Coventry City Council believes in the importance of the principles of Diversity and Inclusion underpinning everything we do. We view diversity as a strength to be harnessed and aim to create an inclusive workplace culture that respects and values difference.
We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and good relations as a community leader, a provider and commissioner of services. As an employer, we aim to promote equality of opportunity to enable all employees to develop and maximise their true and full potential.
We recognise that individuals still experience discrimination and inequality in our society and therefore as an employer we take a proactive approach to identifying and redressing this within the workplace.
Since 2020, we have partnered with the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI). As a member of ENEI, we complete Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluations (TIDE), providing a benchmark of our D&I performance in areas like leadership and accountability, employment practices, recruitment and selection, procurement and communication and engagement. TIDE assessments have been instrumental in developing our current Workforce D&I strategy and measuring our progress.
In 2022, we advanced to the Embed stage of the TIDE roadmap and received a Silver Standard award for our progress. We are proud of this achievement but know there is still work to do. We continue to partner with ENEI as we create the next iteration of our D&I strategy and work towards building a more inclusive workplace for all.