The IES report: 'A challenging environment: Experiences of ethnic minority environmental professionals' highlighted that discrimination at sites is a significant issue, with research participants reporting that they faced substantial discrimination and racial abuse at sites. Ensuring ED&I on site work for ethnic minorities and other protected characteristics is vital for the sector. 

This webinar will showcase the journey that the Sustainable Land & Resource Management (SL&RM) team in Atkins started in early 2021 to tackle ED&I related issues prevalent in the engineering sector, with a particular focus on making site work more psychologically safe for all. 

Our speakers

The speakers: Shona Brown, Nahyan Mubarak, Andrew Doherty, and Jack Keen.
 
The photos: in order of the names above

Shona Brown is a Senior Hydrogeologist at Atkins. She has spent a large portion of her career out in the field and she is passionate about ensuring all working environments are psychologically safe place for herself and her colleagues to work.

Nahyan Mubarak is a Senior Environmental Consultant based in Cambridge. He has worked on various project sites across England & Scotland and wants to make sure that the diverse professionals he works with are valued, recognised, and respected and that they feel comfortable and safe when on-site.

Andrew Doherty is an Environmental Scientist based in Glasgow/Whitehaven. He spends a significant amount of time working on different sites across the UK, and wants to ensure that he has the tools to recognise and challenge inappropriate behaviours to encourage a positive and safe working environment for all.

Jack Keen is an Assistant Environmental Consultant based in Birmingham, since 2021 he is Neurodivergent because of an Acquired Brain Injury. Often getting out on site, to collect primary data for reports, he has been breaking down the barriers to site work through reasonable adjustments.