On 26 November, the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Network facilitated and supported Standard Chartered‘s celebration of Purple Tuesday. The movement advocates for better accessibility to include persons with disabilities (PWDs), and how accommodating them will allow businesses to thrive by expanding their customer base.
Standard Chartered upheld Purple Tuesday’s three pillars: people, place, and policy & process. For each pillar, different speakers were invited to share their expertise and experiences.
- People: Shafika Pabir from Enabling Academy, a Yayasan Gamuda shared efforts in providing equal opportunity and career training to PWD employees,
- Place: Amirol Sazuan, a senior officer at Standard Chartered, spoke about his experience as a wheelchair-using employee and efforts they have made to advance accessibility.
- Policy & Process: Florence Tan from PwC and Dr Naziaty Mohd Yaacob spoke about systemically making advances in accessibility, particularly in modern infrastructure.
The event spotlighted Standard Chartered’s commitment to ensuring that their workplace is not only a place that accepts their disabled employees but offers them equal opportunities for career growth. It provided a great platform for Standard Chartered to honour disabled members of their workforce, including employees who were wheelchair users, hard of hearing (HoH), and neurodivergent.
