SEGRO has signed up to a scheme which aims to address the under representation of young Black talent in Britain’s leading companies by offering paid work experience to 10,000 Black graduate interns over the next five years.
The 10,000 Black Interns initiative (#10000BlackInterns) has been launched to help transform the horizons and prospects of thousands of young Black people with the opportunity to gain invaluable experience, training and mentorship to help provide the foundation for more black people to pursue careers in business.
Following the success of an initial 100 Black Interns programme aimed at the fund management industry, the #10000BlackInterns scheme is engaging with market-leading companies from a wide range of sectors as a way of attracting a more diverse range of talent to their industry.
SEGRO will welcome two two interns through the initiative to the business next winter and a further two in summer 2022.
Chief executive David Sleath said: “We always aspire to challenge ourselves as a business and an industry on how we can go further to promote and encourage greater diversity and inclusion, and joining a co-ordinated campaign such as #10000BlackInterns gives us a great opportunity to do this and make a positive and enduring change.
“We’re proud of the work we are doing in actively involving and supporting individuals and communities through a wide range of community-focused initiatives across the areas in which we operate, but we know we can, collectively, do more.”
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