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Deloitte Touche ( Audit , Tax , Consulting and Financial Advisory ) has a transparent ‘ Diversity and Inclusion Agenda ’ at its offices in Africa , Asia , Australia / Pacific , Canada , America / Caribbean , Middle East , Mexico , South America and Europe . Deloitte ’ s agenda states , ‘ we are committed to the development of both existing talent and future talent through initiatives that advance and retain women , attract talent from disadvantaged local communities , support young professionals with on the job training and formal education support ’. For six consecutive years , Deloitte Touche has won an award for the Most Socially Responsible Enterprise and is regularly included in the Best Workplace lists in the USA , France and Canada .

In 2007 , PricewaterhouseCoopers increased its workforce by 3 %. With 146,000 employees and 766 offices in 150 countries , PwC ‘ takes diversity seriously ’. Indeed it does as although women represent half the workforce , only 13 % are partners hence , the formation of the Gender Advisory Council , which advises on how to improve these statistics . PwC is also engaged in other activities to promote women ’ s leadership in business and in January 2008 , PwC introduced flexitime for working mothers at their offices in Cyprus . Pwc won the Catalyst Award for 2007 .

‘ Innovators of global finance ’, Lehman Brothers have a clear diversity and inclusion strategy in place and have been included in the top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK for the third consecutive year . With over 37 offices globally , more than 14,000 employees in the USA , Europe and Asia have attended their ‘ Encore ’ training programme , which received the Opportunity Now Global Award in 2007 . Lehman also started up the Lehman Brothers ’ Centre for Women in Business at the London Business School and in 2006 received the award for Disability Excellence .

Merrill Lynch has offices in over 40 countries and it too possesses a strong diversity and inclusion strategy stating , ‘ each business will identify its own unique issues but take advantage of the global span of the firm to share ideas and learn from each other . Think global - act local !’

L ’ Oreal remains firm on its commitment to global diversity and states that ‘ diversity is a priority ’. Global Diversity director Jean-Claude le Grand says “ the diversity of our human resources , our balance of male / female employees and all our mix of talents is one of the keys to L ’ Oreal ’ s success .”

At BP , the aim is to create a truly inclusive meritocracy in which the diversity of BP ’ s workforce reflects BP ’ s global reach and maximizes available talent while respecting individual differences .

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Diversity is critical to Credit Suisse ’ s success in the global marketplace . Credit Suisse strives to achieve an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and where each individual has the opportunity to advance and succeed . Individuals of different genders , races , ages , religions , nationalities , ethnic backgrounds , sexual orientations and disabilities are thus brought together to create a world-class team of financial services professionals . This diverse workforce enables Credit Suisse to serve the broadest spectrum of clients locally , regionally and globally and effectively meet their diverse needs .

IBM ’ s global commitment to diversity is managed locally in each of the countries where IBM does business . Each of our country general managers is held accountable for results on the following Global Workforce Diversity Imperatives :

• Global Marketplace

• Commitment to Equal Opportunity

• Advancement of Women

• Diversity of Leadership Team

• Cultural Awareness / Acceptance

• Ethnic Minorities • Multilingualism

• Individual Differences

• Integrating the Workplace and the Marketplace

• People with Disabilities

• Gay , Lesbian , Bisexual , Transgender

• Work / Life Balance

• Culture • Flexibility

• Dependent Care The common theme among the seven imperatives is removing barriers so that IBM can be a great place to work and do business with .

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50Supply London Profile on Rich Visions International Ltd

Meet the Buyer

52MSDUK

Update on events

Role Model

55 Biography Clive Saunders , Group Equality and Inclusion , Transport for London

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56Starting a business Advice on setting up a website

Case Study

58 Business Link Support Bingham Hotel transformed

Greater Skills

60Graduate Recruitment Fair Thames Gateway Graduate Recruitment Fair , 4th & 5th April 2008 at the ExCel

Doing Business

62The Midlands The best places to go for business advice in the Midlands

Supporting Diversity

64Divercity

Birmingham professionals talk about their approach to equality and diversity

Supporting Business

66 Fuelled Media Profile on this Leicester based media company

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Raising Capital How to make good use of property finance

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For PwC , recruiting and retaining the ‘ best ’ means having a diverse mix of people , able to bring a range of differing perspectives and viewpoints to bear on solving clients ’ issues . On some measures we are doing well . In others , we still have a long way to go .

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“ The inclusion of globally diverse suppliers in the sourcing process will bring economic vitality to local and global communities , corporations and suppliers .

Denise Coley , Director of Global Supplier Diversity Business Development at Cisco Systems .

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50Supply London Profile on Rich Visions International Ltd

52MSDUK

55 Biography Clive Saunders , Group Equality and Inclusion , Transport for London

56Starting a business Advice on setting up a website

58 Business Link Support Bingham Hotel transformed

60Graduate Recruitment Fair Thames Gateway Graduate Recruitment Fair , 4th & 5th April 2008 at the ExCel

62The Midlands The best places to go for business advice in the Midlands

64Divercity

66 Fuelled Media Profile on this Leicester based media company

68 Interview

72 Finance

74 Products

76Get networking What ’ s going on in your area – a list of events

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