The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is inviting businesses from across the hospitality sector to sign up to the first in a series of webinars focusing on promoting and embedding diversity and inclusion in the industry.
The online sessions will be hosted in partnership with the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei). They will hear what businesses are doing to provide advice and insight from experts.
The first of the four webinars will take place on 14th September. It will look at recruiting brilliant people and keeping them.
The sessions will focus on the experiences of both staff and customers in hospitality businesses. They will cover other topics, such as leadership, creating inclusive spaces and environments, and ensuring everyone has the same access to opportunities to do their best.
Each webinar will be led by an expert speaker and include real examples from businesses in the brewing and pub industry. There will also be discussion of what other sectors are doing.
“We know through our work with our members that building cross-organisational relationships and sharing best practice is an incredibly effective way to strengthen diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) work across whole industries,” said Sandi Wassmer, chief executive of enei.
“We are excited to be bringing our human rights-based approach to DEI to the hospitality industry to help BBPA members create an open, honest, and innovative cultures that will inspire their teams to succeed.”
The webinars are part of the BBPA’s ongoing #OpenToAll programme of work. This supports members and other businesses in the sector to learn from each other, through expert advice, guidance, and publicly championing the benefits of diversity and inclusion in their businesses.
Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the BBPA, said: “We’re committed to supporting our members to learn from each other and make meaningful change on this agenda, through sharing best practice and providing practical guidance to help them drive it forward in their organisations.
“Now, we’re pleased to be hosting a series of events that are open to all businesses across the hospitality sector, free of charge, because we believe this is an issue that needs to be embraced by everyone to make real long-lasting change.
“We’ll be hearing from experts in these topics and some extremely positive examples from both our industry and other industries as well, and we’re really looking forward to sharing and learning together to drive diversity and inclusion even further forward within our industry.”
