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Linklaters' commitment on issues of ethnic and racial discrimination.

Company name : LINKLATERS LLP

Activity sector : Other service activities

Company category : SME

 

Raise awareness, train and involve

Description of the action

The action is divided into several parts and targets all staff and the Diversity Equity andinclusion Committee. The aim is to raise awareness and continuously educate employees on issues of racial or ethnicdiscrimination

To strengthen the knowledge of our staff aboutrace and ethnicitiesdiscrimination issues we had a great session with Alecia from our London DEI team and learned a lot about shocking cases ofdiscrimination - but also about some more discrete dailyracism, good intentions (which sometimes land very badly), microaggressions etc. We were curious to hear more and to see where Luxembourg stands in this context. 

The DEI Committee equally decided to reopen its summer library for our employees to learn aboutrace andethnicity through various authors' testimonies. Following our people’s recommendation, we proposed three new books of others. Among the books we shared was: “The Hate u give” by Angie Thomas', where she shares her view of systemicracism, police brutality and social inequality in the USA. 

Also, in October, we celebrated the achievements and history of African Americans as part of Black History Month. To do so, the DEI committee collaborated with the National Museum of History and Art of Luxembourg to organize a free guided tour of the exhibition “Luxembourg's colonial past”. This event aimed to lift the veil on a dark side and often unknown part of Luxembourg's past and help participants better understand the roots ofdiscrimination within our country.

Context

To reinforce our policy ofinclusion, we organize several diversity-related events each year. With more than 27 nationalities in our firm, it is vital for us to build a culture where everyone can maximize their potential regardless ofgender,ethnicity, orsexual orientation. It is this multicultural aspect that allows us to benefit from an increasingly diverse talent pool and that makes the strength of our firm.

Objectives

- Strengthen our culture ofinclusion

- Deepen the understanding of the suffering related todiscrimination

- Make each of our employees an ally of diversity.

Approach

Each event requires a certain amount of organization; all ideas emerge from monthly meetings of our firm's Diversity, Equity, andinclusion Committee. We then divide up the tasks and keep each other informed of their progress through an internal discussion group. Each event benefits from the publication of an internal newsletter, the effects of which are accentuated by sending individual invitations via Outlook.

Impact

Employees are pleased and proud of our commitment to strengthening the company's diversity andinclusion policy. This is reflected by the large number of participants in all events organized by the DEI committee.

« To do »

- Educate, Inform and Encourage the exchange of experience. 

- Never forget to challenge oneself.

« Not to do »

- Avoiding stereotypes that may lead to or reinforce prejudice and negative stigma. 

- Not reacting or feeling concerned during microaggressions.

Keywords : Organizational culture

Published on 28 March 2023

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