Ipsos joins The Valuable 500 and commits to disability inclusion on the 75th anniversary of the UNGA
Today, The Valuable 500 – the global movement which is working to get 500 of the world’s largest businesses to commit to placing disability inclusion on their business leadership agendas – announced that 326 global businesses have committed to putting disability inclusion on their board agenda.
The latest global companies to join the movement today come from across industries and all parts of the world, including Australia, Japan, South America, Middle East, Europe, India and the USA.
Those signing up today include Addleshaw Goddard, AGL, Al Baraka Banking Group, ANZ, B&Q, Brenntag, British Land, Capgemini Group, Compass Group, Daimler, DNP Group, DuPont, Ecopetrol SA, Endesa, FT, Gin Group, Ipsos, Kurt Geiger, LSEG, Macquarie Group, Nissan Motor GB, OM Metals, Pets at home, RELX, SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS, INC., SHOWA DENKO K.K., Sumitomo Life, Travis Perkins, Urban Research Co., Ltd, Verizon, Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Yomiuri Shimbun.
This announcement is made on the 75th anniversary of UN General Assembly (UNGA) as marked by Member States, and the 10 year count down to the completion of the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Disability is included in five of the Sustainable Development Goals, including Goal 8, promoting inclusive economic growth, full and productive employment allowing persons with disabilities to fully access the job market, and Goal 10, emphasising the social, economic and political inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos, said:
Ipsos is committed to diversity and inclusion, fairness and equality. We are stronger because of the diversity of our people, and this lets us better understand the people, businesses and societies we seek to research. We have pledged to use our skills productively to highlight prejudice in societies and work to ensure we more fully represent the communities we serve.
