Next generation of senior leaders to help ‘make strides’ in D&I
A new cohort of engineering and energy leaders has graduated from the AFBE’s 'Transcend' programme amid a push for greater diversity amongst top management.
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)
Taking advantage of the ‘internal talent marketplace’
Deloitte’s Hayley Strachan told an Aberdeen event that firms should take advantage of their ‘internal talent marketplace’ to drive productivity.
The Africa child labour scandal
Achieving even modest levels of Diversity and inclusion or, full out, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, today in the developed world has been a hard-fought battle, is far from completed and is unlikely to ever get any easier.
iCare training helps workplace diversity
STC INSISO prioritises equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) within its workplace, actively fostering a culture which embraces these values.
Moving away from ‘Rain Man’ and understanding neurodiversity
“People still refer to things like Rain Man and things like that” when it comes to neurodiversity in the workplace, Billy Alexander, of Autism and Neurodiversity North Scotland, said.
Finalists for the 2023 AFBE-UK Awards announced
AFBE-UK has announced the finalists for its Diversity and Inclusion Awards, the winners of which will be revealed on Thursday, November 23 at the P&J Live in Aberdeen.
D&I progress? Yes, but ‘still too many NDAs being signed’, says stalwart
Progress is being made on D&I in the oil and gas sector, says AFBE-UK's Ollie Folayan, but there's still much more work to do.
Championing Diverse Workforces
In the ever-evolving landscape of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), ASCO is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture.
Sell out W.I.N.E event garners ‘amazing’ support
The first-ever Women in New Energy event (W.I.N.E) took place in Aberdeen’s Chester Hotel this week and there is a “huge appetite” for the event, says Think PR’s chief executive.
‘The bikinis may be gone’ but diversity is still an issue at Offshore Europe
Aberdeen cross-industry gender equality group AXIS Network has published a scathing assessment of the lack of diversity shown at Offshore Europe, held in Aberdeen this month.
Albyn School: Celebrating inclusion and diversity
At Albyn School, our commitment to inclusion and diversity is ingrained in our ethos and practices.
‘I don’t think you’re cut out for leadership’: Energy bosses open up on industry discrimination
Bosses from BP, Wood, Intertek and others discussed discrimination they've faced in their careers, and the distance still to go.
OPITO launch programme to support women working in energy
The safety and skills body, OPITO, has announced its support for a new development programme to support women working in the energy industry.
OEUK launches survey to assess progress in offshore representation
Offshore Energies UK is asking the offshore workforce to answer its survey on diversity and inclusion in the sector.
The number of women offshore has ‘remained stubbornly static’
The percentage of women working in the UK North Sea has remained at just 3.4 to 3.6%, said trade body OEUK.
Aberdeen energy firms march the granite mile for Grampian Pride
Saturday saw Aberdeen’s famous granite mile covered with rainbows as the city joined in on pride month with its march.
‘Pale, male and stale’: The North Sea firms with no women on their boards
New data from a pressure group has highlighted the UK North Sea firms which have no female representation on their board of directors.
Life after Shell? Just golf and travel says outgoing CEO
The outgoing Shell (LON: SHEL) chief executive Ben van Beurden has said "I don't have a plan" for his time after leaving the oil giant in an exit interview.
Failure on D&I could cut oil firms’ funding, warns North Sea’s top producer
Failing to meet diversity and inclusion (D&I) targets could see oil firms’ access to funding being cut, the North Sea’s largest producer has warned.
‘The West has a lot to learn from Asia on diversity and inclusion – it just looks different here’
Studies suggest that many people in Asia see diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI), as a Western concept, shaped by Western experiences and Western values, according to PwC.
CMS: How can the UK energy industry best shift the dial on Diversity and Inclusion?”
OEUK’s Diversity and Inclusion Report last year, which garnered the views of some 1600 people from over 100 organisations in the UK Oil and Gas industry, made for sobering, if unsurprising, reading.
‘My mum was Muslim, my father was Catholic; I was a confused kid’
EV sits down with Eko Lumadyo, Neptune Energy's Indonesia MD and its E,D&I champion, to discuss equality, diversity and inclusion.
Jeremy Cresswell: The failings of Diversity & Inclusion in UK offshore energy
It’s a part of life … every second of every day, myriad people are handled unfairly, wittingly or otherwise.
Offshore energy sector still struggling on representation frontline
Offshore energy companies are still struggling on the issue of representation, an industry expert has said, as it still does not reflect its own community of workers.
Industry needs ‘white, middle-class men to step up’, says OEUK D&I lead
For a number of years now, diversity and inclusion (D&I) has been high up on the North Sea oil and gas industry’s agenda.