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KPMG global ESG boss: Treat DE&I as more than ‘compliance tick’ to win talent war

Only one percent of KPMG partners in the UK comprise individuals of African or African-Caribbean descent

John McCalla-Leacy, a KPMG veteran for 22 years, said there is a sense that diversity and inclusion issues have fallen off the radar for certain top executives
John McCalla-Leacy, a KPMG veteran for 22 years, said there is a sense that diversity and inclusion issues have fallen off the radar for certain top executives

The City is not doing enough to tackle racial inequality as the three-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd approaches, KPMG’s global ESG boss has warned.

The unlawful killing of the 46-year-old unarmed Black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 25 May 2020 sparked mass protests in the US and a worldwide debate about police brutality and systemic racism.

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