Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We are committed to developing an increasingly diverse, inclusive and supportive culture where everyone can be themselves, feel valued, thrive and belong.

Our Firm strategy focuses on creating an inclusive and equitable work environment that enables diversity of thought to drive commercial outcomes for our clients, and where everyone is encouraged and supported to bring their authentic selves to work.

This commitment is driven from the top and is supported by a dedicated DEI team, a cohort of DEI Champions and DEI Partners across the Firm, and active employee-led DEI Networks which focus on specific strands of DEI.

Our key areas of focus are:

• Gender
• Race, ethnicity, belief & religion
• LGBTQ+
• Social mobility
• Disability & neurodiversity
• Mental health & wellbeing
• Working parents & carers

These areas of focus reflect our employee-led DEI Networks, which act as representative voices across the Firm. Through regular gatherings and consultation, they help inform our approach, provide mutual support, and create opportunities for colleagues to come together to raise awareness, learn from one another and celebrate diversity. Through this collaborative approach, we also aim to ensure our strategy reflects intersectionality wherever possible.

For each area of focus, we have developed an Action Plan informed by best practice and shaped by the experiences and insights of representative groups across the Firm. Each plan sets out the progress we have made to date, our future goals, and the practical steps we are taking to achieve them.

These Action Plans have been brought together to form our DEI Strategy, which focuses on how we engage and equip our people, embed DEI into our policies and processes, and evaluate our progress through data. This is further supported by our DEI Policy and Responsible Business People goals.