Cardiff headquartered bank Hodge has been confirmed as the headline sponsor of this year鈥檚 Pride Cymru parade.
The Pride Cymru 2024 event takes place in Cardiff over two days from June 22-23 and is Wales鈥檚 biggest celebration of equality and diversity. It is expected that the event will host more than 50,000 people in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Dave Landen, chief executive of Hodge, said of the sponsorship: 鈥淗odge is committed to equality diversity and inclusion and so becoming the headline sponsor of the Pride Cymru 2024 parade is a perfect fit for us.
鈥淚n 2018 we established an equality, diversity and inclusion group made up of colleagues from across Hodge, who continually review our processes and practices, and works hard to ensure that we as a business are doing all we can to support our colleagues and community. Our colleague alliance also works hard to ensure best practice to support and reflect the diverse workforce we have here at Hodge.鈥
He added: 鈥淲e are all really excited for the weekend and there will be a large number of Hodge colleagues at the parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, wave the flag for diversity, and of course have a great time.鈥
Gian Molinu, chair of Pride Cymru, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted and grateful for the generous support of Hodge for our Pride Cymru parade this year.
鈥淗odge is a new sponsor for Pride Cymru, and we are thrilled to have them on board and hope that this is the beginning of us working together for many years to come.鈥
