Our investment in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We're building a genuinely inclusive environment across the Group, growing everyone's knowledge and participation in DEI through training, education, events, and employee-led committees.

DEI commitment

Our leaders are held accountable for delivering the organisation's DEI vision, by setting standards, driving initiatives, and acting as role models, wherever in the world they're based. They're trained and equipped to have meaningful conversations about DEI with employees, candidates, and clients. We're committed to advancing an inclusive culture and building a better, more equitable working world for everyone we work with.

DEI vision

Our DEI vision statement is "To be recognised by our clients, candidates, and staff as a leader within Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through positive action in reducing bias. Our aim is to make a difference to the working world by supporting our clients, providing clear advice on DEI recruitment processes, and encouraging allyship across all our networks."

DEI mission

Our ongoing DEI mission is to build DEI principles into every part of our attraction, sourcing, and recruitment processes, as well as talent performance, advancement, and retention strategies, across the Group. We use competency-based interviews to assess candidates on qualities like hard work, motivation, competitiveness, and resilience, rather than background. Our job descriptions are reviewed and amended to eliminate gender bias, using tools like the Gender Decoder website. Candidates are introduced to why DEI matters during our internal interview process, and our Workshop and Interview Days (assessment centres) include a dedicated section on its importance, both inside Gravitas and beyond it.