Woolworths is introducing low-sensory shopping across its stores in Australia, catering to customers with sensory processing challenges. The support for this initiative indicates a wider demand for businesses to implement accessible options for less-abled shoppers.

IBM has made a commitment to neurodiversity by hiring 10 employees with autism for its Client Innovation Centre in Ballarat. As the autistic community often struggle with traditional job interviews, companies can offer support as well as welcome a diverse workforce on board.

Gen Z may be the most diverse generation yet, but minority groups in the UK and US continue to face discrimination – so developing effective ways to include disadvantaged groups is more pressing than ever. Canvas8 spoke to June Sarpong, author of Diversify, to uncover the benefits of inclusivity.

As AI works its way into more parts of everyday life, the biases they exhibit are coming under closer scrutiny. Canvas8 spoke to Robert Elliott Smith, an AI expert and senior research fellow at UCL, to find out how developing diverse artificial intelligence can help businesses and society alike.