Lloyds Banking Group

🚀 Here we go again!    Lloyds Business & Commercial and Channel 4 are teaming up for the second year of #BlackInBusiness – an initiative giving four Black-owned businesses the chance to scale up.   📺 Winners will receive £150,000 worth of TV advertising, including the production of their own commercial. Additionally, they will benefit from six months of tailored marketing and business mentorship to help accelerate their growth.    Game-changer, right?   Check out how to enter and get all the details: http://spr.ly/6045U8QXD

Presenting episode 1 in ‘The Bank on Her’ series, where we celebrate some of the women across Lloyds Banking Group who are making a massive impact at work and in their communities to help Britain prosper!   To honour their contribution, we're pairing each colleague with a woman artist to capture their success.   We’re kicking things off with a powerful sculpture by Marilene, celebrating the journey of Anna, our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager. From her roots in Northern Ireland to becoming an LGBTQ+ advocate, Anna’s story of courage and authenticity is beautifully captured in this piece. ✨ A huge thanks to Marilene for this masterpiece and to Anna for showing up so authentically! You both inspire us! 👏💖

👏A huge shout-out to our incredible colleagues Tiffany and Jordan, who are featured in this year’s INvolve - The Inclusion People Heroes Women Future Leaders Role Models List, recognising people championing women in business and driving inclusion within the workplace. ✨Having co-led efforts to promote data careers and help women build tech skills, Tiffany serves as a role model through her amazing volunteer work advocating for women to take bold career steps. ✨Jordan’s dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion in the tech industry has seen her volunteer with over 1,000 people. She was also instrumental in launching Lloyds Bank's first virtual work experience program, introducing 11-14-year-olds to data. Congratulations Tiffany & Jordan!🤍

This Black History Month, we’re reflecting on this year’s theme of 'Reclaiming Narratives'. 🎤Earlier this week, we headed to our Black heritage colleague network, B.O.L.D's launch event. We were joined by Maurice Burton who shared his life story and experiences whilst becoming Britain's first Black British cycling champion. 👀Stay tuned over the next few weeks to hear more from some of our Black heritage colleagues on the impact and importance of sharing their stories For a sneak peek, see below 👇

Tonight marks the start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. Shana Tova to all our Jewish colleagues and customers!🤍

✨Introducing The Cube… We chatted to colleagues in our Edinburgh hub who were visiting ‘The Cube’ an immersive experience filled with games, customer stories and demos of the game changing tech we’re rolling out to help Scottish Widows customers see their future and build financial confidence. Hear what they had to say about how tech is shaping the way we support our customers👇

🎧 Listened to our No Ordinary Tech podcast? 🎧    Tomorrow is International Podcast Day so we’d love to know what topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of No Ordinary Tech.    Not on the list? Let us know your pick in the comments.    Don’t forget to listen to our new episodes on emerging tech out now: https://lnkd.in/e7GnAHxR  

New accessibility feature ✔️ We've recently integrated the Recite Me tool into our website, empowering users with disabilities and neurodivergent conditions to customise content through screen readers and reading aids.   Check out the demo to see the features in action👇   Visual Description below:   The screen displays the Lloyds banking Group website, and the cursor meets the Recite-Me enabled toolbar at the top of the page, showcasing different features designed to enhance accessibility.   The colour wheel icon is selected which is the Colour Customise feature showing adjustments to the contrast, and background colours to improve readability. Next, the demo of the Screen Reader is activated where text is highlighted on the webpage and is read aloud.   The video then demonstrates the use of reading aids. A ruler tool is selected from the toolbar, which guides the user through the content line by line. Finally, the Magnifier is activated where the user clicks and drags a magnifying glass to enlarge text on the screen.

🤝 Meet Mariella from Southend Barns Farm.   We recently spent a day on her farm to hear all about the sustainable changes she's been making to her farming practices, and what advice she has for others.   You may also see some familiar faces in Victoria, Relationship Director of Agriculture, and Soil Association Exchange Soil Association, who play a part in the story.    Take it away Mariella... 🎬   #SustainableFarming #Sustainability #Agriculture #NYCW

⚠️ Weather and flood warnings have been issued across parts of England and Wales. We know that this can be a stressful time for our customers, where the impact of extreme weather can cause damage in seconds. Our emergency response insurance teams are being deployed so we can help customers who have been impacted already to get back on their feet as soon as possible. We’re encouraging customers at risk of flooding to protect themselves in advance: 1. Know how to turn off your gas, water and electricity. 2. Get a waterproof bag and keep a kit of essential items in it. Things like some emergency money, your insurance documents and a torch.  3. Move your valuables and anything else you can up to higher levels in your home if possible. 4. If you’ve an insurance policy, put the provider’s claims line number in your mobile, so it's with you at all times. Sign up for free 24-hour flood warnings: https://lnkd.in/eETr2gm