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title: "Spark Generation Podcast: Series 1, Episode 8"
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18 Jul 2021 

Podcast

# Spark Generation Podcast: Series 1, Episode 8

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## The Will to Change: The Diversity Episode

Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzzwords. Building a company culture that makes everyone, regardless of who they are or what they do for the business, feel equally involved in and supported by their workplace is what earns employee trust and retains top talent.

In this episode of Spark Generation, Joanne Hennigan, Kent's VP of Communications & Advocacy, alongside Karen Blanc and Cerianne Cummings (formerly from Atkins), unpack the importance of D&I in the energy industry with a special focus on gender diversity.

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