In September 2024, the Diversity Charter launched a pilot training and mentorship programme on inclusive communication for companies in Bulgaria in the framework of the NICE project. We would like to thank all participants from Charter signatory companies and partners who were active during the sessions and contributed to a lively debate thus highlighting the significance and relevance of the topic.
The purpose of the training programme is to enhance organisational culture by building knowledge on diversity, improving inclusive communication skills and sharing best practices among companies from the five European countries participating in the project.
Members and partners of the Bulgarian Diversity Charter had the exclusive opportunity to join the pilot training. The three sessions on 18-20 September – two online and one held live thanks to our kind hosts from HPE Bulgaria, were attended by over 30 participants from over 25 companies from various economic sectors. They represented different business functions sharing a deep interest in diversity and inclusive communication: HR and communications professionals, CSR and sustainability specialists, diversity managers and experts, as well as senior level executives.
Official guests included Levon Hampartzoumian, Chairperson of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF), Dimitar Markov, Director of the Law Programme of the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Mario Garbeshkov, CEO of HPE Bulgaria, Kamelia Slaveykova, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Shell Bulgaria, who moderated the discussions, and George Ruitchev, Executive Director of the BBLF.
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