Tag: EiDA Shortlist

  • HSBC Balance Network

    HSBC’s Balance network launched in October 2010 and was set up to help drive HSBC’s diversity & inclusion aim to increase senior female representation. Balance’s vision is to support the recruitment, development, advancement and engagement of a gender-balanced workforce within HSBC. The network now has 2,073 members in the UK and over 23 branches worldwide. Balance is different. When defining and designing Balance and how it was intended to make a difference, it was strongly felt that traditional “women’s networks” were not necessarily the right approach to impact gender diversity, and that to make a difference, both men and women had to be included from the start. Balance’s pioneering approach set out to impact gender diversity, appealing to and including both men and women equally. This has had the effect of generating interest and support from key groups of stakeholders that are often disenfranchised with a traditional women’s network. The impact and rapid growth of this astonishing network deserves to be applauded.

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  • Asda

    Diversity and inclusion sits at the heart of Asda. They place great emphasis on creating a working environment that truly promotes this, not just because it is the right thing to do, but to make them representative of the customers they serve and local communities they work in. Exceptional evidence highlights why inclusion is important to their business, and diversity is seen as more than just a policy, but plays a central role in everything they do. As part of their commitment to addressing key issues, they have created dedicated Network Groups to focus on all protected characteristics. Asda recognise they still have a long way to go, but should be extremely proud of their ongoing development across all aspects of diversity. They have shown outstanding commitment to continue reviewing their diversity strategy; ensuring they are working towards a truly inclusive environment for all diverse segments in their employee make up, and continue to step change their programmes to be best in class for diversity policies.

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