Diversity Works for London
Diversity Works for London
Read what businesses are saying about the new Gold Standard Diversity Tool:
"Overall I think the Diversity Works for London Gold standard is very good, it's what everyone wants to see simple, clear and actionable. The business case descriptor is one of the best I've seen in terms of offering real clarity."
Caroline Waters, BT - Director, People Networks BT Group
“I really am both personally and professionally excited about the new benchmarking tool. I am often asked to meet organisations that are about to embark on the D&I journey and are quite overwhelmed. It’s so useful to be able to refer them to your site and suggest that they use the benchmark to start developing their strategy. I think the benchmark for larger organisations is long overdue. I am looking forward to formally completing it and being able to track our progress.”
Fleur Bothwick, Ernst and Young - Diversity & Inclusiveness Director
"Having worked with DWfL for a number of years I am confident that the new Gold Standard is both responsive to the needs of London's business and a value adding proposition. The easy to use traffic light scoring very quickly tells a business leader the key priority areas to focus their attention on. I encourage all businesses to use the toolkit to fully harness and leverage the business benefits of London's diversity."
Sir David Bell, Pearson plc - Director for People
"The Diversity Works for London Gold Standard Toolkit is an excellent way of assessing your company’s performance on indicators you may never have considered before. Businesses today need to keep their competitive edge. For some, having a diverse workforce is an end in itself as a measure of good practice. For others it’s a means to an end in that by being able to prove they embrace diversity they are more likely to win new business. Whatever the motivation may be, applying for and hopefully reaching the Gold Standard that the LDA has launched will both empower disadvantaged communities as well as your business."
Iqbal Wahhab, Chair of the DWP’s Ethnic Minority Advisory Group and entrepreneur
"Extending our commitment to Diversity in the supply chain is a key component of the business' diversity agenda and our supplier diversity event was the first step in that process. The DWfL diversity tool enabled suppliers to highlight their individual diversity issues and help design their own Diversity Action Plans for the future. The tool has greatly supported our supply chain.”
Lindsey Turnbull, Siemens Traffic Control - Business Improvement and Diversity Manager
"At Thames Water we recognise that we need to attract and retain staff from a more diverse range of communities and minority groups, in order to ensure we are able to deliver our long-term business objectives. The DWfL team has informed the development of our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policies through their online tools and masterclasses.
We expect to continue working with the DWfL team and to use the Gold Standard Diversity Tool for Large Companies to help us further develop our policies and processes"
Kathryn Riley, Thames Water - Human Resources Director
“At Wates we are very excited and supportive of the development of the Gold Standard which is well researched and comprehensive – a thoroughly professional approach. It is also a very challenging standard which forces companies to honestly assess their diversity and inclusion activities. Wates is committed as a company to achieving the highest possible standards in our diversity and inclusion practices and views the Gold Standard as an extremely helpful tool in critically assessing our success.”
Julia Tyson, Wates Group Ltd - Group HR Director
