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What does the US corporate diversity, equity and inclusion rollback mean for the UK FM industry?
A lot has been said about the impact of a new president in the USA on EDI, it's a worrying time for many. We've shared our thoughts with...


UKREiiF Parliamentary Launch
UKREiiF  held their parliamentary launch this evening, with many MPs in attendance. We heard from Lord Richard Harrington , Kevin...


Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
We have had the pleasure of working with a number of great people and organisations who are all driven to make the built environment...


Christmas Party season with a difference
It's Christmas party season! 🎄🎉⛄ Love them or hate them, many of you will be invited to a Christmas party over the next few weeks....


Emma presents the Inclusive Culture Initiative Awards
Emma  is a judge for the Inclusive Companies  awards and last night presented the Inclusive Culture Initiative Award to Anglo American...


SBFM win two awards at the Yorkshire Excellence in HR Awards
What a fabulous night at the Yorkshire Excellence in HR Awards  with SBFM . They came away with two awards on the night: - Excellence...

Emma becomes Co-Chair of LGBT+ in Facilities Management
Since Constructing Rainbows has been founded we have ensured that we spend at least 10% of our time carrying out pro bono work to support...


RICS MATRICS Awards 2024
Sharon  has been judging the RICS  MATRICS surveyor of the year awards - Ambassador of the Year. What an amazing group of finalists,...


We are 7!
When I founded Constructing Rainbows, my goal was to support a wide range of businesses in creating more inclusive environments within...

Making words count: a roadmap to inclusive language
In a diverse workplace, the words we choose matter. Even when there's no intent to harm, language can still send subtle signals of...


IWFM awards night
As judges of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) awards, Sharon and Emma joined the finalists to celebrate their...


LGBT+ inclusive parenting
Sharon joined Mark Weeks, Kat Parsons and Colin Kimber at the latest LGBT+ in FM event where we talked through ourr unique journeys into...


Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace
The Worker Protection (Amendment to the Equality Act) Act 2023 , effective from October 26th 2024 , introduces a new requirement for UK...


Exciting News: New Leadership at Constructing Rainbows!
We are delighted to welcome Emma McLaughlin-Edwards to the Constructing Rainbows team as a Company Director. Emma brings extensive...


World Suicide Prevention Day - Fortel Lunch & Learn
The latest Fortel lunch and learn covered the difficult topic of suicide and how we can all work towards a Zero Suicide Society. Steve...


Pride lunch & learn at SBFM
For Pride Month I presented a lunch & learn session at SBFM, where I gave an intro to LGBT+ in the workplace, some of the barriers we...


RICS Podcast - What makes a safe, inclusive work environment for LGBTQ+ professionals?
In this podcast episode I joined two other surveyors to discuss how we can make the profession a safe inclusive place for LGBT+ people.


Pride at Bellrock Group
I was invited by Bellrock Group to contribute to their Pride Month discussion. This write up shares some of the discussion points we...


UKREiiF 2024
The biggest UKREiiF yet, saw over 10,000 built environment professionals descend on Leeds for the 3 day conference. As usual social value...


Fortel Lunch & Learn for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
The latest in the Fortel Lunch & Learn series has a focus on the LGBT+ community for IDAHOBIT day 2024
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