biggest annual event implemented under the Diversity Charter in Poland. On the occasion of the 6th Polish Diversity Day, the replica of the famous New York Fearless Girl sculpture visited Poland for the first time. The main partner of the event was the Polish branch of State Street Bank and the partner was Siemens Polska.

Dutch Diversity Day: October 1st 2019 (27/06/2019)

On October 1st 2019, The Netherlands will celebrate its first Diversity Day.

Austrian Diversity Charter' events with and for signatories (27/06/2019)

At this time the Austrian Charta, officially count 237 signatories and some interested companies. We plan to continue with our strategy to invite and involve our members to our existing events and projects.

Together and proud: EU Institutions in force at EuroPride (27/06/2019)

On 15 June, the EuroPride Parade took place in Vienna, and the EU institutions were there in force, along with Commissionner Věra Jourová. The event attracted more than half a million participants from all over Europe.

United in diversity: a common challenge (28/06/2019)

“Diversity is a core value for the EU and uniting in diversity not only reflects empirical observation, it is a commitment at the heart of our work. Language, ethnicity, political affiliation, culture, religion, age: whatever the grounds, we must strive to accept difference and live and work together at the regional, communal and national level.”

New Branch in the south of Sweden with updated event format (28/06/2019)

During last year, Diversity Charter Sweden started a branch in Gothenburg. The response from Signatories has been so good we decided to try to open in Malmoe as well.

Welcome to the EU Platform of Diversity Charters newsletter! (09/04/2019)

"United in diversity" is the motto of the European Union, which was first used in 2000. It signifies how Europeans have come together, in the form of the EU, to work for peace and prosperity, while at the same time being enriched by the continent's many different cultures, traditions and languages. It stands for equality for all, regardless of person’s race or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability and religion. Employers are playing an ever-growing part in promoting these common values, not only at the workplace, but also in the society in large. This newsletter shows how only by working together, you can create more inclusive workplaces and societies.

Integration of diversity in company: how to report it? (09/04/2019)

On the 7th of November Fondazione Sodalitas with the collaboration of KPMG organized the workshop “Integration of diversity in company: how to report it?”.

Diversity Charter Ireland: What are we doing? (09/04/2019)

In the shadow of Brexit-Old and New Re-connection at D.C.I. and Migration Integration in, Action- Irish Migration Case Studies

10 year anniversary of Fundación Diversidad (09/04/2019)

Fundación Diversidad has had its 10th anniversary in February 2019. It is the pioneering entity in the management of diversity and inclusion in Spain. The foundation began its journey in 2009 when Spain’s agenda of diversity included almost only gender or disability issues. At that time, there was a total lack of more transversal approach that also took grounds of discrimination such as age, disability, sexual orientation, origin, religion, etc. into account.

3rd edition of the « Diversity & Business Lëtzebuerg » Barometer (09/04/2019)

On 11 December 2018, IMS Luxembourg presented its third edition of the "Diversity and Business Lëtzebuerg" barometer during a press conference in presence of Laure Amoyel, Head of OLAI's Integration and Diversity Division and Nicolas Poussing, Researcher at LISER.

Launch of the Lithuanian Diversity Charter (09/04/2019)

To contribute to ensuring equality and social inclusion at the workplace and in the society, Diversity Development Group and SOPA launched the Lithuanian Diversity Charter on 3rd of October 2018.

7th anniversary of the Diversity Charter – new publication and the experts’ debate (09/04/2019)

The Diversity Charter has been present in Poland for 7 years. That’s when the Responsible Business Forum has began to popularize in Poland the diversity management subject within the framework of the European cooperation of the Diversity Charters Platform, supported by the European Commission.

The Portuguese Charter for Diversity sets up an Association for Diversity and Inclusion (09/04/2019)

The Portuguese Charter for Diversity, instrument that aims to promote diversity and inclusion in the organizations, has just set up the Portuguese Association for Diversity and Inclusion (APPDI)

Intersectionality, a different view on discrimination (09/04/2019)

On the 22th of November 2018 the Diversity Service of Actiris organized in Brussels a seminar on ”Intersectionality, a different view on discrimination”. At this seminar, Emilia Roig (director of the Center for Intersectional Justice, Berlin), presented her report ‘Analyse de la transposition du concept d’intersectionnalité dans le cadre de la réforme des instruments de promotion de la diversite et de lutte contre les discriminations” , which for the moment is only available in French and Dutch.

