Industry committed to making retail places accessible to all
Shopping and accessing entertainment come high on the list of challenging experiences for people with disabilities, both physical and hidden such as autism, dementia and mental health conditions, and the number of people facing these barriers is increasing.
Senior execs sign up to diversity initiative
Nearly 50 senior property executives have signed up to a set of commitments to promote a greater gender balance in the industry.
Landsec employee recognised for helping disadvantaged people into meaningful work
Debbie Akehurst talks to Property Week about the work behind her Outstanding Achievement Award at the inaugural Social Mobility Awards.
Diversity and inclusion must be the driving forces of the property industry
My near three-week summer holiday to Canada this year represented the longest period I have been out of the UK since moving here in 2008 - and I must admit I did not miss reading and talking about Brexit every minute of every day.
RICS president Amanda Clack to join CBRE
Amanda Clack, president of the RICS, has been appointed by CBRE as head of strategic consulting and a member of the UK board.
CBRE celebrates diversity in the workplace with busy week of events
CBRE concluded its second annual Diversity Week today. Building on positive staff feedback from the inaugural event, the week has seen interactive workshops, keynote speeches and networking events held in CBRE's London West End and City offices as well as across the UK.
Property should learn from BBC pay gap debacle
It is hardly surprising that the recent publication of salaries paid to BBC employees prompted such outrage.
Gender pay gap reporting: getting it right
The government's new gender pay reporting regulations have been well publicised and are an issue the property industry is well aware of, considering the well-known disparity of pay between the sexes.
Next generation steps forward as Women in Property student awards shortlist is announced
Now in its 11th year, the Women in Property National Student Awards are open to second-year - or third-year in Scotland - female students that are studying on a built environment course.
Women Talk Real Estate launched to provide women speaking opportunities
Women Talk Real Estate, a non-profit organisation, has been launched to provide female real estate professionals with speaking opportunities to raise the profile of women in the industry.
Local sourcing can bring material benefits to procurement
We recently announced the winners of a student competition to find Wales's brightest design talent. The winning students - James Gould (University of South Wales) and Emily O'Reilly (Carmarthen School of Arts) - are now developing furniture and fabric designs for the new ID:SR Sheppard Robson-designed BBC Wales Broadcast Centre ...
Mum's the word for firms linking up with Daisy Chain
A host of major property firms have thrown their weight behind a new online platform that aims to connect new mums with family-friendly employers.
Addressing the lack of board diversity starts at the grass roots level
Casting our minds back to the property industry of yesteryear, diversity was not even a consideration for big real estate businesses. However, the past ten years have seen the sector make enormous strides in hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.
CBRE hosts sector-first multi-cultural networking event
CBRE has hosted a first of its kind property sector mutli-cultural networking event.
'Mix up the panel': industry must do more to ensure speaker diversity at property events
How can London's property industry ensure that panels at events reflect a greater range of participants than just white men of a certain age?
Looking at loyalty in a whole new way
Does your heart sink when one of your employees comes sheepishly into the office and announces that they have been offered a new job and will be off once they have worked their notice?
Q&A: Sean Tompkins on how the industry can do more to boost the role of women
Sean Tompkins, the chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, recently made a pledge to avoid speaking at property events which do not also include women among the panellists, whenever possible.
Mind the (skills) gap
The property industry has a role to play in bridging the skills gap in the advanced manufacturing sector if the Northern Powerhouse vision is to be realised.
Diversity: let us cultivate an appetite for change
I often feel that diversity and inclusion (D I) in the real estate sector is at a stage similar to where sustainability was 15 years ago: everyone thought it was a good thing to do, most people said it was a business objective, but few actually knew what it meant ...
RICS chief pledges to shun all-male property panels
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors chief executive Sean Tompkins has pledged not to sit on all-male panels 'wherever possible', after the industry body released research showing that nearly a third of young women thought the property sector was purely for men.