Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

Winner – Target Group

To emphasise the ‘inclusion’ element of Diversity and Inclusion, Target Group set out to launch a new strategy that encouraged individuals in the company to come together and discuss internal topics of diversity. Target Group’s ‘Working Group’, is a collective of people passionate about driving diversity and inclusion for everyone, as oppose to a traditional employee network that drives diversity for one topic. The new strategy has been very successful for the company and will continue to play a role in Target Group’s diversity and inclusion initiative.

Finalists:

Enbarr Foundation

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

SSCL

Target Group

Welsh Government

The judges were looking for evidence of:

• the challenges faced in the workplace, including under-representation of certain groupings, fairness and impartiality in relation to reward, flexibility, access to promotion and learning and development opportunities;

• creation of an inclusive culture through challenging inequalities, barriers and bias in the development and application of recruitment, selection, people management and reward activities;

• evidence of how you are breaking ground and overcoming challenges and resistance.

The judges said:

“We were all unanimous about who the winner should be in this category and we have been blown away by the simple and clear agenda of the Target Group to encourage a strong culture for diversity and inclusion in the workplace.”