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Beneath The Surface
Challenging conversations about EDI in the UK Water and Wastewater sector. Beneath The Surface, sponsored by Xylem UK & Ireland, shines a spotlight on the urgent need for greater diversity and inclusion at all levels of the water workforce.
Episodes
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Achieving Work Life Balance
There is a perception that in order to make it to the top, you have to make sacrifices. But "sacrifice" is not the right word, according to Sally Russell, who…
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More Equality, Better Innovation
This episode is all about innovation and equality. Imad Ahmed is CEO and Founder of Nanolyse Technologies, an environmental tech company which has worked…
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The Power of Art as an EDI Tool
Rebecca Hawkins is a UK-based sculptor whose work celebrates human stories of strength and freedom. Public commissions have included 'the Gurkha' in Folkestone…
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Neurodiversity Positive Careers
Dr Annalisa Contos is Principle of Atom Consulting in Australia. She's a highly experienced technical facilitator and award-winning risk manager in the water…
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Towards More Women Leaders
Are there enough women leaders in the UK water sector? The statistical and anecdotal evidence would seem to suggest not. Even though other countries may look…
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Men's Mental Health and the Power of Peer-to-Peer Support
Andy Bampton first got involved with the suicide prevention charity Andy's Man Club when his own son had thoughts of taking his own life. He took his son along…
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Gender Equality Progress
In our first episode (around a year and a half ago) we talked about what it's like to be a woman working in the UK water sector. With a significant amount of…
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the USA Water Sector
What we call EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) here in the UK, is more commonly known as DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) in the States. In the…
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Male Allyship
Lee Chambers is the CEO of Male Allies UK. Lee was awarded the Freedom of the City of London for services to equality in business and outstanding contribution…
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Non-Visible Disabilities
Lacey Carlyle is a Service Excellence Coach at CCW (Consumer Council for Water). Alongside her existing role, Lacey launched and leads on EDI (Equality…
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Making EDI Work In a Global Company
Being part of an international company adds a new dimension to EDI policies, processes and ambitions. What is possible in one place, might not be in another…
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Workplace Culture
Oliver Nkosi is Head of Organisational Design and Learning & Development at Salix. With a track record in - and passion for - leading and delivering progress…
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Speaking Up
A key part of making progress on EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) is speaking up when something is wrong. Bad behaviour, prejudice and negative…
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Inclusion: What It Really Means and How to Do It Well
EDI stands for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, but Inclusion is often the least discussed, least understood and least prioritised of the three. And yet…
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Young People Entering the Water Sector: Their Real Experiences
The UK water sector needs to - and is actively trying to - recruit and retain more young people, more women and more people from diverse backgrounds. But what…
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Class - Is There Still Discrimination?
Stephen Slessor - who identifies as working class - and has built a stellar career in the water sector - reflects on his own story and explains why he faced…
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How to Attract Young Diverse Talent
The UK water sector needs to increase recruitment and it wants to attract young, diverse people. Yet it struggles to do so. Meanwhile young people in the UK…
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The Power of Mentors & Role Models
Rajiv Sudan first joined the water sector in a junior non-graduate traineeship position and has worked his way up to being Major Projects Director at Mott…
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Gender & Leadership
Are there enough women in C-suite (top-level executives within a company, typically those with titles starting with "C" (chief), such as CEO, CFO, COO, and…
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EDI in the Water Sector: An Honest Assessment of Latest Stats
Energy and Utility Skills conduct regular research into how the water sector is doing on EDI. The latest stats were released in the last few weeks. While they…
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How To Achieve Race Equity in Leadership
Richard DeNetto is CEO of Change The Race Ratio, a campaign to increase racial and ethnic minority representation on boards and in leadership teams in UK…
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Neurodiversity: An Opportunity to Improve and Benefit
Simon Frampton is Resourcing Manager at YTL UK, the group that owns Wessex Water. Simon first became interested in neurodiversity after meeting an individual…
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Happy and Productive Careers for All? Career Management and EDI
Everyone should have equal opportunity to build a happy and productive career in the water industry. But people at all levels will talk about having problems…
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Race and the Water Sector: Where Are We Now and What Needs to Change?
Reuel Abrams was born in the UK, grew up in Barbados, then returned to the UK to complete his A-Levels. He has experienced racism throughout his life, but, is…
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Why EDI is Vital to Good Leadership
Episode 2 is all about leadership. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion can no longer be just a tick-box exercise that industry leaders feel they have to pay…
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What Is It Like Being a Woman in the Water Sector?
In Episode 1, Lila and Perminder set the tone for the honest and insightful conversations that will follow across the rest of the series, by sharing their own…
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Trailer
A taster of what's to come in the new 'Beneath The Surface' podcast from British Water, supported by Xylem UK. Beneath The Surface Through powerful stories and…