Diversity & Inclusion in Clean Energy Industry: Renewable Green Leaders magazine, Sep2019
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C O V E R S T O R Y<br />
Does <strong>Diversity</strong><br />
Really Matter?<br />
The first step that companies<br />
need to take is to assess how<br />
they can truly benefit from<br />
women employees. Once<br />
more females are added to<br />
the team, it can create a more<br />
diverse workplace. Apart from<br />
women, m<strong>in</strong>ority ethnic groups<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Asians and black<br />
people should be given roles<br />
contribut<strong>in</strong>g to the sector’s<br />
diversity. Is this really<br />
necessary?<br />
Work<strong>in</strong>g with a group<br />
comprised of like-m<strong>in</strong>ded<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividuals will result <strong>in</strong>to<br />
homogenous th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g. This<br />
means that there will be a<br />
limited perspective which<br />
h<strong>in</strong>ders the creation of fresh<br />
ideas. Hence, <strong>in</strong> order for a<br />
group to be effective, there<br />
should be bra<strong>in</strong>storm<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
different po<strong>in</strong>ts of view from<br />
people with different<br />
experiences and backgrounds<br />
based on their gender, age,<br />
and culture.<br />
Hav<strong>in</strong>g a good balance<br />
between the number of male<br />
and female workers will help<br />
create a bigger picture when<br />
deal<strong>in</strong>g with issues and other<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess-related matters. For<br />
<strong>in</strong>stance, males and females<br />
has vary<strong>in</strong>g approach to risks.<br />
Females are more careful and<br />
cautious. With this, their <strong>in</strong>puts<br />
about how to manage health<br />
and safety <strong>in</strong> construction sites<br />
would be beneficial.<br />
Surround<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>dustry with<br />
different people or with a<br />
diverse group will welcome<br />
more ideas and perspectives,<br />
mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry leaders more<br />
cognizant and receptive to<br />
other viewpo<strong>in</strong>ts.<br />
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