1. Having in place a named individual within our organisation as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer. This person will be sufficiently senior to make change happen and to be accountable for our progress.
2. Having in place a written Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy for our organisation and making everybody in the organisation aware of it.
3. Promoting openness and transparency so as to demonstrate merit-based equal opportunities in our recruitment and career progression processes.
4. Acknowledging the effects of unconscious bias and introducing measures to tackle it.
5. Monitoring and reporting internally on our progress using measures and at intervals that are appropriate to our size and nature.
6. Sharing our experience within the IP Inclusive community to help build an effective network for equality, diversity and inclusion across the IP sector.
Find out more information here.
The IP Inclusive Senior Leaders’ Pledge was introduced in July 2021 and exists to help senior professionals provide visible and active leadership on improving D&I in their organisations.
Find out how it works and who has signed the pledge here.
