Horticulture, Arboriculture, Landscaping & Garden Media Sector webinar on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

The Association is working with other industry organisations on an Access All Areas EDI strategy and programme of work to become more equitable, diverse and inclusive in all that we do as a group for all. You may recall the charter was launched in January 2022.

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion charter organisation members will host a series of webinars in the coming months. Join these power hours to stay informed and educated, and learn ways to support our sector’s journey to becoming more diverse and inclusive.

These webinars are a chance for you and your team to learn steps for your business to position Inclusion at the heart of everything.

The education piece will help us all gain a better understanding of the following:

• The context of diversity, equity and inclusion
• What an inclusive workplace looks like
• The barriers to inclusion such as our unconscious biases and the lack of allyship
• The resulting microaggression (results of everyday banter)
• The role that Allies can have in creating an inclusive Ecosystem

To start this process, two identical sessions will run – on Wednesday 24 April (11am-12pm) and Thursday 2 May (6:30pm - 7:30pm).

Our EDI partner Gamiel Yafai will host the Webinars from Diversity Marketplace and will give all our teams the opportunity to:

• Give their feedback on their lived experiences as employees within our sector
• Give their feedback on what leadership could be doing to improve Inclusion in our sector
• Explore the role that our teams can have in supporting leadership to create a more inclusive culture in the workplace
• Suggest actions that they can take to support colleagues through Allyship

The webinars are anonymous and hosted on Zoom using technology which blanks out cameras, and names and ensures confidentiality. As it’s a confidential session, we'll use Mentimeter to collect and share the anonymised feedback with Gamiel.

Please note, there is no pre-registration for this webinar. Please click here to join the webinar, and use passcode: 078571.

Places are limited – so click early on the day!

We hope as many of you as possible can join this session to share your experiences and give us a great platform to then move forwards in our EDI aspirations.