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We celebrate Pride with our LGBTQ+ colleagues, supporters and friends, not just in Pride Month but all year round.

Why is WWF supporting Pride?

We believe everyone should be included in bringing our world back to life.

That’s why we’re using our platform to support the LGBTQ+ community for Pride Month and beyond. For our LGBTQ+ colleagues, supporters and friends.

To tackle the biggest challenges our planet faces, we need to include everyone

 

Tanya Steele - WWF CEO

A message from our CEO for pride month 2023:

"Today marks the beginning of Pride Month, a reflective and deeply significant time for WWF’s LGBTQ+ colleagues, supporters, and friends. 

Since 1972 the LGBTQ+ movement has fought tirelessly for equality and to pave the way for a better, fairer future for all. While progress has been made, we cannot ignore the recent setbacks and the rollback of rights and protections for transgender individuals, both in the UK and around the world. It is disheartening to witness the challenges faced by the trans community, and we stand in solidarity with them.

I am very proud of the diversity of our staff and supporters, and that once again our panda will don rainbow colours in support of #PrideMonth 2023. At WWF we are committed to embedding our habits of inclusivity in the workplace and fostering an environment where colleagues can feel safe to bring their whole selves to work every day. We have created spaces for our LGBTQ+ colleagues to come together and feel supported; we encourage all staff to signal their preferred pronouns and in doing so, aim to promote a greater sense of belonging in the workplace; and we offer a library of resources for those who want to learn more about being an ally and the very real issues that still affect the LGBTQ+ community today. 

We understand that strength comes from diversity, and if we are to solve the global challenges facing our planet right now - and build a future in which both people and nature thrive – we must do so together. This Pride Month, we continue to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and we reaffirm our dedication to supporting and uplifting the trans community. WWF stands against discrimination in all its forms. Together let’s create a world that nurtures a sense of belonging for everyone."

- Tanya Steele, Chief Executive

'Strength comes from diversity, and if we are to solve the global challenges facing our planet right now, we must do so together.'

- CEO Tanya Steele 

WWF Pride march 2018

What is WWF UK doing to support its LGBTQ+ employees?

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel free to be themselves.  

Pride is an important time to show our support to our LGBTQ+ colleagues and communities and we will continue to support every year. We recognise that we need to do more for the LGBTQ+ community and this is something we are actively working on. Alongside our Diversity and Inclusion Champions, we have an LGBTQ+ staff group who we work closely with to ensure we are supporting our LGBTQ+ colleagues and that our work recognises the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ communities.

We are always striving to learn more and better support our staff in the best way we can. For LGTBQ+ history month, we had a webinar for all staff and have planned another for Pride month as well providing lots of other learning opportunities to colleagues to improve their understanding and allow them to become better allies. We are changing our HR systems to allow people to freely express gender, sexual orientation and titles as they define themselves. We encourage all staff to share gender pronouns via email signatures if they feel comfortable.

If you’d like to share your experience or feedback with us, we’d love to hear from you.