Engage Magazine
FEATURES
Listed below is a selection of featured articles from previous issues of engage magazine. For a hard copy of engage magazine, or to request back copies, please visit the engage ‘subscribe’ section on this website:
Issue 5 - Autumn 2007
Merrill Lynch moving the agenda forward
Across its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, Merrill Lynch has made progress implementing new Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and further developing its existing programmes.
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Attracting Diverse staff
Turner Broadcasting is home to a diverse portfolio of news and entertainment brands. In Europe, its entertainment channels Cartoon Network, TCM and Boomerang broadcast in a range of local languages throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and the European feed of CNN International is also available throughout the region. With services as varied as this, the company sees the importance of attracting and retaining high quality diverse staff as a business imperative.
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Issue 4 - Spring 2007
Levelling the Playing Field Across Europe
European business leaders have started to realise what their American counterparts have known for quite some time – supplier diversity is not a PR gesture, it’s a strong business asset. By Maurice Mcleod
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Politicians in Waiting
The political process is high on the agenda. Engage magazine spoke to three politicians in waiting and sought their views on the key challenges which currently face BAME businesses.
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Issue 3 - Winter 2006/07
Supplier Diversity Fully Inclusive
December 2006
Faiza Rasheed, Head of TfL’s Group Procurement, explains how her vision of an all inclusive Diverse Supplier definition reaches far beyond the traditional groups.
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Lehman Brothers
December 2006
“We want to do business with diverse companies but where do we find them?” asks Sam Kemp, supplier diversity champion at global investment bank Lehman Brothers.
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Investors in Talent
December 2006
Recent research indicates that young people are increasingly attracted to the idea of running their own business. They have the guts to explore niches in business sectors which many others would have ignored or disregarded. engage spoke to three young entrepreneurs who have done just that – carved out a space for themselves in the tough world of creative and cultural industries.
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Issue 2 - Autumn 2006
Going Public with Gender Equality
“The public sector gender duty – which will require all public authorities to tackle discrimination and ensure equality of opportunity – will be a vital step forward in bringing about change.” Ruth Kelly, Communities Secretary and Minister for Women...
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Diversity: Beyond the Rhetoric
Diversity policies and training are now becoming more common-place in the workplace, including in law firms. These initiatives are to be welcomed for making it clear that diversity is an important part of the modern ethos for conducting business. Reports Alison Dennis, Partner, Reed Smith...
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Black & Asian Revolution
“The public sector gender duty – which will require all public authorities to tackle discrimination and ensure equality of opportunity – will be a vital step forward in bringing about change.” Ruth Kelly, Communities Secretary and Minister for Women...
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Supplier Diversity in Action
Faiza Rasheed, Head of TfL’s Procurement, Policy, Strategy and Best Practice Unit talks about TfL’s innovative approach to Supplier Diversity and how it has had the opportunity to influence supply chain composition....
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Issue 1 - Spring 2006
London Chinese Community Network
London Chinese Community Network (LCCN) was established in 2001. It’s mission is to effect positive long-term change in London’s Chinese voluntary and community sectors by responding to community needs, helping to build partnerships and connecting people with ideas, resources and good practices...
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Playing The Procurement Game
Securing a contract is not an easy task for any business - but especially if you are a Black Asian Minority Ethnic business. But it can and has happened. Colette Machado discusses how to ensure that your company is in the best position to get a piece of the procurement pie...
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Developing London's BAME businesses
As the main economic development body for London, the LDA plays a critical role in supporting the growth and development of the city’s businesses, including those owned by the capital’s Black, Asian, Chinese, dual heritage and other minority ethnic groups - often referred to as Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)-owned businesses.
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Benchmarking Supplier Diversity in the UK
The Race for Opportunity campaign, established in 1995, is a growing network of private and public sector organisations working across the UK to promote the business case for race and diversity...
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Unusual Suspects
As a director of One Spare Chair, Joy White oversees the running of the company’s vocational training programmes across the country. Here she shares with Samantha Watson, her work on the programme and explains the challenges she has faced with government funding bodies.
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