TM FORUM
Why the Inclusion and Diversity Score ( IDS ) is important Sleight and Gilder are collaborating to create the first D & I industry standard to measure if a company has an inclusive culture . “ Right now , there are no universal and intersectional metrics that help us understand how we are progressing ,” said Sleight who points out that while c-level executives recognise the importance of D & I only seven organisations are in the top 100 global benchmarks that are from telecoms according to both Refinitive top 100 D & I list and the FT Top 100 .
“ Driving the meaningful change , which we ' re passionate about , not only requires leadership definition and determination , but also evidence and metrics . Without those science-based targets and metric based targets , we won ' t get anywhere because we don ' t actually know where we are today .
“ We ' re looking to create an actual industry standard in which we ' re not just measuring diversity but we ' re also measuring inclusion and the human sentiment of the employees to understand if a company really has an inclusive culture .
“ That ’ s why we started to work with the TM Forum council members , including Bain & Company , who are one of our major consultants . The pilot ' s gone well , so far , and we ' re getting ready for the next stage ,” said Sleight .
“ This means a lot to TM Forum as we want to create an industry standard so we can understand where we are now and help companies progress on their D & I journey .
We will not just be giving a number back , but a fully detailed score and we will then move on to providing those interventions to help support the company and make that real change happen for them .”
EXECUTIVE BIO
KERI GILDER
TITLE : CEO COMPANY : COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Keri Gilder was appointed
Chief Executive Officer at Colt in May 2020 . Based in London , Gilder is responsible for executing Colt ’ s strategy which centres around transforming the way the world works through the power of connectivity .
Previously , Gilder was Colt ’ s Chief Commercial Officer , leading global teams across sales , presales and marketing , to ensure Colt delivered for its customers .
Before Colt , she held several leadership roles at Ciena ; most recently as Vice President and General Manager EMEA .
Gilder is passionate about Inclusion and Diversity . She leads Colt ’ s Diversity Council and is Chair of the TM Forum ’ s Diversity and Inclusion Council .
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