HLB Communities Day 2022

27 July 2022
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Championing diversity and inclusion

For our business to thrive, we need our people to thrive. At HLB, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive environment through all layers of the organisation boosts innovation and employee engagement. We aim to provide the best opportunities for our people and attract and retain top talent, to ultimately service our clients better. We champion diversity and inclusion by:

  • Engaging in diversity and inclusion related conversations
  • Being an advocate for workplace flexibility
  • Facilitating talent mobility programs for our members
  • Promoting leadership behaviour that fosters workplace diversity and inclusion

Bill Bradshaw

Global Diversity and Inclusion Leader

Bill leads the network’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives and oversees its strategy and objectives. Bill is no stranger to the professional services industry. He began his career with EY on the client service delivery side, working in both the audit and tax functions. He quickly found his niche in the Human Capital market and has never looked back. Bill has worked across multiple dimensions of diversity, collaborating with leaders at all levels, and has worked on many large scale projects. He is a sought after thought leader in the D&I space and was named to the 2019 NJ Out 100 Power List for his work in leading LGBTQ workplace inclusion.

Bill sits on the Board of Garden State Equality (GSE), New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ organization, and The Center, a non-profit HIV/AIDS service organization at the Jersey Shore. Bill has a strong passion for social justice and recently taught Lead for Diversity, a week-long journey by the American Conference on Diversity to high school students throughout the tri-state area.

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On Friday, 3 June 2022, the HLB network celebrated #HLBCommunities Day worldwide. In the German network, 342 dedicated colleagues collected 44,296 kilometres for a good cause over the course of a month. Thanks to this great effort, a total of €22,300 was raised for social projects. The participating HLB members are delighted to be able to support ten social projects with their donation.

More than 1,000 HLB colleagues worldwide got involved in 38 social projects in their community on this day

The #HLBCommunities Day is an initiative of the global HLB network based in London, which currently has 23 member firms in Germany. On this day, partners and employees in law firms around the world get involved in social projects at their location.

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