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  • Five tips to help you embrace Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

    Five tips to help you embrace Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

    First published by the District Heating Divas, May 2023 Insite Energy are a national metering & billing, and maintenance provider for heat networks. Working together with over 80 heat network operators, we manage more than 30,000 residential meter points. While we only have 64 employees, we are the highest-ranking provider on Trustpilot in our industry,…

  • How to engage men as allies in gender diversity and equality – bp’s story

    How to engage men as allies in gender diversity and equality – bp’s story

    First published by POWERful Women, November 2023 In 2020, Mike Smith, Well Superintendent in the North Sea, set up ‘Men as Allies’, an offshoot of the Women in Wells group at bp. The network of male colleagues meets regularly to discuss and learn how they can support their local female colleagues and work towards bp’s…

  • Bringing new perspectives to heat networks

    Bringing new perspectives to heat networks

    First published by the District Heating Divas, June 2023 In this blog, Lauren Otway, Project Development Manager, SSE Energy Solutions sets out the importance of diversity and inclusion in the future of our heat networks sector: Heat networks are poised for a huge ramp up in coming years, with new Ofgem regulations and zoning powers…

  • IWD is not just for one day: Avoid the purplewashing trap and invest in women

    IWD is not just for one day: Avoid the purplewashing trap and invest in women

    First published by POWERful Women, March 2024 International Women’s Day has come around again and social media will be awash with #IWD2024 posts, many of which tip into the trap of performative actions and gender-washing – or ‘purplewashing’ as it’s also become known. The Gender Pay Gap Bot does a great job on X (Twitter)…