Shattering glass ceilings: How Chivas Brothers achieved equity in its leadership

Pernod Ricard’s Scotch Whisky business, Chivas Brothers, needed to develop inclusive leadership skills to cultivate a strong culture across the company, with a vision to positively impact women into leadership statistics and to close the gender pay gap. Notably, in the male-dominated Scotch whisky industry only 25% of Chivas Brothers’ leadership roles were filled by women, resulting in a gender pay gap of 7.3%. Chivas Brothers aimed to address these issues… Read More

Lewes Football Club redefines the beautiful game through gender equality

Lewes Football Club made history in 2017 when it became the first club worldwide to equally split its playing budgets between its men’s and women’s teams. Community-owned and driven by the mission “to use football as a vehicle for social change,” the board directors questioned the previous strategy of giving men the larger share…
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Wunderman Thompson, The Catalyst Academy

The Catalyst Academy was created as a programme where talent could get to know the industry and the company and ultimately to develop future marketeers for the sector. Designed to be the opposite of a traditional graduate programme, the academy is rooted in the belief that a diverse process will deliver a diverse pool of candidates. By bringing in fresh talent and fresh perspectives, the company would also have the best chance of future proofing clients’ businesses.
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