{"id":38806,"date":"2024-01-19T17:54:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T17:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=38806"},"modified":"2024-01-19T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T17:54:38","slug":"ihbcs-professional-signpost-on-edi-cics-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-committees-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=38806","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Professional\u2019 Signpost on EDI: CIC\u2019s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee\u2019s vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Construction Industry Council\u2019s (CIC) \u2018Equity, Diversity and Inclusion\u2019 (EDI) Committee vision is to provide a collaborative and strategic forum and platform for members of all construction and built environment disciplines and professional bodies, to identify and promote a genuine commitment and a consistent approach to EDI in the construction and built environment sector.<\/h3>\n

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\u2026 supporting a collaborative approach\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) writes:<\/p>\n

The committee is chaired by Bola Abisogun OBE supported by Deputy Chair Rebecca Lovelace.<\/h3>\n

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Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Advise and engage with the CIC Council, the CIC Board and relevant CIC initiatives, and CIC members on strategic issues relating to equity, diversity and inclusion in the built environment sector.<\/li>\n
  2. Provide leadership and guidance to support the development and coordination of wider strategic EDI activities across the construction and built environment sector.<\/li>\n
  3. Identify and promote EDI policy and best practice in the construction and built environment sector to support a collaborative approach within CIC membership and in the wider sector.<\/li>\n
  4. Promote a one voice approach on strategic activities, such as data collection, standards and education pipelines.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To download a copy of the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee\u2019s Terms of Reference please click\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n

    Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The EDI Committee meets on a quarterly basis, with a core group (composed of EDI professionals from member organisations) meeting every month for strategic leadership, and the Chair, Deputy Chair and CIC Secretariat ensuring delivery of actions through fortnightly meetings.<\/p>\n

    A key activity of the EDI Committee is to support the work of the joint institutes\u2019\u00a0Action Plan<\/a>\u00a0to create a more equitable, diverse and inclusive built environment sector, and to facilitate the achievement and expansion of this Action Plan via CIC membership. This activity is a foundation of the EDI Committee\u2019s commitment to support the development and coordination of wider strategic EDI activities across the sector, supporting a collaborative approach and promoting a \u2018one voice\u2019 approach to EDI in construction and the built environment.<\/p>\n

    Our commitments<\/strong>:<\/p>\n