Client success stories & insightful articles from our expert consultants.

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Intuition or Inclusion? The Role of Gut Instinct in Inclusive Hiring

If you wouldn’t want to make a risky decision in another area of the business, and you wouldn’t buy something without the evidence that it did what you wanted it to do, why should your hiring decisions be any different?

Trusting your gut is powerful, but don’t let it overshadow the importance of evidence in your recruitment.

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Keep Calm and Carry On: Taking a Measured Approach to What We Know So Far About the Supreme Court Ruling

A clarification to one small part of the law has quickly ballooned in many places into a justification for bigotry and transphobia under the guise of legal compliance.

Explore how your organisation can maintain an inclusive culture that empowers your people, whilst advocating for dignity and respect for everyone, regardless of their gender.

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Creating a neuroinclusive workplace beyond Autism Awareness Month

A neuroinclusive workplace is one that has the systems in place to support its neurodivergent individuals through its policies, processes, training and beyond.

This article outlines five key areas of focus that will support everyone better, not just your neurodivergent people!

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Five signs inclusion is taking a backseat for leaders in your organisation 

When inclusion is not at the forefront of your leadership strategy, your organisational culture and employee engagement can suffer the consequences.

We’ve outlined our five telltale signs that you could be heading in the wrong direction, and the proactive steps to take to reaffirm the importance of an inclusive workplace, ensuring that every team member feels valued and heard.  

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The cost of underrepresentation & what you can do to change it

As a result of the cultural and structural impact of racism, Black voices and representation have been diminished, cut out and disempowered, leading to history missing the incredible contribution, impact and effects of Black people worldwide.

This article investigates the cost to workplaces and society as a whole, and what we can do to counter it.

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What you permit, you promote: does your organisation’s culture enable sexual harassment?

In October, changing legislation means employers will have an increased duty of care towards employees to better prevent sexual harassment. In a society where women in particular already face sexual harassment online, on the streets and even in their own homes, it’s vital that the workplace is not another addition to that list.

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The key to significant DEI results? Consistency!

From June's Virtual Diversity Forum, this was the number one takeaway when thinking about an Inclusive Hiring process. Our fantastic guests Faye Kennedy, Mark Lomas, Chartered FCIPD and Pauline Miller (Chartered, FCIPD) shared their insights on what has truly been important for embedding Inclusive Hiring as a sustainable practice in their organisations.

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What is rainbow washing?

During national campaigns that celebrate LGBTQ+ inclusion or campaign for equality within society, we often see organisations swapping to a rainbow-coloured version of their logo and rolling out positive campaigns.

When these marketing practices don’t reflect your values or commercial practices, you risk alienating the very communities you claim to support.

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Case Studies

Clear Assured and Chaucer Group

“Clear Assured set a very high bar and to be recognised with Gold status shows our hard work is bearing fruit. It’s given us confidence that our initiatives really are making a difference.” - Richard Milner, CEO

Leading reinsurance group, Chaucer, attained Clear Assured Gold accreditation in 2024.