Kemi Badenoch has said that business' diversity and inclusion efforts are often "ineffective and counterproductive". The Business Secretary was discussing the results of a study that showed that companies want "to do the right thing", but are introducing diversity measures without enough evidence.The Inclusion at Work panel spoke to more than 100 people in 55 organisations, and looked at the latest UK business practices on diversity and inclusion.
"Sadly, even a prestigious and respected institution such as the Royal Air Force was recently found to have discriminated against white men in trying to improve diversity," she wrote. "No group should ever be worse off because of companies' diversity policies - whether that be black women, or white men."The panel, which included private and public sector leaders, set out a framework for employers and gave a series of recommendations for ministers.