Race Equality Matters

Following the murder of George Floyd and the social unrest of 2020, Green Park strove to turn this moment into a movement and change words into action. Green Park therefore co-founded the not-for-profit, Race Equality Matters with a mission to create meaningful change in the workplace and society.

Race Equality Matters does not produce reports or create charters, it proactively promotes useful intelligence to create solutions and work with collaborating networks, individuals and experts to implement the change members seek. Since inception, 4,500 organisations have become part of the Race Equality Matters movement, developing and downloading resources, attending events and sharing insights.

We believe there should be no barriers or excuses for organisations to drive positive change. Race Equality Matters therefore provides free, practical initiatives and events to help all organisations make a difference no matter their size, budgets or structure.

In 2021 the UK's first Race Equality Week was launched with the objective of uniting employees and organisations to drive the progression of race equality in the workplace through action. In 2021 over 2,000 organisations participated, rising to 3,500 in February 2022 and most recently 4,500 in 2023 which totaled over 4 million employees reached.

Race Equality Week

Co-Founded By Green Park In 2020

Events

Expertise, Solutions, Networking & Support

4500

Organisations Involved In Race Equality Week 2023

Free

Access To Guides And Events

Collaboratively Created. Action Orientated. Proven Results.

Race Equality Matters solutions are developed in collaboration with experts and those with lived experience. Working with race networks and leaders, solutions are developed to make a difference. If the network does not think it will drive change, it is not done.

The Race Equality Network consists of over 4,500 organisations with exclusive networking events and the opportunity to work with Race Equality Matters on developing new solutions and in turn ensuring they are designed to make the biggest impact possible.

Each initiative has a free step by step guide and how to do it rights workshops to provide advice and support to ensure these have the biggest impact possible. Solutions include:

Race Equality Matters Trailblazers

Developed in partnership with those with lived experience, the Trailblazer series will spotlight organisations that are implementing impactful solutions to drive race equality.

The purpose is to:

Identify what organisations are doing that is making a meaningful impact

Encourage organisations that are making an impact to keep the momentum going

Inspire other organisations to up their game

It will also enable REM to identify what works, to help create future solutions plus share findings

We also believe that peer competition, stimulated by this recognition of excellence, will make a significant impact to accelerate tackling race inequality in the workplace.

The concept of being recognised as a REM Trailblazer enables an organisation to evidence its commitment to race equality to its key stakeholders, including customers, clients, employees and future employees.