Diversity Day celebrated in Estonia (09/04/2019)

On April 17th, Estonian Diversity Charter celebrates the Diversity Day once again. The aim of the day is to encourage people to notice that every person around us is unique regardless of their gender, age, nationality, identity, sexual orientation, religion or disability.

Signing ceremony with international round table ”The values of inclusiveness and equity promote business growth” (09/04/2019)

Slovenian companies with signing Diversity Charter confirmed that the values of inclusiveness and equity promote the growth of companies.

Practical diversity journey in Croatia, Romania and Slovenia (09/04/2019)

Best practice examples in achieving workforce diversity from signatories of Diversity Charters across three countries - New e-book published with D&I practices from the region

Charta Business-Breakfast – ganz analog (09/04/2019)

Am 12.12.2018 lud das Charta-Mitgliedsunternehmen ÖBB-Holding AG zusammen mit der Wirtschaftskammer Wien zum ersten Charta der Vielfalt-Business-Breakfast in die ÖBB-Unternehmenszentrale ein. Thema: Rolle von Diversity Management bei Digitalisierungsprozessen. 30 UnterzeichnerInnen folgten der Einladung und sorgten für interessante Statements und Diskussionen.

‘United in Diversity – a common challenge’ - EU Diversity Charters’ Annual Forum (10/04/2019)

The 10th EU Diversity Charters' Annual Forum will bring together around 200 participants from private and public sector, civil society and others, who are passionate about creating diverse and inclusive workplaces.

How companies can benefit from the new Work-Life Balance Directive (10/04/2019)

Commission reports on its actions to advance LGBTI equality (10/04/2019)

CEO Call for Action and a Task Force for Gender Equality (11/04/2019)

On the International Women’s Day, at the Gender Equality conference, IKEA Romania, The Romanian Diversity Charter and The Swedish Embassy launched a CEO Call for Action and a Task Force for Gender Equality, a network of companies and organisations that advocates for equal representation of women in leadership positions, equal pay for the same work and equal opportunities for women and men.

Campaign #FlaggefürVielfalt - let’s jointly set an example for diversity! (11/04/2019)

In times when diversity is called into question, as an employer initiative the German Diversity Charter saw it as even more her responsibility to communicate her common values to the outside world: all employees should be valued – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or worldview, physical and mental ability, age, sexual orientation and identity. The initiative is convinced that mixed teams come up with better solutions and make any organisation more successful. The German Diversity Charter, her members and signatories, with the Campaign #FlaggefürVielfalt wanted to highlight that they stand by this conviction.

‘But we can not find multicultural reporters!' (11/04/2019)

Nine Dutch media companies committed themselves towards diversity and inclusion by signing The Diversity Charter on the 12th of March 2019. The group consisted of several public service broadcasters, a music radio station, a national women’s magazine and a multinational mass media conglomerate . The charter meeting had a specific focus on cultural and ethnic diversity.

Welcome to Latvian and Lithuanian Diversity Charters! (11/04/2019)

Latvian and Lithuanian Diversity Charters become 22nd and 23rd in Europe to join the EU Platform of Diversity Charters.

Austria: LGBTiQ* - Not only Private Affair! (01/03/2018)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersexual and Queer * matters us all…

Belgium: Annual Ceremony of Diversity Label of the Brussels-Capital Region (01/03/2018)

On the 8th of December 2017 the Diversity Service of Actiris organized the annual Delivery of the Diversity Labels.

Denmark: Strengthen the intercultural understanding with new app created by the Association New Dane (01/03/2018)

The Association New Dane, the NGO administering the Danish Diversity Charter, has created an app that makes it easier for you to keep track of religious holidays

Czech Republic: DISA Index 2017 (01/03/2018)

In 2017 the Czech Diversity Charter finished their first diversity benchmarking based on DISA (Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Assessment) which is the first benchmarking and rating tool on Diversity Management in the Czech Republic based on over 50 questions.

