Building the Future – Addressing the Talent and Skills Challenge| The diversity and inclusion revolution: Eight powerful truths
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Cathryn is an EDI specialist and Head of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect at Action Sustainability. She brings 15 years of experience working with organisations and industries to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice. Her background includes working in the construction and built environment sector and within government regulators, including building, energy, and water regulators in Western Australia. ?
Cathryn is also a former in-house legal counsel, a lawyer and court advocate by professional training. Cathryn’s work focuses on both organisational diversity and inclusion, and the sector-wide behavioural and cultural change required to positively impact the outcomes of the built environment sector and the communities it serves. She is passionate about bringing people together to drive that change around fairness, inclusion and respect, and supporting sustainable and responsible business practices.
Building the Future – Addressing the Talent and Skills Challenge
There are not many sectors that have a bigger impact on people than the built environment, where people live, work and play. ?With that comes social impact responsibility and the need to design and build infrastructure and environments that cater for all people who use them. At the same time, the built environment is significantly responsible for climate change with massive impacts on carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, air and water pollution, energy usage, waste and resources.??
For example, buildings are responsible for 39% of all global carbon emissions, contributing 76% of carbon emissions in London alone. The built environment is therefore both critical and inherently responsible for building better. We need to work collaboratively – utilising the ideas, skills and perspectives of a range of people – to achieve that goal.
We face incredible opportunities for collaborative change – opportunities to build a capable workforce that can meet climate challenges now and into the future, along with workplaces where people want to work and are supported to reach their full potential. That is why I’m committed to supporting businesses to address workplace culture challenges and build inclusive and respectful environments – essential to addressing the talent and skills challenge we face.
The diversity and inclusion revolution: Eight powerful truths
Article detailing the case for an inclusive culture, citing research findings that organisations with inclusive cultures are 2x more likely to meet or exceed financial targets, 3 x more likely to be high performing, 6x more likely to be innovative and agile, and 8x more likely to achieve better business outcomes.
I am taking a stand for building workplaces and a sector underpinned by fairness, inclusion and respect – where organisations and their supply chains are competent and accountable and individuals have opportunity and support to thrive in their careers
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Sector-wide capture of consistent diversity data through the free Diversity Survey. The only way to get a full picture of the state of the built environment sector, including insights into diversity and equity across market segments, to drive targeted change and track progress.
Flexibility and working from home have the potential to shift the dial on workforce participation, advancement and pay. We must resist blanket return-to-office mandates and start treating people as adults.
Advancing Ethnic Diversity to ensure we benefit from the full talent pool, and racial and ethnic background no longer serves as a barrier to achievement. Ensuring we close pay gaps that exist to the detriment of minoritized groups so that we achieve Equal pay for work for equal value.
One Click LCA is taking a stand for a more sustainable construction industry. We power the makers of a zero carbon future, enabling Manufacturing, AEC, and Infrastructure businesses to deliver on their sustainability goals ?
One Click LCA will be on Stand B16, showcasing LCA, EPD, and sustainability technology that enables the makers of a zero carbon future. We'll also?be on stage with Kier on Day 2, for a real-world case study?about reducing the carbon impact of their DfE projects. Come by and talk to us about your sustainability journey!
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