At a more granular level, last year, we introduced sensory heatmaps of all our offices, designed to highlight where an office might be warmer or colder, lighter or darker, and levels of noise, foot traffic, and smells.
It can help neurodivergent colleagues, but also, for example, those experiencing menopause.
There are so many good things to have come out of Switzerland.
Zurich Insurance, obviously.
The national flag is a big plus (insert groan here).
In 1954 Swiss dentist Philippe-Guy Woog invented the electric toothbrush to facilitate tooth brushing for people with motor-skills impairments.
According to a survey last year, more than two-thirds of British adults are now using an electric toothbrush.
It’s just one more example of an invention or an adjustment designed with disability in mind that benefits so many more people.
And I think that’s an important lesson – DEI initiatives developed in the context of a wider strategy can benefit a very wide range of people…
Peter Hamilton is head of market engagement at Zurich Insurance Company and the government disability and access ambassador for the insurance sector
