Diversity and Inclusion Embracing and celebrating our diversity
We view diversity, inclusion and respect for all colleagues as critical to our future success.
Our culture in action A welcoming environment for everyone
We’re committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture – one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.
Striving for gender balance
We’re passionate about achieving a better gender balance in our organisation and in the financial industry as a whole. That’s why we’ve pledged to help make our industry one where women want to work by signing the Women in Finance Charter. This means we’re committed to have women occupy 30% of the top four levels of our senior roles by 2020, up from 28% today.
We want to work together to ensure that we have an industry where women feel included and can contribute their best. By building a more balanced workforce, especially at more senior levels, we believe the industry will be able to unlock innovation and manage risk better.
Find out moreOur employee resource groups Connecting employees
When we say we promote diversity and an inclusive culture, we mean it. That’s why we have more than 50 local employee resource groups. These networks connect and support colleagues, including those who are impacted by disability, have caregiver responsibilities, or are members or allies of the LGBT community.
LGBT & Allies Employee Network Groups
We strive for a safe, supportive and empowering environment for LGBT colleagues and clients. Treating people with dignity and respect, regardless of sexual orientation – ensuring everyone is comfortable bringing their whole selves to work – is the right thing to do, and good for business.
Disability Confident
We aim to be the employer of choice for banking professionals with disabilities. This means removing barriers and biases to attract the very best talent and also supporting colleagues with disabilities during their time working with us.
To support organisations identify best practice, we have launched our Disability Confident toolkit to provide practical guidance to advance towards disability inclusion
Our workplace Recognising you as an individual
Leave for new parents
Our parental leave supports our employees and their families around one of life's biggest moments – the time of childbirth or adoption. This includes maternity leave, parental leave for spouses or partners and adoption leave.
Welcoming all abilities
Our aim is to understand what people can do, rather than being influenced by perceptions of what they can’t. We strive to be truly inclusive of employees with disabilities, to put in place scalable systems and practices for their needs.
International Men's Day 2019
This International Men’s Day is about highlighting our male colleagues who are making a positive difference and challenging archaic attitudes
International Day of Persons with Disability 2019
This International Day of Persons with Disability, we want people to remember that there is no single definition of what it means to ‘contribute’
Awards & benchmarks
Award/Benchmark Name |
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2019 Working Mother & Avtar Best 100 Companies for Women in India | Avtar - The Power of Diversity |
Avtar - The Power of Diversity | |
2019 Working Mother & Avtar Best 100 Companies for Women in India | Avtar - The Power of Diversity |
The Great Place to Work | |
The Community Business LGBT+ Inclusion Index | |
Global Compact Network South Africa | |
Wealth Briefing European Awards | |
Outstanding LGBT+ Role Model | |
Great Place to Work | |
2019 HEROes Women Role Model | |
2019 HEROes Women Role Model | |
2019 HEROes Women Role Model | |
2019 HEROes Women Role Model | |
2019 HEROes Women Role Model | |
EQUILEAP | |
Bloomberg Gender Equality Index | |
Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmark | |
Financial Times 50 Middle East Women | |
Financial Times 50 Middle East Women | |
Human Rights Council Corporate Equality Index 2019 |
Insights Explore our inclusive world in action
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