Supplier DiversityLiz Cross

Diversity in BTRace for Opportunity:

• Lloyds Bank

• BT

• West Bromwich BS

• The Army

• HSBC

Equality,Diversity,Inclusion in BT Key Milestones

1990

1996

BT Appoints Equality Manager

Equality & Diversity Training Networks

Gender Champion

BT Wins Opportunity 2002 Award

Group Diversity Forum Established

Champions for Age & Race Appointed

Pilot of Diversity Coaches

DEVELOPING AWARENESS

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

BUSINESS

DIVERSITY

VALUE MAKING: DIVERSITY THROUGHINCLUSION AND SOCIAL COHESION

1997

1998

1999

Encompass in Retail Started

2000

LoB Diversity

Managers

2001

Work-Life Balance Award

2002Social Investment and Innovative Advantage

RFO Top Company

New Entrants

Competitors leverage advantage

E&D is now seen as fundamental to social cohesion

IPPR Task Force/Lone Parents

2003

Achieving the Balance developed

Enable Pilot

Dignity at Work

Supplier Diversity

Dow Jones Top telco

2002

2003

2004

2005

Women returners 99%2005

Women Executive

Network

Gender Strategy Review

2004

Diversity and Procurement

• Business to Business mentoring– Minority Business Enterprises

– Disability

• Business Development Seminars

• Reviewing terms in key areas

• Working with other organisations

Supplier Diversity

• As BT seeks out more leading edge, diverse solutions to meet the new markets it is entering, we must look to diversity in suppliers who can contribute towards this objective by generating a diverse range of ideas and solutions.

• Merit is key

• Our customers are also interested in how diversity is managed and the diversity BT brings.

Diversity Questions

• Today we do not know enough about the diversity in our supply base to judge whether we are making best use of the opportunities that diversity can offer.

• The challenge for this year is to improve our knowledge of our supply base and ensure we continue to capture this information in future.

•We need your help

Supplier DiversityJohn Drummond

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