The LGBTQ+ Workstream is an umbrella group made up of LGBT Great and InterInvest. Each organisation is operated and governed individually and works together in pursuit of three broad goals.
Increase LGBTQ+ awareness and share best practices:
- Encourage member firms to join InterInvest and engage with it to benefit from and share learnings and best practices
- Partner with InterInvest and LGBT Great to leverage external resources to promote and amplify visibility and learning content
- Raise awareness of LGBTQ+ talent attraction and retention
- Events and webinars
Encourage all members to complete an LGBTQ+ benchmark:
- Approx. 60% of members who reported on the tool in 2022 have completed an LGBTQ+ benchmark
- Host an explainer webinar with members about the different benchmarks available including the LGBT Great iiBT
- Share case studies
– Encourage members to share experiences of completing a benchmark and the impact and value it brings
– Share best practices
Continue to increase visibility:
- Encourage all members to have visible role models and allies through Project 1000
- Establish a baseline for firm/member engagement across DP members
- Host a role modelling dialog and leverage LGBT Great’s blueprint
- Increase social media activity to highlight LGBTQ+ events and activities, especially those of InterInvest and LGBT Great
To see our full LGBTQ+ aims and objectives, please click here
