Focus areas
- Pursue gender equity
- Foster inclusive behaviours and recruitment practices
Targets
- Create equitable and inclusive workplaces for our colleagues and customers
- 35% gender balance in leadership and management roles by 2027 and 50% by 2034
FY25 highlights
- Increased internal EDI data collection completion to 81% (2024: 67%)
- Extended diversity data collection to candidates, identifying and removing barriers in our hiring processes
- 110+ internal training hours on inclusive recruitment and the Equality Act
- Ran ‘Inclusive Culture Workshops’ (a further 360+ training hours) attended by 46% of colleagues to date
- Hosted in-person events and webinars for colleagues and customers on EDI in the workplace
- Launched our in-person external programme for women in tech
- Formed new ERGs for ‘Worker Protection’ and ‘Menopause’
FY26 next steps
- Launch ‘Disability Inclusion Programme', with specific focus on neurodiversity
- Continue to embed and evolve our ‘Gender Equity Programme’
- Deliver Phase 2 of our Inclusive Recruitment Training Programme
- Collaborate with our internal and external communities to proactively embed workplace sexual harassment prevention, aligned with the Worker Protection Act
- Continue supporting our EDI philanthropic partners, including awareness events for our networks
- Build an internal Inclusion & Belonging Hub
- Embed our EDI policies into our culture through deepening understanding
As a talent partner we can significantly contribute to eradicating discrimination and inequalities within both our own workplace and the workplaces of our clients.
Creating equitable, diverse and inclusive workforces will help to build a better world where everyone is valued for their contributions and treated with respect.
Annabel Honour | Head of EDI.
In addition to leading our internal strategy, our Head of EDI, Annabel Honour, provides consultancy and training for our customers on areas such as inclusive recruitment and inclusive workplace cultures. She is also a regular speaker at EDI forums and was recently appointed to the Board of the Equal Skies Charter.
"Being able to drive positive change, for our business and for our clients, feels like a very unique privilege. Embedding EDI into everything we do and impacting so many communities across STEM really is the way to build a better future for us all."
Inclusive workplaces
Gender
Ethnicity
Inclusive culture
LGBTQIA+
Social mobility
Disability
Young people in STEM
To promote active employee involvement in our EDI strategy and initiatives, we have Employee Resource Groups for Inclusion & Belonging, Worker Protection, Menopause and Women in Careers.
Creating positive impact amongst our colleagues & customers.
This year we have continued to host events and arrange initiatives covering a range of EDI topics and challenges. All had the common theme of creating positive impact and collaboration across the communities we support, be that colleagues, customers, charity partners or industry networks.
Matchtech & AFBE Diversity Data Roundtable
Held during National Inclusion week, attended by AFBE and our clients, with expert speakers on best practice diversity data collection.
Women in Tech
Three in-person events, as part of our 200+ ‘Limitless in Tech’ community, covering: inclusive leadership, ‘finding your voice’ and empowering female leaders.
North & South Regional Rail Events tackling inclusion
In-person events covering representation and workforce challenges, with speakers from Women in Rail and Young Rail Professionals.
Podcast on representation in STEM
As part of our ‘Driven Engineers’ podcast series, guest speaker, Maia Rowe-Sampson, explored the vital role of representation in STEM and practical steps towards greater inclusivity within the automotive industry.
Social Mobility Webinar with The Talent Tap
Online event for our client communities covering practical methods to embed social mobility within hiring processes.
Mock Interview campaign with The Talent Tap
Our colleagues and customers conducted mock interviews with students from socioeconomically underprivileged backgrounds.
Employability workshops with AFBE
Delivered to over 120 secondary school aged girls at their event to elevate the profile of careers in engineering.
Women in STEM Celebration Day
A day at the races celebrating women in STEM across our client and charity partner networks.
Women in Careers Network in-person festive event
Workshop for members of our ‘Limitless’ network on ‘The Power of You’.
Black History Month with AFBE
In-person lunch & learn attended by our colleagues on breaking down barriers to recruitment.
Celebrating Pride
In-office events over Pride month and hosting a stand at the UK Pride event in Portsmouth.
