23 June 2025
6 Allyship Mistakes to Avoid This Pride Month and Beyond
It’s pride month again folks! While many of us express a desire to be allies to LGBTQIA+ people, it’s important to understand that simply expressing support isn’t enough. Being a genuine ally requires learning, active engagement, and a commitment to self-awareness and growth. Unfortunately, many well-intentioned allies make mistakes that can inadvertently hinder LGBTQIA+ inclusion …
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17 June 2025
Why Companies Are Renaming DEI Functions—And What It Means For You
Recently, there has been significant pressure on DEI initiatives, which in turn has led to a worldwide reaction and re-evaluation. In response, many organizations are quietly re‑badging or relocating their DEI teams, hoping to protect the underlying work while reducing risk. There are a variety of reasons this may be happening; in many cases, it …
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22 May 2025
How to achieve your Gender Equality Targets
Building a Balanced Future: Australia’s Gender Equality Goals Australia’s new gender equality reporting laws set a bold global precedent. By March 2026, organisations with over 500 employees must set and publicly report on three gender equality targets—at least one must be numerical. Targets are essential for accountability, but if you focus only on the …
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13 May 2025
A Universalist Approach to Inclusion: Putting FIVE into practice
In a recent article we published our FIVE Framework for building inclusive and high performing organisations. This framework represents an evolutionary move for inclusion and diversity – recognising that this work remains critical for creating fair workplaces where everyone can thrive, whilst ensuring it remains aligned with core business strategy and outcomes. In this article …
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21 March 2025
Why Racial Inclusion Still Matters
Can we even talk about race anymore? Talking about race can be uncomfortable—especially in today’s climate, where the conversation is often politicized and emotionally charged. But despite this discomfort, surveys show that most people still want to engage in discussions about race, diversity, fairness and inclusion. A recent poll found that nearly six in ten …
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3 February 2025
Evolution of DEI: Don’t let the Tail wag the Dog
WEAPONISING DEI DEI has been facing mounting backlash in various parts of the world, most demonstrably led by Trump and MAGA in the United States who have politicised and weaponised it. From legislative moves to ban anything to do with DEI in Federal government (hiring, training, supplier diversity) and freezing of USAID funding on DEI …
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