IN D U ST RY N EW S OMNI RUNS DEI WORKSHOP OMNI has held a workshop for its membership and FIDI Affiliates on equality and development of staff. The session, hosted by consultant Johan de Kam, was the third in its Sustainable Development series of workshops and was based on the United Nations Sustainability Goals 5 and 8 gender equality and decent work for all. Participants looked at barriers to achieving gender equality and allround staff wellbeing and support in business and discussed opportunities for improvement in both areas. OMNIs fourth Sustainable Development workshop will focus on developing low carbon corporations. Graebel launches diversity and inclusion service Graebel Companies, Inc. has announced the launch of a DEI service. According to the company, Graebel DEI Consulting Services aims to help global mobility professionals produce lasting [diversity, equity and inclusionfocused] cultural change at a time when the workplace and company cultures are being challenged and redened. The company said the new business arm is a formalisation of the growing experience Graebel has working with organisations and clients to integrate DEI principles into their mobility programmes. Michelle Mara, Vice President of Mobility Strategy for Graebel Companies Inc, said: Graebel DEI Consulting Services help companies cultivate employee innovation, resilience and organisational trust while building the foundation for higher-than-average return on growth, protability and talent management. We work with clients to anticipate and remove barriers, thereby opening doors to new opportunities for all employees, supporting the people who walk through them, and equipping mobile employees to do great work on the other side. For more on Graebels DEI activities, see feature starting on page 36. ITALIAN JV FOR FRANZOSINI AND MERCIER FIDI Affiliate Franzosini International Movers has announced a joint venture with Mercier srl, in a move designed to strengthen the businesses, which are both located in Milan, Italy. The two companies will operate under a parent company called FMN Logistics and share resources and infrastructure in Naples, Milan and Rome, following collaborative efforts they established during the pandemic. The aim, said a statement, is to create a moving company that offers services from relocations, domestic and international removals, industrial heavy equipment transport, artworks and much more. Dedicated marine insurance www.reason-global.com 12 FF307 September-November 22 pp10-15 News.indd 12 Solutions outside the box WW W. F I D I FOC U S . OR G 06/09/2022 14:46