No time for silence: Industry needs to fix talent pipeline

Time to stamp out racism and boost ethnic diversity in boards

On 25 May, shock reverberated around the world after footage was released of George Floyd, a 46 year-old black man, who was killed in Minnesota during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit bill.

Police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes despite the victim repeatedly telling the officer he couldn't breathe and was subsequently charged with third- and second-degree murder as well as second-degree manslaughter. Floyd's death has resulted in mass protests and demonstrations across more than 75 cities in the US, which then spread across the world, including to London. Far from an isolated event, Floyd's death was arguably the straw that broke the camel's back and has caused the world in unison to say "enough is enough". #IAM campaign launched ...