The uncomfortable conversations began the moment the 48-page report landed in senior managers’ inboxes at HSBC Holdings Plc last month. “We are committed to improving diversity and inclusion at HSBC," the bank said in a statement emailed by a spokesperson. In high school, Clarke said he got bullied for being “too Black, too White, too posh (the accent) and probably gay." Two BIPOC women Clarke interviewed lauded HSBC’s culture as inclusive but described feeling undervalued once the pandemic struck last year. In another passage, Clarke said he and others witnessed senior White colleagues at a Christmas party “committing physical and verbal sexual assaults" on younger women.

Source: Mint July 01, 2021 21:56 UTC