The Diversity and Inclusion toolkit

Actionable insights and guidance to help founders build diverse and inclusive companies

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Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace is about more than just policies, headcounts and ticking boxes. Companies which place Diversity & Inclusion at the heart of their organisation seek to understand and respect each team member’s unique needs, views and potential. They will actively work to create an environment that welcomes every employee at every step of their journey; helping them to thrive and to be their best self at work. In turn, these companies will earn deep trust, respect and commitment from their employees; improving business outcomes as well as boosting company morale.

Toolkit sections

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Why have we made a D&I toolkit?

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Who is the D&I toolkit for?

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What do we mean by Diversity and Inclusion?

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Where to start

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How to use this toolkit

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Toolkit checklist

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Getting started on HR and People

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Gathering Diversity data

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Gender and Ethnicity pay gaps

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Setting a D&I ambition and strategy

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Creating an Inclusive culture

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The Employee Lifecycle

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Inclusive policies and contracts

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Hiring for Diversity

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D&I training

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Inclusive language and behaviours

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HR & People case studies

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Establishing supplier diversity

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Creating an inclusive office environment

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Operations case studies

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Getting started on Funding

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The D&I case for investment

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How to set a D&I budget

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Where to start with measuring D&I investments

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Bias in product development

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Product case studies

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How to create Inclusivity within your sale and customer success teams

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Creating Diverse and Inclusive marketing strategies

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    What do I do next?

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    You can share all of this toolkit or certain sections with your team.

    Contact Tech Nation at the following address diversity@technation.io to tell us what you’re learning and if you have any questions or feedback you’d like to share – we always want to hear from you!

    Help us iterate the toolkit

    If you would like to share an update on any Diversity and Inclusion initiatives that have made a positive difference in your organisation we would love to hear from you. Please fill in our form to tell us the initiative you put in place, the reason behind it and the impact it had.

    We’ve partnered with the “All In” Commitment & Community pledge, championing diversity and inclusion in startups and scaleups. If you want to get involved, you can do so here.

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