REPORT: Diversity to decarbonise: Promoting EDI in the future workforce
Summary
Authors:
James Gilbert
Kane Needham
Kate Smith
Briony McDonagh
Joe Howe
Fehmidah Munir
Pooja Goddard
University of Hull
University of Lincoln
Loughborough University
Diversity to decarbonise: Promoting EDI in the future workforce
July 2024
This report explores the challenges faced by industry in increasing the diversity of their workforce in terms of gender, ethnicity and other attributes. It considers how, despite significant resources committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives, organisations often find it difficult to attract and retain the diverse talent they need and this, in turn, affects their ability to respond to the challenges of transitioning to net zero. This project created a framework for the robust evaluation of the effectiveness of EDI interventions and produced a prototype web tool to present evidence in a systematic and easily accessible format.
This project was funded by IDRIC (under EPSRC award number: EP/V027050/1). The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of IDRIC. Neither IDRIC nor EPSRC can be held responsible for them.