To begin with, we are soooo passionate about this subject, that we have setup and hosted several debates, webinars and events to make serious progress on it:
IMPACTR Diversity & Inclusion Series - Episode 1: Live debate on Diversity in Tech in CPH (Part 1)
IMPACTR Diversity & Inclusion Series - Episode 2: Live debate on Diversity in Tech CPH (Part 2)
IMPACTR Gender Equality Series - Gender Equality and how to do something about it!
IMPACTR Gender Equality Series - Online Debate on Gender Equality & the Climate Crisis
IMPACTR Webinar Series - Indigenous Women, Law and the Environment by Federica Catonini
We have created the Impactr Inclusion & Diversity Handbook as our first step in working toward a more inclusive and diverse Impactr. It's a living document in which we can come to a mutual agreement on the values, concept and language of inclusion and diversity. It's a work-in-progress that combines principles with policies in an open way.
Inequality and exclusion are the defaults of the tech industry. Without intentional effort, we will inherit those failings and worsen the problem. We believe that fostering an environment that embraces differences will make us more flexible to the rapid changes in the industry. An inclusive culture and a diverse team and community will help us recognize the needs of our community and users, leading to more sustainable and innovative solutions for the complex problems we're trying to solve. To make this happen, we need to move away from passive tolerance and work towards a pro-active approach. We are committed to making intentional choices to ensure that we are an open an inclusive company. We hope that our transparency in publishing this online guide, setting I&D targets for our company for the next 3 years and inviting our community to help us outline the next steps on this journey will effect change both internally and within our industry at large.
As the youth empowerment agenda is pivotal to Impactr, we apply intentional effort to have Youth representation in all our communities and going forward including team and board. We are yet to meet our burning ambition of being among the most impactful and recognized iconic company in the tech community amongst Millenials and Gen Z and we have therefore decided to make several commitments to address the youth generation.
We would like to extend a very special thank you to Laura Lorenzen for her efforts in compiling the Impactr Inclusion & Diversity Handbook, as well as our strategy for 2020-2023.
Impactr - Inclusion and Diversity Guidebook - June 2020.pdf
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