The webinar will provide an overview of what domestic violence is and how it relates to our workplaces beyond the pandemic.  It focuses on the duty of care employers have and how action on areas such as Domestic Violence are key to ensure a fully inclusive workplace.  A case study will be shared into how Anglo American plc has recognised domestic violence as a barrier to inclusivity their response.

During this webinar, Head of HR Liz Douglas will discuss:

• What we need to understand
• The duty of care of employers and the impact on inclusion
• Recognising and responding to Domestic Violence – an approach for business.

About Liz Douglas

Liz is the Head of HR – Corporate Functions and Inclusion and Diversity at Anglo American and has held a number of roles during the last 8 years at Anglo American including being the first head of Inclusion and Diversity with accountability for developing and implementing the first global I&D strategy. Liz has had a very varied career within HR, internal and change communication, employee engagement, CSR and marketing across a number of highly regulated sectors (financial services, aviation/travel and mining) both globally and in the UK. Prior to Anglo American she was Head of Group Internal Communication for Manchester Airports Group and spent 17 years in a variety of roles with The Co-operative. Liz has an undergraduate degree in Geography & American Studies from Keele University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management and has completed an Executive Development Programme with Warwick University Business School.

About Anglo American:

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations, development projects and undeveloped resources, provides many of the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing consumer-driven demands of developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – and to discover new resources – safely and sustainably.

As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, the steelmaking ingredients of iron ore and metallurgical coal, and nickel – with crop nutrients in development and thermal coal operations planned for divestment – we are committed to being carbon neutral across our operations by 2040. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock sustainable value from precious natural resources for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. www.angloamerican.com