Renishaw lately set up a new Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Group with the objective to spread awareness about D&I and encourage individuals to share their stories and experiences to create positive change. The priorities of the D&I group will be to create a better understanding of the true meaning of D&I, its importance in the workplace and support women in engineering. They aim to build on the work of the company's science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) ambassadors, who have worked in local communities to encourage girls to consider STEM careers. The Group consists of eight volunteers who all have a passion for D&I based on their own personal experiences, including work to address the gender and ethnicity imbalance in engineering, membership of a D&I committee in a previous organization, and prejudice that they themselves have faced due to personal circumstances.

“Supported by Renishaw, my colleagues and I have created this new Group to drive forward the understanding for a greater awareness of how D&I can benefit the business. Our first events will be a series of videos and activities for employees, featuring guest speakers from regional offices, who will share their cultural perspectives,” commented Lily Joyce, Senior Project Manager, Renishaw and member of the D&I Group.

“Renishaw is a global company with over 4,000 employees from a wide range of backgrounds and we can learn a great deal from each other's experiences, so as to create a more inclusive workforce. There is much evidence to suggest that a diverse workforce is a more productive one and this is something Renishaw is wholeheartedly behind. The D&I Group will encourage collaboration between employees from all backgrounds and help drive the company's D&I work across the business,” explained Chris Pockett, Head of Communications, Renishaw.

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