Our vision is for every employee to feel valued, empowered and accepted for who they are. Inclusion is not about viewing everyone as the same but respecting everyone is different. We believe in the effectiveness of engaged and empowered employees, where everyone, whatever their background, gender, ethnicity or sexuality, has the opportunity to reach their full potential and contribute to the success of our business.
In early 2021 we re-launched our executive-led Fairness, Awareness, Inclusion and Respect (FAIR) committee, empowered to drive meaningful change across our organisation. Its representatives reflect the diversity within our business, considering seniority, age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability. The committee holds the company to account and challenges it to ensure FIR is improved across all areas.
We have also expanded our employee networks to help deliver our FAIR aims. Our Network of Women (NOW) provides a platform to facilitate collaboration, discuss challenges and support female colleagues in fulfilling their career goals.
Our newly launched our LGBT+ Network, like the NOW, is open to everyone. The committee aims to offer peer-to-peer support across the business through a network of LGBT+ champions; create training material to educate the broader business on LGBT+ issues; foster relationships with supporting organisations; and help the FAIR committee positively change business culture.
