CALL TO ALL LEADERS: Be part of the journey or risk being left behind
29 April 2024

Hailed by those who attended as ‘the most inspirational session at the MRS Annual Conference’ the MRS EDI Changemakers took to the stage to share stories of the actions they have pioneered to drive inclusivity and positive change. However, the conversation quickly turned to how few senior leaders were in attendance, and the group agreed that leaders must step up and do more

‘The EDI Changemakers did an incredible session the most inspirational thing I've heard today, and it was the worst attended. It can't just be that the allies turn up. Everybody's got to become an ally. It’s a damning indictment of how few senior leaders were listening to that session… we've got to change that dynamic.”

Georgie White, Chief Customer Officer, Holland & Barrett, on Celebrating the MRS EDI Changemakers at MRS Annual Conference 2024

Session Chair, Mark Thorpe, board director at Truth, shared his thoughts on the current issues facing EDI and a call for leaders to re-engage following the session.

The future of EDI is in our hands. Your hands. Collectively. It is not a passion-play for those who are ‘diverse’. Neither is it something that will take care of itself. My ask is that next time we have the opportunity to support an EDI event, we think longer and harder about saying “no”.

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