The 7th edition of the Diversity Day took place in the Grand Duchy on May 20, 2021. This day is part of the European Commission's European Diversity Month. Organisations were invited to launch initiatives to illustrate their commitment to diversity themes through striking and entertaining actions.
In Luxembourg, on this day coordinated by the Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg, 6 organisations received Ms Corinne Cahen, Minister for Family Affairs,integration and the Greater Region and Patron of the Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg.
On the programme of this #DiversityDay21: a day highlighting the different forms of diversity and proposing awareness-raising activities ondisability, LGBTIinclusion, diversity as a corporate value or cultural and culinary diversity. Once again, organisations adapted their events to celebrate diversity within their premises - safely and in compliance with sanitary measures.
4th Diversity Awards ceremony
To close the day, the 4th Diversity Awards ceremony took place at 17:00. Held every other year, this ceremony highlights the best practices in favour of diversity.
On 23 March 2021, the pre-jury, composed of 12 independent experts, selected the nominees for each category. The final jury, composed of multi-stakeholder representatives, selected the winners of the four categories on 30 March 2021. Find out more about the initiatives submitted to the pre-jury and the jury by consulting the Diversity Awards Lëtzebuerg 2021 brochure on the Diversity Charter website.
The 2021 winners are:
- Category 1 - Recruitment, Welcome and Integration
Fondation ABBL - « La Zuumer Academy » project - Category 2 - Career Management
Brown Brothers Harriman - « Promotion - managerial education on diversity biais » project - Category 3 - Well-being and working conditions
Hôpitaux Robert Schuman - « Prévention de la violence au sein des Hôpitaux Robert Schuman » project - Category 4 - Communication and Values of the organization
SES - « Embrace Diversity: Equality andinclusion working groups » project
The ceremony was hosted by Ms Corinne Cahen, Minister for Family Affairs,integration and the Greater Region and Patron of the Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg and Christian Scharff, President of IMS Luxembourg.
Published on 21 May 2021
