On the 27th August, Amoria Bond kicked off the celebrations for Manchester Pride 2021 early with our now-annual warm-up event involving food, drinks and the very best music live streamed into in all our offices globally, as well as remote-working employees homes!
With the office decked out
in rainbow flags, platters of pride-decorated cupcakes scattered around the
kitchens and our own multi-coloured logo showcasing our commitment to inclusion
across the T-shirts of our employees, the day started brightly for everyone in
the Amoria Bond Manchester office with our DiversityPlaylist providing a warm-up to the warm-up! And by early-afternoon
the free pizzas had arrived, the beer fridge was cracked open and the music
began pumping: the party was underway.
It’s a well known fact that
music plays an important part of the culture at Amoria Bond, stemming from our
three founders’ collective love of DJing. So our Pride warm-up event once again
became a chance for founder Daniel Daw to get on the decks and deliver a killer
set of top tunes, which was livestreamed to all of Amoria Bond’s global
offices, our remote workers and any of our network of followers who wanted to
tune in. Big shout out also to Andy Bluffield who had also pre-recorded a set
before flying out for a well deserved family holiday.
Last year’s live set had
proved to be a massive hit on social media so this year we went bigger and
better with the ultimate Friday soundtrack. With beats pumping, beer and
prosecco flowing, and everyone getting in the festival spirit, the atmosphere
was well and truly buzzing.
Two of our PROFES values
are Respect and Fun. The first means that inclusivity and acceptance of all
people is at the heart of our company’s belief system, while the second means
that we celebrate the events that are important to our employees and create a
work experience that everyone can enjoy. So Manchester Pride weekend has
quickly become a massive flagship inclusion event for us – in the city where
Amoria Bond was established back in 2006.
We’ve written before about how
important it is for companies to deliver on their inclusion promises and at
Amoria Bond we ensure we do everything we can to ensure that our values are
represented through our actions. Whether that means removing hiring biases and
encouraging acceptance in the workplace, or celebrating the events that our
important to us while flying the flag for LGBTQ+ allyship.
We’re proud of our
commitment to inclusivity, and we’re already excited for next year’s Amoria
Bond Manchester Pride Warm-Up Party.
You can listen to Dan’s
PRIDE 2021 mix here
– it’s completely free.
Re-live 2020’s event here
And check out our Diversity Playlist of tunes selected by employees across the Amoria Bond Group around the world here!
Want to join a truly inclusive and diverse company or find out more about how we can help you achieve your own diversity goals? Find out more about life #InsideAmoria and how you can join us.
