Diversity Works for London

Diversity Works for London helps businesses to harness the benefits of a diverse workforce and supplier base.   It helps to position businesses to address the equality and diversity criteria in public and private sector procurement processes.

Diversity Works for London takes a holistic approach across all six strands (age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion and belief and sexual orientation) and to deliver expert guidance, research and tools to engage with London's business community to enable them to implement diversity in the workplace.

The Gold Standard Diversity System

The Gold Standard Diversity System provides free and a market leading system that allows businesses to assess their performance relative to their size.

There are a number of tools that businesses can use, either independently or together that can support and direct the diversity journey.

The Gold Standards - a comprehensive set of exemplary equality and diversity (E&D) practices addressing all aspects of business performance including workforce, workplace, marketplace and suppliers.

The Gold Standard Diversity Toolkit - online self-assessment tool, also provides guidance and advice.

Going for Gold business support - for companies who make public pledge, additional advice and support is provided to determine, monitor and implement their action plans

Gold Standard Diversity Accreditation - to validate attainment of top Gold level, and provide public recognition.

Businesses may find by using the Gold Standard Diversity System that they are better equipped to address and implement diversity across the workforce, workplace, marketplace and increasingly across the supply chain.

Background

Diversity Works for London (DWfL) is the Mayor of London's campaign to engage organisations in harnessing the benefits of a diverse workforce and supplier base, providing all Londoners with a chance to share in the city's opportunities and prosperity.

The London Development Agency (LDA) is working with the Mayor to lead the campaign.

Diversity Works for London's objective are:

• To champion and promote the business case for diversity
• To engage meaningfully and work in partnership with business and other key stakeholders
• To enable London's businesses to reflect diversity in their workforces.

Diversity Works for London supports business to diversify not only their people but also their supply chain, and enables companies to put diversity at the heart of business philosophy.

Visit the Diversity Works for London website, which provides practical solutions to help you implement diversity in your workplace.