Podcast: Formalising support for IP Inclusive

In the final episode of a podcast series celebrating the tenth anniversary of IP Inclusive, we discuss the IP Inclusive Charter and senior leaders’ pledge.Managing IP is proud to publish the final episode in a series of 10 podcasts celebrating the tenth anniversary of UK-based diversity network IP Inclusive.In our final episode, we discuss how to formalise support for IP Inclusive and why the IP Inclusive Charter and the senior leaders’ pledge are a good place to start. For this episode, we are joined by Andrea Brewster, lead executive officer at IP Inclusive and Gwilym Roberts, a partner at Kilburn & Strode and a dedicated supporter of IP Inclusive.In this episode, we delve into what the IP Inclusive Charter and senior leaders’ pledge are, what they require from businesses and how organisations can flourish from committing to them.IP Inclusive was set up in 2015 to promote and improve DEI and wellbeing throughout the UK’s IP profession.It aims to ensure that the UK’s IP profession is open and welcoming to all those with the necessary aptitude, regardless of their age, gender, race, sexuality, religion, physical and cognitive ability, wealth, and background.Previous episodes in the series have focused on ‘IP Out’, a network for LGBTQAI+ people and their allies working in the IP professions, ‘IP Ability’, a community for disabled people, carers and their allies working within the IP professions, and ‘IP & ME’, which supports ethnic minority IP professionals.The entire podcast series is also available on the IP Inclusive YouTube channel.