Join us for a webinar on 29 January 2026 with Common Purpose and Makani Cambridge who have been leading work to reimagine leadership in the environment sector to support a more diverse and equitable sector. We'll also be sharing more about next steps and how you can get involved.
Despite increasing awareness, the environment sector remains one of the least diverse in the UK, with the 2024 RACE Report revealing that 4.5% of staff in UK environmental charities identify as global majority, compared with 18% of the working age population. There have been welcome efforts to provide new and accessible routes into entry level employment but no equivalent focus on how we ensure that leadership talent is recognised and supported.
Over the last twelve months we have been working with Common Purpose and Makani Cambridge to work with current and aspiring leaders to examine barriers to progression, co-design practical pathways and processes, and develop viable, scalable business models to support global majority professionals to reach and thrive in senior leadership roles.
- Date, time and registration
The webinar will take place on 29 January at 2.00pm to 3.00pm. Register for the webinar.
- Accessing the webinar
- We will be using Zoom to host the webinar. See guidance on joining and participating in a Zoom webinar.
- The webinar will be recorded. We will update this page on our website with the recording, along with the transcript once available.
- If you would like to attend the webinar live, please register by clicking the registration link above.
- The webinar will be live captioned using Zoom.
- If you have additional or other access needs, please email communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk.
- Presentation and more information
We will update this page and share the presentation slides before the webinar.
- Asking questions
- In the webinar, we will be using the Q&A facility, which you can use to add your questions. You will be able to see all questions, as well as ‘upvote’ questions you’d like answered. You will also be able to see questions that have been answered. Attendees will not be able to share their video or audio.
- We recommend submitting questions in advance to communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk so we can make sure we are able to respond to your question as best we can.
- The panel will answer questions live. But so that we can answer as many questions as possible, members of the team will also be typing responses in the Q&A facility. Please don't worry if you miss anything, we will be sharing the recording and transcript afterwards, and if you need clarification on anything after the webinar ends, send us an email.
- For any questions we are not able to answer during the webinar, we will do our best to answer them afterwards and share them along with the recordings and transcript.
- Please note that everyone will be able to see questions added – so please do not share personal information or sensitive information about your organisation.
- We will also try to prioritise questions we think may be relevant to more people.
- Sending messages to the panel and attendees
Please note that Zoom's Chat facility will be disabled for attendees. This is so we can manage questions better and avoid missing questions that might have been shared in the Chat. We will, however, use the Chat to share information. If you would like to send us a message, please email us at communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk.
