CBRE has become a founding corporate partner to OutBritain – the UK’s first LGBTQ chamber of commerce.
OutBritain is the only UK organisation that verifies eligible businesses are majority owned (51% or more) by LGBTQ individuals and can grant certified LGBT Business Enterprise status.
Matt Dabrowski, co-founder of OutBritan, said: “OutBritain is here to support the LGBTQ+ business community at every stage of their journey. Working with major corporations such as CBRE ensures their commitment to diversity among their suppliers and we are here to deliver opportunity, innovation, and most importantly education around these goals. In the last three years, we have identified over 1,000 LGBTQ+ owned businesses and we are connecting them to incredible opportunities which simply weren’t available a decade ago.”
Gemma Lindley, supplier engagement director for CBRE global workplace solutions and James Lloyd, procurement director for CBRE UK advisory, jointly commented: “We’re pleased to partner with organisations like OutBritain who connect us with diverse businesses which we can mentor, develop and integrate into the provisioning of products and services for CBRE and our clients.
“OutBritain provides a specialist community and platform for LGBTQ-owned businesses which otherwise would not exist. We’re excited to work with OutBritain to provide high quality services to our clients while delivering social impact and aiding our clients in their supplier diversity journeys.”
