IEMA to deliver global training for ‘diverse-owned businesses’

Diverse-owned businesses (DOBs) within the global supply chains of Diageo, Danone and Google will receive sustainability training from IEMA, which has been selected ahead of other educational organisations.

It is a major triumph for IEMA, enhancing its global reach and international reputation, and enabling it to build skills in DOBs worldwide.

DOBs are defined as businesses that are at least 51% diverse-owned, managed and controlled. They are envisaged to include women-owned, LGBTQIA+-owned, disability-owned, or minority-owned companies.

IEMA will provide training on the key skills needed to implement sustainable business practices, understand future buyer needs, adapt business models and become more competitive.

An initial trial will run between September and December with 150 individuals from women-owned businesses, and there is a significant opportunity for wider roll-out of the programme, which is coordinated by US-based WEConnect International.

The training starts with a panel-based webinar, hosted by IEMA CEO Sarah Mukherjee MBE, before all the delegates are enrolled on the Institute’s Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers eLearning course, delivered via training provider Rio.

The final part of the programme is a four-hour interactive ‘leading with sustainability’ workshop.

See www.bit.ly/DOBtraining for details

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