Estonia: 14 tips for employers to prevent and solve value conflicts (01/03/2018)

In November, members of the Estonian Diversity Charter came together to share experiences on values and conflicts in companies and organisations.

Finland: Inclusive marketing - who do your commercials speak to? (01/03/2018)

Marketing campaigns are often full of stereotypes: girls playing with dolls, boys playing with cars. Slim women in bikinis, larger women in oversized dresses. Dark-skinned people as exotic and different, white people as the society’s norm. Hetero couples as happy parents, gay couples as partying hipsters.

Germany: New films on diversity and on the German diversity charter (01/03/2018)

A picture is worth a thousand words. The Charta der Vielfalt recently published two films that show diversity management and the initiative. And what’s brand-new: they are also available starting immediately with English subtitles.

Hungary: Partnerships for Diversity (01/03/2018)

The Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF) celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2017. During the HBLF 25th Anniversary Week (October 9-13, 2017) there were professional programs organized for all stakeholders summarizing the past 25 years' successes, lessons learned, identifying programs and partnerships for the future.

Italy: Living Library (01/03/2018)

On November 30th 2017, Fondazione Sodalitas and the partners of Inclusive Mindset project*, organized a “Living Library Event”, a model promoted by ABCittà, opened to HR and CSR Managers and focused on disabled people and ethnic-cultural differences.

Luxembourg: Awareness Raising and Communication Kit on Disability for Employers (01/03/2018)

In the framework of the (Handi)Cap Emploi project, launched by IMS Luxembourg, which aims the inclusion of people with disabilities into the ordinary labour market, IMS Luxembourg has developed an awareness raising and communication kit for employers, HR and all employees, available both in English and French.

Poland: Three new municipality offices (Częstochowa, Wrocław and Gdańsk) have signed the Charter (01/03/2018)

Second half of the year was a busy time for Polish Diversity Charter. Three new municipality offices (Częstochowa, Wrocław and Gdańsk) have signed the Charter and two signatories meeting have been organized. In December Diversity Charter in Poland has reached 200 signatories, and at the end of the year there were 208 of them.

Portugal: Diversity Awards – 1st edition: 2017 (01/03/2018)

The Diversity Award aims to distinguish organizational practices that enhance diversity and equal opportunities in the work place.

Slovakia: It Is Exhausting If Employees Cannot Be Themselves (01/03/2018)

The LGBT Business Forum focused on how to create an inclusive work environment in a company.

Slovenia: The Launch of Diversity Charter Slovenia (01/03/2018)

The Diversity Charter Slovenia was launched, as the 20th European diversity charter, on the 14th of November 2017. The ceremony was held under the honorary patronage of his excellency Mr.Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia.

Spain: III International Awards for Diversity Management (01/03/2018)

On November 16th Fundacion Diversidad celebrated the third edition of the International Diversity Management Awards.

Sweden: More inclusive workplaces - a driver for growth. (01/03/2018)

Engaging 18 different signatories sharing best practice

The Netherlands: Every municipality needs diversity (01/03/2018)

Following the four largest cities of the Netherlands now nine medium-large municipalities have also signed the Dutch Diversity Charter.

Enlargement of EU Platform of Diversity Charters (05/03/2018)

Diversity Charter Slovenia has become the 20th member of the EU Platform of Diversity Charters.

Welcome to the EU Platform of Diversity Charters newsletter! (05/03/2018)

The 7th edition of the newsletter shows how public sector and business can work together for more inclusive work environment, how inclusive workplaces contribute to companies’ success, provides you with tools to prevent and solve value conflicts and lets you celebrate with employers, who have been selected for diversity awards.

Platform meeting in Lisbon: collecting data, working for more inclusive workplaces and learning to communicate effectively (05/03/2018)

The latest EU Platform of Diversity Charters meeting was hosted by the Portuguese Diversity Charter at the end of January in Lisbon.