Racially equitable cultures: why we need measurement

Tangible metrics

Every minute, over £10,000 is spent on racial equity and diversity programmes, amounting to a staggering global spend of £5.6bn every year. Businesses have the budgets, so why are we still not seeing results?

Following the tragic and avoidable deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others in 2020, numerous organisations publicly demonstrated their disdain for such brutal acts of racism through educational campaigns and social media pledges. But actions taken in good faith have not been enough to dismantle systems and cultures that breed racial bias. Racial inequality remains pervasive across all sectors. In fact, a report from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) recently found that only 0.8% of professors identify as Black. Without the tools and data in place to effectively ...