New Year. Better Me. Better Us
A new year always arrives with a familiar promise: this time, I’ll do better.
Better habits. Better balance. Better choices. But what if “better” didn’t just stop with us as individuals?
Why Workplace Diversity Really Matters
For too long, workplace diversity has been treated as a nice to have — a moral gesture, a compliance exercise, or a communications issue. More latterly, diversity is a word that people are shrinking away from right at the time when we need to celebrate it the most – at a time when far right thinking is disproportionately loud and getting silly.
Why FREDIE Must Be a Boardroom Priority – A Chair and CEO Perspective
As Chairs and CEOs, we are ultimately accountable for the culture, integrity, and sustainability of the organisations we lead. While strategy, performance, and risk remain central to our role, there is one issue that increasingly underpins all three: how fairly and inclusively our organisations operate in practice.
A Day and Night of Innovation, Inspiration and Inclusion — FREDIE Conference & Awards 2025
What an unforgettable celebration of leadership, learning and lived inclusion! On Thursday 27th November, the National Centre for Diversity proudly hosted the FREDIE Conference & Awards 2025 at The Aagrah Restaurant in Bradford — marking a powerful milestone in our journey as we celebrate 20 years of championing FREDIE values across the UK.
How to Include Yourself in Festivities When You Don’t Celebrate Christmas
The festive season can be a joyful time — but also an isolating one if Christmas isn’t part of your culture, religion or personal life. Office parties, Secret Santa gifts, Christmas jumper days… it can feel like everyone else is celebrating something that doesn’t represent you.
Language Matters — How Inclusive Language Builds Respect
Words shape how we see the world — and how we see each other. That’s why inclusive language plays such an important role in building respectful and positive environments.
The Importance of Fairness in the Workplace: Meeting a Human Need
Fairness isn’t a luxury — it’s a human necessity. It’s hardwired into us. From childhood, we react instinctively to unfairness. When a child says, “That’s not fair!”, they are expressing something deep within human nature: the need to be treated justly, to belong, and to trust that rules apply equally to everyone.
Protecting Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Staff from Violence and Harassment
We are living in deeply troubling times. Across the country, we are seeing a sharp rise in nationalism, hate speech, and racially motivated aggression. The reality is that for many of our Black, Asian, and ethnic minority colleagues, these aren’t just headlines — they are lived experiences.
Announcing the Official National Centre for Diversity FREDIE Awards 2025!
We’re thrilled to invite you to one of the most inspiring dates in the inclusion and diversity calendar — the FREDIE Awards 2025, hosted by the National Centre for Diversity.