Michael Hastings, Baron Hastings of Scarisbrick
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Michael John Hastings, Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE
is KPMG’s Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity. He was previously the BBC
’s first Head of Corporate Social Responsibility having been the BBC’s Head of Public Affairs. Michael is a non-executive Director of British Telecom (BT)(on the Board for Responsible and Sustainable Business) and a Trustee of the Vodafone
Group Foundation. He represents KPMG International on the Global Corporate Citizenship Committee of the World Economic Forum
and is a Board Director of the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI). In 2009 he became a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on Diversity and Talent, in 2010 served on the ‘Global Agenda Council on the Next Generation’ and in 2011 has been invited to become a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Role of Business 2011.
Michael is Chairman of [Millennium Promise] UK and a member of the global Millennium Promise Board. He also represents KPMG on BiTC's (Business in the Community
) International Leadership Board.
In 2010 he was a leading advisor to the Chatham House
enquiry into the Future Role of the UK in Foreign Affairs. Michael sits on the Council of the Overseas Development Institute
in the UK and the Centre for Global Development in the USA. In 2011 he became a Vice President of UNICEF.
In January 2003, Michael was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in recognition of his services to crime reduction, including 15 years as Chairman of Crime Concern and 21 as a Trustee. He served on the Commission for Racial Equality for nine years as a Commissioner. He is listed as one of the 100 most influential black people in Britain.
In 2005, Michael was awarded the honour of an independent peerage to the House of Lords by Her Majesty The Queen. In the same year he also received the UNICEF award from the then UK Chancellor for his ‘outstanding contribution to understanding and effecting solutions for Africa’s children’. Michael is President of ZANE - a development aid agency focussed on Zimbabwe
He is patron of the British branch of Child In Need India
(CINI UK).
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
is KPMG’s Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity. He was previously the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
’s first Head of Corporate Social Responsibility having been the BBC’s Head of Public Affairs. Michael is a non-executive Director of British Telecom (BT)(on the Board for Responsible and Sustainable Business) and a Trustee of the Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
Group Foundation. He represents KPMG International on the Global Corporate Citizenship Committee of the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
and is a Board Director of the Global Reporting Initiative
Global Reporting Initiative
The Global Reporting Initiative produces one of the world's most prevalent standards for sustainability reporting - also known as ecological footprint reporting, Environmental Social Governance reporting, Triple Bottom Line reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility reporting...
(GRI). In 2009 he became a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on Diversity and Talent, in 2010 served on the ‘Global Agenda Council on the Next Generation’ and in 2011 has been invited to become a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Role of Business 2011.
Michael is Chairman of [Millennium Promise] UK and a member of the global Millennium Promise Board. He also represents KPMG on BiTC's (Business in the Community
Business in the Community
Business in the Community is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the Prince's Charities of Charles, Prince of Wales....
) International Leadership Board.
In 2010 he was a leading advisor to the Chatham House
Chatham House
Chatham House, formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's leading...
enquiry into the Future Role of the UK in Foreign Affairs. Michael sits on the Council of the Overseas Development Institute
Overseas Development Institute
The Overseas Development Institute is one of the leading independent think tanks on international development and humanitarian issues. Based in London, its mission is "to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement...
in the UK and the Centre for Global Development in the USA. In 2011 he became a Vice President of UNICEF.
In January 2003, Michael was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in recognition of his services to crime reduction, including 15 years as Chairman of Crime Concern and 21 as a Trustee. He served on the Commission for Racial Equality for nine years as a Commissioner. He is listed as one of the 100 most influential black people in Britain.
In 2005, Michael was awarded the honour of an independent peerage to the House of Lords by Her Majesty The Queen. In the same year he also received the UNICEF award from the then UK Chancellor for his ‘outstanding contribution to understanding and effecting solutions for Africa’s children’. Michael is President of ZANE - a development aid agency focussed on Zimbabwe
He is patron of the British branch of Child In Need India
Child In Need Institute (CINI)
CINI, known internationally as Child In Need India and in India as the Child In Need Institute, is an international humanitarian organisation aimed at promoting "sustainable development in health, nutrition and education of child, adolescent and woman in need" in India...
(CINI UK).
Styles and honours
- Mr Michael Hastings (until 2002)
- Mr Michael Hastings CBE (2002–2005)
- The Rt. Hon. The Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE (2005–present)