Sirius Group has announced that it has joined LGBT Great to strengthen its support for LGBT+ talent and engage allies. LGBT Great is a global membership organisation that specialises in developing diversity and inclusion within the workplace. This follows the firm signing of the European Commission‘s Diversity Charter which covers all dimensions of diversity including sexual orientation and gender identity.
Launched in January 2019, LGBT Great’s global membership programme is based on three strategic pillars - Insights, Visibility and Outreach - which are designed to help member firms achieve a greater level of LGBT+ diversity and inclusion confidence. The programme works by developing innovative insights, visibility and outreach initiatives and by also measuring progress with its LGBT+ framework tool called the iiBT.
Commenting on the announcement Kremena Wissel, Chief Impact Officer, Sirius Group, comments:
“We are committed to creating an environment where every employee feels supported, cared for and rewarded. That means stepping up our support for our LGBT+ employees by providing greater visibility, training and leadership on diversity and inclusion issues. Our membership of LGBT Great forms part of our broader diversity and inclusion strategy, at Sirius we fully recognise that a culture that is open, communicative, inviting, and incorporates individuals with different talents and backgrounds, improves decision making and empowers all of us. Becoming a member of LGBT Great is another step in strengthening our culture of inclusiveness overall”.
“As well as providing an opportunity for Sirius to display allyship with the LGBT+ community, membership of LGBT Great will also allow us to introduce new training and standards to ensure that we have the right strategy and structures in place to fully support our employees and future employees. We recognise that we have more to do in this area and are looking forward to working with the team at LGBT Great to help increase visibility and deepen education in this important area.”
Global Managing Director, LGBT Great, Matt Cameron, comments:
“Sirius Group is an organisation that is committed to developing and empowering talent across all diversity dimensions. We look forward to supporting the firm’s leadership in igniting further engagement and visibility on the LGBT+ agenda which I know is of key importance to them”.
Head of Asset Management, Sirius Group, David Schuster, comments:
“I’m very pleased to see Sirius has joined LGBT Great’s global membership programme. In doing so the company has taken a significant step forward by signalling its support and allyship for the LGBT+ community, this will further foster an inclusive culture and environment for all the workforce.”