THE ROUTE TO INCLUSION IS NOT EXCLUSION

Allison Newell explains the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the tools and approaches needed for a truly diverse workplace DR Allison Newell is an environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) consultant with her own consultancy ESGenuine. She works with a number of tank terminal companies, and others, helping them to improve their corporate social responsibility programmes. ‘I give advice on all seven major facets of non-financial CSR and CSR reporting options but I have a real particular passion for health and safety. I believe that a safe and healthy work environment is a fundamental right of every employee. I’ve got some customers where I do the whole CSR package and others where the focus is for now primarily on health and safety. I go in do an assessment for them, let them know what their status is, and put together a plan for them. They either run with that plan themselves or I help them with implementation,’ she says. Her varied career has given her great experience.   A DRIVE FOR CHANGE Following a PhD in chemistry, Newell realised that academia wasn’t for her and began to investigate her options. ‘By chance I entered...