Filipe founded and Chaired TCS Qolors, the LGBT+ and Ally network since 2017-21 in a time when homosexuality was criminalized in India. He developed the TCS LGBT UKI Development Program to retain/develop LGBT+ employees, and last year registered the lowest attrition rate. He co-developed a mandatory D&I training and influenced and reviewed the change of TCS same sex parental leave, extension on funding for employees in transition and IVF insurance package. He organized and invited more than 15 LGBT+ leaders from different companies to talk about LGBT+ and Allyship in the workplace. He initiated “Pride stories for kids” joining Parents and Kids on a learning exercise about differences, parenthood, and gender expression. And he co-founded the TATA UKI LGBT+ Council to share best practices across TATA Group of companies and celebrate awareness at Pride Virtual Events and bring their 700,000 employees together. He founded Transition Drivers an initiative to encourage 100,000 diverse energy leaders for immediate climate action.
