Diversity & Inclusion
Our commitment to driving greater diversity and inclusion in the consumer sectors
D&I champions for over thirty years
The MBS Group is proud to partner with businesses across consumer sectors globally to develop diverse leadership teams, ensuring their senior executive and non-executive leaders are as diverse as their workforce and customers.
What D&I means to us
Why it matters
Ultimately, our view at The MBS Group is simple: businesses that fail to prioritise diversity and inclusion – especially now – will suffer as they find themselves outrun by their more forward-thinking competitors. This practically manifests itself through both a commercial performance, and a ‘moral compass’, lens.
What we're doing about it
At the core of everything we do
We put D&I at the heart of each and every mandate – from start to finish – and we commit that every longlist we present will contain at least 50% diverse candidates.
Actively tracking diverse talent
We actively track and mentor diverse talent the world over – from up-and-comers to established board members – across the consumer sectors, and in all key functions.
Borne out in our results
Over the last three years we are proud to have advised on the appointment of over 100 female, black or ethnic minority leaders into critical roles within our sectors.
Partnering with others
Active in the community
Our partners and directors play an active role in driving diversity in our sectors. For example, our leaders at MBS sit on the WiHTL Advisory Board and are a longstanding judge on the prestigious Veuve Clicquot businesswoman awards – and we are an early signatory to the UK Government’s Code of Conduct.
Holding up a mirror to the sector
MBS Intelligence
Our latest research, analysis and thinking about diversity and inclusion
There’s never been a greater need to build a strong employer brand
The ‘war for talent’ is far from over. In June 2023, a study from PwC found that 23% of UK workers were expected to change jobs within the next 12
On the move: how innovation in food-to-go is driving growth in retail
The food-to-go segment has had a rollercoaster few years. Hit hard by the pandemic, sandwich sellers and manufacturers have had to navigate unpredictable trading patterns since 2020, and adapt to
The C-suite is missing the chief creative officer
MarketingWeek explores why companies only truly value creativity when it’s their product, and argues that most would benefit from a chief creative officer’s honesty and defiance of convention.
Generative AI and the big bias problem
Business of Fashion explores AI’s vast potential when it comes to streamlining HR tasks and eliminating manual work, but identifies the mounting worries about its tendency to magnify racial and gender biases.
London Business School Healthcare Conference 2024
3rd – 4th April | London | Online. Find out more here.
Commodities Global Summit 2024
8th April | Lausanne, Switzerland | Online. Find out more here.
