By Elric Langton | 30 October 2023
Elric and Mike have a financial interest in Insig AI.
Insig AI, the data science and machine learning Company, has unfurled its latest product in the battle for transparency and accountability in corporate reporting – The Transparency and Disclosure Index (TDI). This groundbreaking initiative represents a formidable fortress erected by financial powerbrokers to thwart corporations attempting to evade scrutiny in the realms of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) reporting and monitoring. The average number of documents, from DEI updates to gender pay gap reports, has surged as companies react to calls from pressure groups, regulators and environmentally driven investors, often called “woke activists” that shout loudly and often. I prefer to call them empire builders with an insidious thirst for power.
For example, according to Freedom of Information requests submitted by the Taxpayers’ Alliance last October, NHS England employs 800 diversity and inclusion officers for £40 million a year, up from £7 million in 2014. What do they all do? Accuse each other of discrimination, for one thing. NHS England is currently embroiled in a tribunal claim from its own joint director of equality, diversity and inclusion. Empire building has its costs, and guess who pays for it. Rant over!