Today APG marks an important moment in its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion by signing the Declaration of Amsterdam. The declaration, an initiative of Workplace Pride, underscores APG’s commitment to a workplace environment that is inclusive of LGBTQIA+.
At APG’s headquarters in Heerlen, in the presence of the board of APG’s LGBTQIA+ network PROUD, and led by David Pollard, Executive Director of Workplace Pride, and the full APG executive board, including board member Ronald Wuijster, APG affirmed its support for this important initiative.
Ronald Wuijster is proud of this milestone: “By signing this statement, we commit ourselves to LGBTQIA+ inclusion for now and later. This milestone underscores the importance of an inclusive workplace and organization, recognizing that greater inclusion leads to greater job satisfaction and employee engagement and better outcomes for our clients and their participants.”
APG is committed to Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) efforts. This is evidenced by the creation of several communities in recent years. Communities that give extra attention to different groups. That is why APG’s networks Connecting Cultures, YoungAPG and the Global Women's Forum were also present at the signing. Because D&I is about being able to be yourself and recognize yourself in the workplace.
APG organizes trainings on awareness of unconscious bias and LGBTQIA+ awareness. In addition, the various networks organize initiatives and this year APG started measuring the extent to which employees feel accepted and treated equally and experience diversity within the organization.
