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?
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 2024:
A message from our CEO for pride month 2024:
"I am very proud of the diversity of our staff and supporters, and that once again our panda will don rainbow colours on our social media channels in support of #PrideMonth 2024. At WWF, as a values-led organisation, we are committed to embedding inclusion, a feeling of belonging in the workplace and fostering an environment where colleagues can feel safe to bring their whole selves to work every day. We have created spaces for our LGBTQ+ colleagues to come together and feel supported; we encourage all staff to share their preferred pronouns and in doing so, aim to promote a supportive and safe workplace. We want to make sure that our colleagues are able to be good allies, better citizens and represent the values we hold dear at WWF; so we offer a range of resources and learning opportunities for those who want to know more about the very real issues that still affect the LGBTQ+ community today.
We understand that strength and innovation come from diversity, and if we are to solve the global challenges facing our planet right now – and build a future in which both people and nature thrive – we must do so together. This Pride Month, we continue to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and we reaffirm our commitment to supporting them. WWF stands against discrimination in all its forms. Together let’s create a world that nurtures a sense of belonging for everyone."
- Tanya Steele, Chief Executive
'Strength comes from diversity, and if we are to solve the global challenges facing our planet right now, we must do so together.'
- CEO Tanya Steele
What is WWF UK doing to support its LGBTQ+ employees?
What is WWF UK doing to support its LGBTQ+ employees?
We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel free to be themselves.
Pride is an 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 more for the LGBTQ+ community and this is something we are actively working on. Alongside our Diversity and Inclusion Champions, we have an LGBTQ+ staff group who we work closely with to ensure we are 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. For LGTBQ+ history month, we had a webinar for all staff and have planned another for Pride month as well providing lots of other learning opportunities to colleagues to improve their understanding and allow them to become better allies. We are changing our HR systems to allow people to freely express gender, sexual orientation and titles as they define themselves. We encourage all staff to share gender pronouns via email signatures if they feel comfortable.
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
