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An overview of EY global news:

Middle East

EY supporting female Saudi entrepreneurs in government tech An initiative to provide Saudi Arabian female entrepreneurs a competitive edge has concluded its application period.
02 March 2023
United Kingdom

UK financial sector lags on boardroom parity Some countries in Europe are seeing financial services boardrooms approach senior-level gender parity. However, the UK’s reluctance to legislate on the matter means it lags behind leaders like France and Italy on the matter.
17 October 2022
United Kingdom

Five consulting firms among UK’s Top 100 LGBTQ+ Employers Five consulting firms have been named one of UK’s Top 100 LGBTQ+ Employers by Stonewall.
14 April 2022
Asia

Asian consulting leaders recognised as LGBT+ role models Global diversity & inclusion consultancy INvolve has released this year’s OUTstanding list of the world’s top 100 LGBT+ executive role models, with several high-ranked consultants from Asia on the li
28 November 2021
United States

EY teams up with NYC to offer pro bono advice to Black businesses Consulting firm EY has partnered with New York City on the municipality’s “Black Entrepreneurs (BE) NYC Access: Consulting” program.
30 August 2021
United Kingdom

UK's top consulting firms for women and gender diversity What are consulting’s leading employers for women and gender diversity? Consultancy.
04 May 2021
United Kingdom

Consulting firms co-found WEF's Racial Justice in Business forum The World Economic Forum has launched ‘Partnering for Racial Justice in Business’, a global initiative that brings leading responsible companies together with the aim of promoting the diversity and i
17 February 2021
United States

The top US consulting firms for LGBTQ employees and allies The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has unveiled its ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2021’ list, featuring the top employers in the US for LGBTQ people and allies.
01 February 2021
United Kingdom

27 consulting firms sign Race at Work Charter An array of consulting firms have signed up to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, an initiative that aims to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in
05 November 2020
Hong Kong

15 professional services firm commit to D&I Charter in Hong Kong Two years on from the launch of the Racial Diversity & Inclusion Charter for Employers in Hong Kong, the document has nearly 50 signatories, 15 of which are professional services firms.
28 September 2020
United Kingdom

Meet UK's 80 female technology leaders of tomorrow Eighty professionals have been named a ‘Future Star of Tech’, of which around twenty work in the consulting industry.
01 June 2020
India

EY and Tribal Planet develop STEM platform for girls in India EY has worked in collaboration with California-based software company Tribal Planet to encourage girls in India to engage more in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) domains.
16 October 2019
Middle East

EY admits first local female partners in the UAE, Egypt and KSA Among 20 promotions across MENA, professional services firm Ernst & Young has admitted its first ever female partners from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE.
01 August 2019
South Africa

EY supports engineering training programme for women in South Africa Big Four accounting and advisory firm EY is continuing its work towards making the South African business environment more equitable.
17 July 2019
United Kingdom

One third of Ireland's board members are now female While Ireland is one of the world’s leading countries for gender inclusivity, there is still a great deal of room for improvement on the matter.
14 May 2019
Mexico

The consulting industry show of force for Mexican workplace diversity Some of the world’s largest consulting firm’s have joined the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s five year in-the-making Workplace Equality Program, demonstrating the industry’s determination to prom
20 November 2018
United Kingdom

Eight consultancies named best employers for race equality in UK A number of consulting firms have been commended for their work to create inclusive working environments, being named as part of a 70-strong list of industry leaders making a difference with their r
07 November 2018
South Africa

EY SA bags six awards at Business Engage's Gender Mainstream Awards Sponsored by global professional services firm PwC, Johannesburg-based networking services firm Business Engage has held the latest edition of its Gender Mainstream Awards, three of which were bagged
28 September 2018
South Africa

EY announces selections for SA Entrepreneurial Winning Women Programme Global professional services firm EY has announced the candidates who have been selected for the South Africa leg of its international Entrepreneurial Winning Women Programme.
31 August 2018
United Kingdom

Woman led companies are outpacing the market, says EY Female led companies are projected to see solid growth rates over the coming year.
15 June 2018
United States

British women-led tech consultancy expands US footprint Gibbs Hybrid, a UK-based technology consultancy, is expanding its client offering to North America.
30 May 2018
United Kingdom

Regulation to drive diversity & inclusion is becoming a necessity A survey of senior Irish business leaders found an even split between those who favoured a regulatory solution to drive diversity at management level, and those opposed.
03 May 2018
Romania

KPMG and EY Romania promote two women to top leadership roles Big Four consulting firms EY and KPMG has appointed two women to top level positions in Romania.
11 April 2018
United Kingdom

Seven leading consulting firms among LGBT+ coalition Open For Business As society strives to become more inclusive of LGBT+ individuals, the business community have been taking a lead in the promotion of diversity.
26 February 2018
South Africa

Leading B-BBEE consultant says the scheme is fundamentally sound Dionne Kerr, founder and CEO of Siyakha Consulting, has weighed in on the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) debate.
16 February 2018
South Africa

Philippa Bridger of EY South Africa wins 'better begins with you' award The award for efforts to ‘strengthen communities’ in this year’s EY better begins with you program has gone to South African employee Philippa Bridger, in recognition of her success in leading EY’s
29 January 2018
South Africa

B-BBEE need not deter foreign investment to South Africa, says EY Steady foreign investment is absolutely critical for the South African economy in years to come, and despite a number of conducive factors in the country, the extra regulations that accompany the Bro
27 December 2017
United Kingdom

EY UK's gender and ethnicity pay-gaps narrow Figures released by Big Four consultancy EY have revealed the firm’s gender pay stands at almost 20%.
19 October 2017
United Kingdom

EY alumnus Priscillah Mabelane is BP's first black female CEO Twenty-three years after the election that saw the end of legal Apartheid in South Africa, British Petroleum (BP) has named its first black female CEO in South Africa.
19 September 2017
United Kingdom

Four professional services firms latest to sign Women in Finance Charter Brickendon Consulting, Charterhouse Research, Smith and Williamson and KPMG were among 25 new signatories of the Women in Finance Charter.
17 July 2017
United Kingdom

Thirteen female role models in UK professional services industry WeAreTheCity is a business coalition powered by the Times and Sunday Times, with an aim of promoting diversity in corporate culture.
14 July 2017
United Kingdom

Female representation in public services senior leadership on way to parity Gender disparity in leadership roles in the private sector has come under scrutiny in recent years as it became clear that the level of disparity remains relatively stagnant.
31 March 2017

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