Latest news from Positive About Inclusion
Inclusivity is a hot topic for every business. Here you’ll find our latest news, views and insight.
Unlocking the Benefits of Responsible Business – Webinar
Positive About Inclusion was delighted to partner with fellow North East values based organisations Genee Consulting, an environmental sustainability expert and Venture Zero, who support organisations to maximise employee wellbeing, to deliver a free webinar exploring...
Positive About Inclusion Awarded Shine Foundation Status
Positive About Inclusion is delighted to announce we have been awarded Shine Foundation status by the North East Combined Authority for our commitment to responsible business. Shine is the North East Combined Authority’s new employer accreditation scheme recognising...
Continuing Our Support for the North East’s Construction Sector
Positive About Inclusion is delighted to announce that our Director, Lucy Malarkey has been invited to Chair a panel discussion at the Constructing Excellence North East's upcoming annual All In conference taking place on March 26th at Newcastle's Crowne Plaza Hotel....
Social Impact Statement 2025
Introduction Positive About Inclusion is an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) consultancy and training provider. Founded in 2020, when our two Directors - Lucy Malarkey and Karen Faulkner - took the opportunity to pivot from careers in the public sector to follow...
Assessing EDI Impact – Action Required?
How many times do you come across the response ‘no EDI impact’ or similar on board report summary templates? If this is a frequent occurrence then read on, it would perhaps suggest that some preventative action is required… Almost all social housing providers,...
Pride in Housing
On Wednesday 10th December Positive About Inclusion was delighted to jointly host a North East regional Pride in Housing event with Karbon Homes and Stonewall Housing. The online lunchtime Pride in Housing event provided an opportunity for social housing providers to...
Celebrating our 5th Birthday!
Our Directors, Lucy and Karen were delighted to celebrate Positive About Inclusion's 5th birthday recently. Approximately 60% of new businesses fail to reach this milestone so we are especially proud. And 2025 has been another brilliant year with a number of...
Inclusion Forum North East – EDI Comms & Campaigns
Positive About Inclusion's ninth Inclusion Forum North East took place on 20th November 2025. It was perfect timing that the event was held on Social Enterprise Day because the hosting of these free Forum events is part of Positive About Inclusion's commitment to...
Addressing Gender Diversity in The Automotive Sector
Gender diversity remains a critical issue and an ongoing challenge for the automotive sector. Whilst progress is being made, more needs to be done! The key takeaway from the panel discussion was that there is no magic wand, to positively impact gender diversity a whole organisational approach is required.
Inclusion Forum North East – Making Inclusive Decisions
Positive About Inclusion's eighth Inclusion Forum North East was held on 17th September 2025 as part of our celebrations for National Inclusion Week, and focussed on Making Inclusive Decisions. Lucy and Karen were kindly hosted by the historic Port of Tyne and we were...
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