Diversity and Inclusion

 

Diversity and inclusion is part of our overall culture – it’s a core part of who we are as a business.  We are committed to ensuring this important aspect of our culture is embedded in our processes and practices at every level of the business. We believe diversity in decision-making is a key factor in how we will deliver our strategic objectives for the Society and our members.

 

Diversification Statement

We believe that our Society and the members we serve benefit from as rich a talent pool as possible and diversity in all its forms ensures that we make the best decisions to ensure the financial security of our members in times of need.

Key Initiatives

We’re supporting the Women in Finance Charter – learn more

We continue to believe that the Society and the members we serve benefit from a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflect society as a whole. In particular we consider such diversity results in better decision making and therefore overall business benefit.

When we signed up to the Charter in October 2018 we had 33% female representation in senior management roles. By 31st July 2022 female representation in senior management roles was 40%.

We are proud of having maintained such representation and continue to implement our action plan that focuses on realising greater diversity, particularly amongst under-represented groups, through effective recruitment, retention, succession planning, underpinned by strong internal and external communication.

The Accountable Executive for this initiative is:

Simon Owens, Chief Executive Officer