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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.

Our ‘how to’ toolkit has everything you need to develop your organisation into a thriving, attractive and inclusive business covering:

Find out more information on how businesses can improve people’s lives

For a thriving economy we need a healthy workforce, and 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].

Coventry demographics

Welcome to Coventry

As a Coventry business, did you know:

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.

How do I get involved?

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].

If your business would like to take steps to create fairer and inclusive working practices, you can demonstrate this by taking practical action on as many of the activities from the list below:

Best practice

Does your business go the extra mile to support your employees and local community? If your business does then please get in touch with us to share your businesses best practice stories here on this page.

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