By Brian Grim
Glasgow, 23 April
On 23 April in Glasgow, Scotland, I’ll be presenting on best practices in creating workplaces that are faith-and-belief friendly, where everyone belongs. One effective way to achieve this is to give people of faith an official voice within their organisations through company-sponsored, employee-led, faith-oriented business resource groups (ERGs) and networks.
If you are in the area or have colleagues, they can register here to join us. The gathering is held at OVO’s beautiful downtown Glasgow offices and facilitated by Louise Bailey, Belonging Lead at OVO. Also speaking is Tim Macavoy, Head of Product, Radius Networks. Radius develops, connects and empowers employee networks around the world, maximising their potential and impact, wherever they are in their journey.
The event is convened by Business in the Community (BITC), the UK’s largest and most influential responsible business network, supported by His Majesty The King for over 40 years. BITC inspires, engages and challenges purposeful leaders to take practical action to mobilise their collective strength as a force for good in society.
Edinburgh, 24 April
On 24 April in Edinburgh, Daryl Watson, at trustee of the FoRB Foundation, is organising a series of meetings with Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to discuss how business is a powerful force for building freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all.
Directly after the First Minister’s Questions (FMQs), we will have a lunch meeting with John Mason MSP, convener (chair) of the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Freedom of Religion or Belief (CPG FoRB). Other MSPs joining the meeting include Murdo Fraser, deputy convener of CPG FoRB, and Stephen Kerr, a CPG FoRB member.
Last year we launched a report on this in Westminster with the All Party Parliamentary Group on International FoRB (APPG FoRB). I’m hoping the Scottish Parliament will be equally interested.