Pearl Initiative & ImInclusive: Inclusive by Design — Embedding Disability Inclusion in the Workplace

The Pearl Initiative convened over 350 Gulf-region participants in a high-level governance webinar positioning disability inclusion as a board-level ESG priority, not a CSR afterthought — with PwC Middle East and ADNOC speakers emphasising that inclusion must be embedded in leadership accountability structures, measurable targets, and governance frameworks. For mid-market CEOs in SEA and the Gulf, this is a live signal that board composition diversity — in its broadest sense — is now part of stakeholder and investor governance scrutiny, and that boards without structured inclusion policies face rising reputational and regulatory exposure.