We're Proud to Partner with the General Counsel for Diversity & Inclusion (GCD&I)
GCD&I is a group representing the in house legal functions of a number of major corporations who have come together to support increasing meaningful equity, diversity and inclusion across the legal profession, whether in their own in house practices, or in the law firms that they work with, wherever they are located.
GCD&I is committed to a collaborative model to drive change and we are delighted to partner with them. Doing so means that we commit to the objectives of the initiative to promote Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion across the legal sector as follows:
- WE COMMIT TO PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE. We value the range of perspectives, ideas and experiences that diversity provides, whether grounded in gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, cultural background, religion or age.
- WE BELIEVE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CREATE A BROADER, RICHER ENVIRONMENT that enhances creative thinking, innovation and problem solving, which adds value to our organisations. We believe that inclusive organisations attract and retain top talent.
- WE WILL THEREFORE ENCOURAGE GREATER DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION in our own businesses and co-operate to foster these same values throughout the legal profession and the broader business community.
- WE UNDERTAKE TO PRACTICE AND ADVANCE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BY:
- Promoting diversity and inclusion within our own teams;
- Considering diversity and inclusion in our hiring and purchasing practices;
- Encouraging and partnering with our law firms to adopt best practices in diversity and inclusion; and
- Promoting diversity initiatives at all levels in the legal and business community.
- WE, AS ADVOCATES FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, will demonstrate our commitment through specific actions and initiatives
Robert Andrews, our Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, says:
“Our strategic focus is building inclusion through a lot of listening and talking. A vital part of this is working with Inclusion & Diversity organisations in the legal and allied sectors. We chose to partner with GCD&I because, as a group that represents many major companies, they provide an important channel through which we can better understand the I&D priorities of commercial technology firms. These firms are key partners, and we are confident that working with GCD&I will help us achieve our mutual I&D goals.”
Find out more about our I&D activity and it's importance to our firm here.
