Pride and WWF-UK
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
A message from our CEO for pride month:
"As Pride Month begins, I want to reaffirm our support for the LGBTQ+ community and our ongoing commitment to inclusion at WWF. Our panda will once again be sporting rainbow colours on our social media channels in support of #PrideMonth 2026.
All colleagues at WWF are encouraged to be strong allies, demonstrating the values we hold dear as an organisation in the way they support one another and represent us. We continue to create spaces for our LGBTQ+ colleagues to come together, and it remains fundamental to us to be a supportive, inclusive and safe workplace for everyone. We also offer a growing range of resources and learning opportunities to help build understanding of the real issues that still affect the LGBTQ+ community today.
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity and innovation. If we are to solve the huge global challenges facing our planet – and build a future in which both people and nature thrive – we must and will do this together. This Pride Month, we reaffirm our commitment to supporting our LGBTQ+ colleagues and the wider community, standing for unity and continuing to challenge discrimination and prejudice."
- Tanya Steele, Chief Executive
What is WWF UK doing to support its LGBTQ+ employees?
We remain committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel free to be themselves.
Pride is a really 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 that as part of our wider Diversity Equity & Inclusion commitments, and that we need to do more for the LGBTQ+ community. This is something we are actively working on. Alongside our Diversity and Inclusion Champions, we have an LGBTQ+ staff group (Rainbow Pandas) who we work closely with to ensure we are appropriately 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, this includes creating trans inclusive spaces for our colleagues. For LGTBQ+ history month, we had a webinar for all staff and have a range of activities planned during Pride month. We also provide lots of other learning opportunities for colleagues to improve their understanding and allow them to become better allies. Last year we participated in Edinburgh Pride and are looking at opportunities to take part in Pride events this year too.
If you’d like to share your experience or feedback with us, we’d love to hear from you.
More information, resources and support for LGBTQ+
Survivors Network
Rainbow mind
Human Dignity Trust
