THE WALT Disney Company has appointed a new chief diversity officer and senior vice president, Tinisha Agramonte.
As the head of Disney’s diversity, equality, and inclusion strategy, Agramonte is currently an executive in the corporation.
Latondra Newton, who had held that role for six years, left the firm in June, which is why the hire occurred.
“I’m honoured to take on this role at a beloved brand, which impacts people around the world,” Agramonte said.
Agramonte has been with the company for a year, and as vice president of diversity, equality, and inclusion talent outreach & development for Disney Parks Experiences, and Products.
She will report to Sonia Coleman, senior executive vice president and chief human resources officer, in her new position. She was the first chief diversity officer at Motorola Solutions.
Tinisha Agramonte has held senior executive positions in the federal government, including CDO and director of the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Commerce, assistant administrator for diversity, inclusion, and civil rights at the U.S. Small Business Administration, and director of diversity and inclusion outreach and retention at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
ANTI-Discrimination organisation Kick It Out and Sky group are expanding their collaboration, with Sky promising to contribute an extra £1 million over the course of the upcoming year.
Sky is promising this extra package through a combination of cash and value-in-kind support, after its first £3 million commitment in 2021.
The collaboration has previously backed several programmes that are essential to promoting diversity in football and combating prejudice in all its manifestations, such as a scholarship programme that allows students from underrepresented backgrounds to register in an MBA in football industries.
This partnership is aimed to support the development of more educational materials for clubs and supporters as well as increase yearly transparency and insight reports on a variety of topics pertaining to inclusion, diversity, and discrimination in sports.
Stephen van Rooyen, UK & Ireland CEO and chief commercial officer, Sky Group, said: “Sky is football’s biggest partner in the UK which means we have a responsibility in helping the clubs, players, fans, and industry become more inclusive.
“Extending our partnership with Kick It Out for another year means that we will be able to develop new initiatives aimed at addressing discrimination in sports and continue to deliver campaigns that make a difference.”
LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall Stonewall’s Board of Trustees has chosen Catherine (Cat) Dixon as their new chair.
Stonewall posted on X, formerly Twitter: “We are pleased to share that our trustees have unanimously elected Catherine Dixon as Chair of Stonewall on Tuesday (17).
“This follows Iain Anderson’s appointment by the Shadow Business Secretary to conduct an independent review of how Government and business can work together more effectively.”
Dixon has previous experience having worked as a solicitor and mediator and served on numerous boards.
She has worked in organisations such as BUPA, and the NSPCC, and she has also served as an Officer in the British Army.
In response, outgoing chair Iain Anderson said that he will continue to assist Stonewall as an ambassador and that he is “proud” to have held the role for the previous year.
She continued by promising to do all in her power to “provide inspirational and supportive” leadership to Stonewall as it carries on the LGBTQ+ community’s rights movement.
To “get the UK back on track as the world leader for LGBTQ+ equality,” Dixon plans to concentrate on gaining “hearts and minds.”
A SENEDD (officially known as the Welsh Parliament) investigation found that more work needs to be done to increase diversity, as women, people with disabilities, and members of ethnic minorities are still underrepresented in local politics.
The local government committee inquiry, led by John Griffiths, concluded that town, community, and main councils in Wales continue to be ill-representative of their respective populations.
The Labour MS for Newport East said the inquiry raises important questions about democracy and warned: “Unfortunately, it’s clear that there remains much more work to be done to ensure that local government represents people from all backgrounds.”
The Welsh Government’s Access to Elected Office Fund was welcomed by the committee, although Senedd members felt that more needed to be done to make people aware of it.
The fund, which strives to provide equal opportunities for disabled applicants. Grants can be used to pay for sign language interpretation at hustings or to deliver leaflets, for instance.
THE Co-op has demanded all major parties to include mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting in their manifestos for the next general election.
Making pay gap reporting mandatory, according to the Manchester-based organisation, is an “effective way to hold organisations to account.”
Zahoor Ahmad, head of social mobility, inclusion and belonging at The Co-op, said: “Making pay gap reporting an obligation is an effective way to hold organisations to account. We have seen this from the implementation of mandatory gender pay gap reporting in 2017, highlighting the differences in average pay between men and women working within organisations of over 250 people.”
The request is being made during Black History Month, a period when people consider how far society has come in addressing inequality, celebrate achievements, and decide what more must be done to guarantee ongoing development.
*The Co-op Food is a brand used for the food retail business of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom.
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