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Changing the landscape for black talent in business

Our mission is to build race equity for black talent into the DNA of British business.

Our vision is to achieve equitable representation of black talent in business.

Our goal is to significantly increase the pace of black representation in British business by 2033, moving from a 70 year gap, to equitable representation within 10 years.

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Standard Chartered joins the BTC

We are thrilled to welcome Standard Chartered Bank as the newest Signatory of the Black Talent Charter. The bank joins over twenty Signatories working in collaboration to accelerate meaningful progress on race equity in business

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THE PROBLEM

Black talent is disproportionately overlooked and underserved in British business.

Our research has found that it will take 70 years to reach proportional representation for black talent and that black candidates are half as likely as peers to receive a graduate job offer.

“Individual corporations, however large and well-resourced, cannot by themselves change the landscape for black talent.”

Laura Durrant
Chief Executive Officer

Whilst there is a desire for change, individual action often fails to counter the systemic issues.

1%

of partners at UK law firms are black

Extense, 2022

1.4%

of board directors in the FTSE 100 are black

Parker Review, 2024

Equitable representation for black talent is essential in order for British business to reflect and effectively serve its customers and key stakeholders.

OUR APPROACH

We offer a cross-sector, cross-organisation collaborative approach, developing evidence-based ideas to drive change.

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the status quo

Empower

black talent and leadership through access, insights and networks

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bring together Signatories, senior executives, industry leaders, experts and black talent

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