What is Businesses committed to a fairer Coventry?
We are a network of organisations in Coventry focussing on developing the city into a great place for all to work and live, with a vibrant inclusive economy. Join us.
Our ‘how to’ toolkit has everything you need to develop your organisation into a thriving, attractive and inclusive business covering:
- Recruitment and retention [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry-recruitment-retention]: reduce staff turnover costs and find strategies to keep your best talent.
- Skills and training [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry-skills-training]: upskill your workforce for enhanced productivity.
- Efficiency and cost reduction [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry-business-support-energy-efficiencies]: discover ways to cut energy costs and optimize resources.
- Supporting your community [http://www.coventry.gov.uk/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry-social-value]: learn how your business can positively impact the local area.
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry/committed-fairer-coventry-benefits-equality-diversity-inclusivity] (EDI): foster a more diverse and inclusive workplace for a better working environment.
Join the network
Join our network of businesses who are committed to embedding fair and inclusive working practices contributing to making Coventry a great place to work and live. Read more information on the role of businesses in reducing health inequalities [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/businesses-committed-fairer-coventry/committed-fairer-coventry/3].
How do I get involved?
To join the network, businesses would need demonstrate at least one thing which shows a commitment to embedding fair and inclusive working practices.
These include:
- Offering apprenticeships
- Support all employees learning and development ensuring your workforce has the skills to meet its future needs.
- Becoming a Real Living Wage Employer
- Becoming a Living Hours Employer
- Using the social model of disability in your organisation, embedding inclusive recruitment and reasonable adjustments for employees
- Becoming part of the network of Coventry Migrant Friendly Employers
- Supporting your workforce’s engagement by creating inclusive employee networks.
- Offering an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) to employees in recovery.
- Opening your businesses rest rooms and toilets to customers
- Promoting opportunities for green travel and green exercise
- Embedding social value, supporting local communities
- Becoming a breast-feeding place
Realise the benefits other businesses are seeing.
We would like to see real life stories. Show you are a business who is taking steps to better practice and display the logo for potential employees and the community to see.
Contact us if your business can demonstrate this commitment and join the network of businesses committed to a fairer Coventry.
Find out more information on how businesses can improve peopleâs lives
Good and fair employment plays a key part in health. Good quality jobs enable people to have a fair income and can benefit your business by improving productivity. Good and fair work is vital for people’s health and wellbeing.
Legal and General's partnership with the Institute of Health Equity underscores the role businesses play in reducing UK health disparities. [https://group.legalandgeneral.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/legal-general-establishes-partnership-with-sir-michael-marmot-to-address-uk-health-inequality#:~:text=The%20Partnership%20represents%20a%20significant,age%2C%20and%20to%20health%20equity.]
Read The Business of Health Equity: The Marmot Review for Industry. [https://group.legalandgeneral.com/media/f5ikkdco/marmot-review_opt.pdf]
Business is good for health. Watch the animation of George and Sumita's life stories [https://group.legalandgeneral.com/en/newsroom/multimedia/how-businesses-can-shape-health]
Good quality work is important for our health. Find out more information from The Health Foundation [https://www.health.org.uk/infographic/how-is-work-good-for-our-health]
Information hub
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) [https://coventrycc-my.sharepoint.com/personal/cvlis103_coventry_gov_uk/Documents/BCTAFC/Webpages/Chartered%20Institute%20of%20Personnel%20and%20Development]
- Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) [https://coventrycc-my.sharepoint.com/personal/cvlis103_coventry_gov_uk/Documents/BCTAFC/Webpages/Advisory,%20Conciliation%20and%20Arbitration%20Service%20(Acas)]
- Data from the Coronavirus and the impact on UK households and businesses: 2021 [https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/articles/coronavirusandtheimpactonukhouseholdsandbusinesses/2021#overview]demonstrates the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on households and businesses. The report contains information on the impact on households and businesses.
- The Lens: UK Responsible Business Podcast [https://www.bitc.org.uk/the-uk-business-podcast-the-lens/]
- Business and innovation are at the forefront of economic growth in Coventry. The history and industrial heritage are world-renowned and support organisations, the two universities and businesses continue to possess an enviable international reputation for quality, creativity, and flair. See more information and a list of publications and sector profiles [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/invest-coventry/business-publications-newsletter-social-media] that try and capture the city of Coventry and its surrounding regions' progress in terms of innovation, research and development, and investment.
Coventry demographics
As a Coventry business, did you know:
- Coventry remainsâ¯among the best performing locationsâ¯in the country as a leading destinationâ¯for foreignâ¯directâ¯investment.
- Coventry has the highest entrepreneurial growth rate of any city in the UK, with construction, real estate, e-commerce, and freight transport by road among the most popular sectors.
- Coventry is leading the way in advanced manufacturing and engineering; energy and low carbon initiatives; the development of connected autonomous vehicles; as well as creative industries including digital media and games development.
- Coventry is proud to be a Marmot City. Find out more information about Coventry being a Marmot City. [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/marmot-monitoring-tool]
- The Marmot review for industry ‘The Business of Health Equity’ [https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/the-business-of-health-equity-the-marmot-review-for-industry/read-report.pdf] (2022) sets out the important role that businesses play in the health and wellbeing of their employees.
- Read more information on Coventry’s economy and employment statistics [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/facts-coventry/economy-business].
Coventry’s population and demographics
Coventry’s population and demographics can support your businesses to understand the local area, customer profile, and future skills, supporting economic growth.
- Census data in 2021 tells us that 345,300 people live in Coventry, of these:
- 50.1% are women.
- 49.9% are men.
- 19.8% are aged below 16 years.
- 44.7% of the population identifying as being part of an ethnic minority group (all ethnic groups apart from White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British)
- 29.6% of residents are recorded as having ‘no religion’.
- 16.6% are disabled.
- We are a growing and diverse city, with just under half of our school-aged population from an ethnic minority background in 2021.
- Coventry population has median age of 35 years and 40% of Coventry working aged residents have a higher-level qualification (NVQ4 or above).
- Coventry has a higher proportion of young people in education, training, and employment.
- Coventry is a growing and diverse city, with just under half of its school-aged population from an ethnic minority background in 2021.
- Coventry’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/facts-coventry/joint-strategic-needs-assessment-jsna] has more information on the city’s demographics and communities.