“I am delighted with the work of our colleague-led taskforce. The commitments we are making will have a meaningful, positive impact for our colleagues and customers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, and for the communities we serve.
"I am fully committed to building a culture at NatWest Group that will embrace diversity and inclusivity to allow our colleagues and customers to thrive. At our best, we are an open, inclusive, progressive organisation, but until that is everyone's experience, every time, we have more to do.”
The taskforce co-leads, Samuel Okafor, Shamraz Begum and Yinka Fadina, added: “We were delighted to be asked by NatWest Group to lead this work so that we can help the bank better understand the challenges our Black, Asian and ethnic minority customers, colleagues and communities face.”
“Our lived experiences, like for many others, have always been a part of us. We know what it’s like to be disadvantaged, to grow up experiencing poverty, to have parents who have migrated to the UK and had to endure years of racism. This impact is felt economically, emotionally and mentally by minorities every day. That is why the work of this taskforce matters so much and allows us to put our purpose into action.”
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