Overcoming ‘diversity fatigue’ in the energy industry
“I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like if that sense of individuality intersecting with a sense of belonging was translated into our workplaces”.
Ollie Folayan
Diversity group AFBE-UK strengthens leadership team with key appointments
Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK has strengthened its leadership team with two key appointments.
Five ways for the energy industry to shift the dial on inclusion in 2023
I remember once being in a queue at a newsagent in Croydon, London when a gentleman approached me with the excitement of someone who had just discovered they were the heir to a huge fortune and said, “This is the end of racism!”.
New Years Honours: AFBE’s Ollie Folayan made MBE for diversity and inclusion work
Oluwole “Ollie” Folayan has spoken of his honour having been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours.
Offshore energy sector still struggling on representation frontline
Offshore energy companies are still struggling on the issue of representation, an industry expert has said, as it still does not reflect its own community of workers.
2022 is pivotal year for the energy sector – on several fronts
Ollie Folayan, chair of AFBE-UK Scotland, looks at the key talking points for the year ahead from his hopes for diversity and inclusion to transition and the future for energy workers.
‘Getting the mix of voices right’: Our panel of experts give verdicts on COP26
With COP26 now in the rear-view mirror, Energy Voice has assembled a panel of experts to give their verdicts on whether the summit really was a climate change turning point.
Diversity celebrated at AFBE-UK awards
Hundreds of people gathered at a special awards event to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the energy industry.
AFBE-UK Scotland awards to be held in Aberdeen next month
Hundreds of people are to gather in Aberdeen next month to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the energy industry.
AFBE-UK Scotland and Aberdeen University agree diversity and inclusion partnership
Social enterprise AFBE-UK Scotland has teamed up with Aberdeen University’s School of Engineering to support its diversity and inclusion strategy.
Diversity and inclusion: Facing up to the challenges of making real change
The American novelist and activist James Baldwin said: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced”.
AFBE-UK Scotland and Spirit Energy team up to give youngsters from under-represented groups career advice
Students and graduates facing up to the challenges of finding work in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have an opportunity to gain career advice at an online event next week.
Oil leaders ‘conspicuous by their silence’ on racism and global protests, says AFBE-UK
Some oil industry leaders have been “conspicuous by their silence” on racism and global protests, according to the chairman of a group for black and minority (BME) engineers.
Diversity efforts in oil and gas ‘been going on for a long time but nobody knew’
Working with oil and gas companies to tackle diversity and inclusion issues used to be like ‘having an affair’.
Industry stalwart joins group to promote ethnic diversity in oil and gas
An oil and gas stalwart has joined the advisory board of an organisation to promote ethnic diversity in the industry.