City University London will lead Equip, an initiative funded by Arts Council England that aims to promote diversity in the publishing industry. Equip will conduct research and host events on publishing careers and equality issues. It will also oversee the launch of the Publishing Equalities Charter, committing publishers to take two actions each year related to equality and diversity. Equip has joined City University London and will be led by Bobby Nayyar as Research Fellow and Mary Ann Kernan as Principal Investigator.