Our Race Action Plan - Changing the Narrative
Through our Race Action Plan, we affirm our commitment to anti-racism and strive to use our position as a global firm to lead change.
George Floyd’s death in the United States sparked a global movement and exposed systemic inequalities that continue to be experienced by members of the Black community. When perspective shifts, action should follow. That action starts with listening, learning and reflection, and then moves to more concrete steps to drive change.
We have a lack of Black racial diversity in our firm and are committed to doing better. We aim to create an inclusive culture in which everyone – regardless of background, identity and circumstance – can reach their full potential.
Our key developments to date
In 2018, we launched a ‘Diverse Voices’ Reverse Mentoring scheme to provide senior leaders in our firm an opportunity to build their awareness and understanding of different people’s perspectives and experiences. We also established our INspire programme to support, retain and progress our minority ethnic talent.
Earlier this year, we joined the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, a coalition of over 200 law firms working collaboratively to dismantle structural and systemic racism. We continue to pledge our support to organisations advancing racial justice, including the NAACP, and we have named Juneteenth as an annual paid holiday for our U.S. offices, encouraging our people to use it as a day of service and engagement.
Read more about our programmes and initiatives here.
Our commitment
We pledge to improve representation of Black and underrepresented minority ethnic lawyers and business team members at all levels in our firm. Our 2020 Race Action Plan sets out how we plan to accomplish this throughout the career path, from school-age to leadership positions, and the concrete actions we will take, aligned to aspirational targets.