Pride in Energy

🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈Welcome to #PrideMonth! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ No better time to spare just 10 minutes to complete - and share - our survey about your experiences in the UK energy workplace. https://lnkd.in/dDW2JrHq Energy Institute IGEM - Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers Energy Networks Association (ENA) Energy UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Ofgem North Sea Transition Authority Offshore Energies UK RenewableUK Nuclear Industry Association Carbon Capture and Storage Association Energy Jobline IGNITE Network+

How can energy companies be part of countering the apparent increase in workplace discrimination identified in our annual survey? Louise Bailey, Belonging Lead at OVO and Pride in Energy committee member writes for Energy Institute New Energy World…

The 2024 Pride in Energy survey shows a worrying increase in LGBTQI+ discrimination in the UK energy sector, with 49% of respondents saying they have faced this in the last five years Pride in Energy Energy Institute Energy UK Energy Networks Association (ENA) Ofgem Joshua Atkins #energyindustry #energymarket #energycompanies #discrimination #LGBTQI+ https://lnkd.in/enp4Eu32

Just imagine: Homophobic jokes in the workplace and graffiti in toilets, difficulty challenging behaviours in group environments and on internal social media channels, a pervasive unconscious bias affecting progression and promotion, and particular difficulties in operational site-based locations and countries where it’s illegal to be #LGBTQI+. I've been lucky never to have faced these sorts of experiences during my time working in #energy, and there are shining examples of inclusivity and clear signs of progress across the industry. But in our Pride in Energy annual survey - just out - HALF of respondents say they've either experienced or witnessed #discrimination on the basis of #genderidentity or #sexualorientation at some point during the past five years. This is up from around a third in previous years’ surveys, with recent experiences fuelling the increase. It seems we still have some way to go. As our chair Joshua Atkins concludes, "The spike in reports of discrimination is hugely concerning at an individual level. And, at a time when the sector is pursuing huge growth in its workforce, negative experiences and perceptions risk our sector’s ability to deliver." Read more below... Tackling Inclusion and Diversity in Energy (TIDE) POWERful Women Energy Institute Energy Networks Association (ENA) IGEM - Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers Ofgem North Sea Transition Authority Offshore Energies UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Energy UK

Our fourth annual survey results are out today! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ One year on from criticisms of 'pink-washing' by employers, our members are calling for greater visibility and action of leaders on LGBTQI+ issues whilst also highlighting a worryingly big spike in respondents who have experienced or witnessed discrimination in the workplace. Read the full story below👇 Energy UK Energy Networks Association (ENA) Energy Institute IGEM Comms Team https://lnkd.in/evEvDBr7

Lewis McKenzie from our committee joined our friends at The Diverse Heat Network for their fantastic recent webinar - keep an eye out for the recording if you missed it!

Just one more day to complete our 2024 survey about LGBTI+ experiences in the UK energy workplace. Please spare 10 minutes to help make our work over the coming year more impactful. https://lnkd.in/dDW2JrHq

Great to see today’s Tackling Inclusion and Diversity in Energy (TIDE) conference bringing the sector together around EDI, and to have our committee member Jane Francis join the panel on data and measuring impact. We’ve also been nudging delegates to take part in our annual survey. Still time to have your say… https://lnkd.in/dDW2JrHq

Have you got that Friday survey feeling 👩💻? Well over 200 people have already had their say in our annual survey, but we'd like to hear from more of you. In particular, are you aware of any improvement in the number of LGBTQI+ role models and allies at the top in your organisation? It only takes 10 minutes, click here: https://lnkd.in/dDW2JrHq

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Inclusive workplaces are crucial in tackling these challenges but in our survey last year only a fifth of respondents rated the UK energy industry highly in that regard. Have things improved? Please take 10 minutes to tell us about your experiences in this year’s survey. https://lnkd.in/dDW2JrHq #IDAHOBIT Energy Institute Energy Networks Association (ENA) Ofgem North Sea Transition Authority Offshore Energies UK IGEM - Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers Tackling Inclusion and Diversity in Energy (TIDE) POWERful Women Damian Dowling Louise Bailey Joshua Atkins Jane Francis Lewis McKenzie Nick Turton FEI