PRACTICAL ACTIONS TO EMBED INCLUSION

Elevate is Business in the Community Ireland’s new pledge to support businesses to build more inclusive workplaces. The pledge, which must be signed by the CEO, asks companies to commit to profiling their diversity and take action to embed inclusion. Specifically, signatories must take at least one action to improve inclusion within their own workforce and publish this action and the expected outcome. SAMPLE ELEVATE PLEDGES

A&L Goodbody Increase the number of diverse candidates presenting for interviews.

AIB Conduct an employee D&I survey to gather demographic data on staff make-up, as well as their thoughts on AIB as an inclusive place to work.

Aviva Increasing disclosure of employee D&I data, enabling the company to better focus on D&I strategy and activity.

Bank of Ireland Establish a baseline to understand ethnic- and culturalminority representation across the group by the end of 2021.

The Central Bank Develop and implement a ‘gender identity and expression in the workplace’ policy, toolkit and supports. Publish and promote the new policy internally and externally.

Deloitte Launch an inclusion passport.

Dublin Bus Increase the number of female drivers in the organisation.

DHL Commit to the completion of the DHL Inclusive Leadership programme for all senior managers by the end of 2021.

Eir Publication of a gender pay gap report in 2022, publicising the efforts made to close the gap.

Energia Establish female networks across the group.

Gas Networks Ireland Development of a publicly available inclusion statement.

Irish Cement Enhance female representation in the graduate programme.

Janssen Roll out disability confidence training.

Maveric Contractors Create a work placement programme for people in Direct Provision.

Roadstone Partner with South Dublin Partnership to increase candidate pool for open roles.

RSA Commence an internship programme to support people with intellectual disabilities to access work placements.

SSE Ensure that all hiring managers complete an inclusive recruitment upskilling programme, to understand how to be consciously inclusive.

Tesco All employees will complete mandatory diversity and inclusion training.

Veolia Review job descriptions and current recruitment channels.

William Fry Partner with local DEIS schools and rural schools to introduce the world of law to TY students.