Businesses in the hospitality sector have an opportunity to lead the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda and deliver prominently on social values, enabling positive change for their people, customers, and the wider community. This is according to a report produced by international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP for the Energy and Environment Alliance (EEA), a not-for-profit coalition of hospitality sector leaders.
Of course, blind assessments aren t always failsafe.
Walker Morris has said it is reviewing its diversity processes after it confirmed it had awarded a training contract to the Managing Partner s child.
The Leeds firm, which has 230 fee-earners, picked Managing Partner Malcolm Simpson s offspring as one of 15 trainees who will be joining the firm in an upcoming cohort.
Simpson has occupied several senior positions at the firm including heading up Walker Morris’s US practice and chairing its international committee. He was a partner in the firm s commercial team for 17 years before winning the top job in 2018.
Simpson Jr was lucky enough to obtain a work experience placement at Walker Morris in 2014, and a spot on a vacation scheme this February before securing a sought-after training contract.