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SUMMARY:Advancing Social Mobility in Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Practical steps for businesses to take and make a difference to Social Mobility in Scotland.\n\n\nThis is an in-person event \nAudience\nThis event is open to businesses in Scotland who have started or are considering their social mobility actions and its integration into their broader responsible business strategy for growth.   \n\n\nBackground\nBITC Scotland Leadership Board set up a Social Mobility Working Group to define the most effective way our business members can support and accelerate on Social Mobility work already existing in Scotland. \nAegon UK\, City Facilities Management\, CBRE\, Enterprise Mobility\, Equans\, FWB Park Brown\, HSBC\, Purpose Coalition\, PwC\, Shoosmiths\, Sodexo (Chair) and SQA collaborated to provide the guidance we are sharing in the report. \n\n\nAbout the event\nThe BITC Scotland Social Mobility Working Group welcomes the opportunity to bring businesses together to create a fairer Scotland. \n\nTo enhance the way in which businesses understand\, engage and elevate their social mobility activities\nTo highlight actions which move the dial on social mobility\, helping to reduce inequality and create opportunities for those within our communities\n\nWe invite you to feel as inspired and engaged as the BITC member businesses are from reviewing the current social mobility landscape in Scotland and crystalising this into practical guidance to support a prosperous nation. \nWhy attend? \n\nExplore how social mobility can strengthen your workforce by broadening access to talent.\nUnderstand the link between inclusion and long-term business success.\nTake away practical ideas and next steps to enhance your responsible business strategy.\nNetwork with likeminded businesses.\n\n\n\nAgenda\nJoin us from 11:00 to 14:00 on Friday 20 June in Glasgow for: \n11:00 – Arrival and networking \n11:30 – Welcome – Louisa Macdonell\, Director\, BITC Scotland \n11:40 – Importance to Glasgow – Councillor Richard Bell\, Deputy Leader\, Glasgow City Council \n11:50 – Keynote: Why Social Mobility is important – Roisin Currie\, CEO\, Greggs \n12:05 – Advancing Social Mobility Report Launch – Angela Halliday\, Chair of BITC Working Group and Social Impact Director\, Sodexo UK&I \n12:15 – Lived Experience \n12:25 – Lunch \n13:00 – Reflections and actions for Scotland from Social Mobility Working Group: \n\nMairi McInnes\, Director Global Industries\, PwC\nSheelagh Cooley\, Partner & Head of Edinburgh Office\, Shoosmiths\nSteven Jolly\, Deputy Head of Corporate Banking\, Scotland & Northern Ireland\, HSBC UK Bank plc\n\n13:30 – Next steps – Angela Halliday\, Chair of BITC working group and Social Impact Director\, Sodexo UK&I \n13:50 – Closing remarks and thanks – Louisa Macdonell\, Director\, BITC Scotland \n\n\nRefreshments\nRefreshments will be provided. \n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact Jenny.McLaren@bitc.org.uk\, Event Manager\, with any questions.\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/advancing-social-mobility-in-scotland/
LOCATION:Glasgow
CATEGORIES:Employment
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