Resources

The Lunar New Year celebration marks the first day of the year in a traditional lunisolar calendar and the start of spring. It is celebrated across Asia and each place that celebrates the festival has its own name for the occasion, with variations in traditions around the celebration. Learn more about what and when Lunar New Year is, traditions, as well as how organisations can get involved to raise awareness and celebrate Lunar New Year in the workplace.

In recent decades, the global mobility of goods, services and people, as well as digitalisation have contributed to making all aspects of our lives more interconnected than ever before, and that includes work. Businesses have expanded around the world, creating culturally richer and also more complex working environments. As a result, dealing with international customers and working with people from different cultures has become the norm in many sectors. This is a complex landscape, as many of us are being exposed to greater levels of cultural diversity at work and don’t always have the right tools to navigate the challenges and opportunities that this entails. This guide provides an overarching understanding of cultural awareness to professionals of any level of seniority who work in diverse and multicultural settings, and in organisations operating in different locations across the globe.

Staff networks operating in global organisations have a fantastic opportunity to make an impact not only in their local markets, but also on colleagues from across the globe. There are also challenges to be considered: how do you engage and inspire people in countries with extremely different cultures, sensitivities, understandings of inclusion, not to mention legislation. This resource will provide you with an understanding of challenges staff networks should consider when expanding beyond one country, whether you are a member of the staff network, a HR or inclusion and diversity expert or both. It will also explore opportunities and best practice for networks seeking to make an impact beyond their national or regional borders.

Many organisations now operate in a global environment or are seeking to expand internationally. This presents many challenges in relation to scale and complexity, but also opens up many opportunities in relation to creating and implementing inclusion strategies. This guide will help to identify the challenges and the opportunities. It will also give practical tips, examples and useful resources which can lay the foundations for a strong Global Inclusion strategy.