October 11th, marks the 28th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. This day celebrates the bravery of 'coming out' by LGBTI people and allies. 

Follow the conversation with #NCOD2016 in your organisation 

Find out more about National Coming Out Day by clicking here. 

The 2016/ 2017 LGBT Recruitment Guide, sponsored by Deutsche Bank was at the gradireland Graduate Careers Fair on October 5th, 2016 in the RDS, Dublin.

We were joined by our members on the day to meet with over 9,000 graduates, students and jobseekers attending the Careers Fair. 

You can view the LGBT Recruitment Guide PDF here. 

Diversity Champion's are delighted to announce the Business Ambassador Council. The Council members are senior business leaders from a range of sectors across Ireland who are committed to LGBT diversity and inclusion. 

View the Business Ambassador Council's webpage and read more here. 

The Sponsorship Opportunities for 2017 has been circulated to our Diversity Champion members. 

Opportunities include the Workplace Equality Index 2017, the 2017/2018 LGBT Recruitment Guide, Professional Networking Evenings, Breakfast Seminars, the Pride Parade and the Diversity Champions Conference 2017.

For more information, contact Eimear O' Reilly at eimear@glen.ie

GLEN was delighted to name Accenture as the Number One 'Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality 2016'. Also named were the Top 10 Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality, the Leadership Awards, LGBT Employee Network of the Year and Special Recognition Awards. 

Watch Silicon Republic's report here.

Read the Sunday Business Post's report here.

To see the winners and read more about the Awards, click here. 

GLEN Diversity Champions held their inaugural Midwest Seminar 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Diversity and Inclusion at Work'. The event was hosted by Northern Trust on July 5th 2016. Speaking at the event were Noel Gavin, Northern Trust; Margot Slattery, Sodexo Ireland and NI; Eimear O' Reilly, GLEN; and Davin Roche GLEN.  

Read more about the event here.

Diversity Champions are delighted to welcome so many new members this year. The programme's newest members are Allianz Worldwide Care, Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Eversheds, the Irish Defence Forces, Irish Rail, PwC, RTÉ and UCC.

Diversity Champions are looking forward to working with all our members to support you to drive the diversity and inclusion of LGBT people in the workplace.