'Still very white': How the UK environmental sector lags behind on racial diversity

Michael Holder
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Despite record numbers of green organisations disclosing data on the racial diversity of their workforce, RACE Report shows sector still falls short of national average for workplace diversity

The UK environmental sector "is still very white", with a far lower proportion of people of colour and other racially or ethnically minoritised groups (POC) working at green organisations than the national...

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