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Get Involved

Interested in accelerating diversity and inclusion? Get involved and accelerate diversity and inclusion in the Investment and Savings industry. There are a number of ways to work with the Diversity Project and help create a cycle of positive change in the UK investment and savings industry.

Peer Network Group

A cross-industry diversity and inclusion forum where you can collaborate and benchmark in a supportive environment. Find out what your peers are doing and discover what works and what doesn’t. Engaged, inspired and informed, you can introduce and accelerate new diversity initiatives in your own organisation whilst avoiding the pitfalls.

Awareness Raising

Collectively, we work to increase understanding, enthusiasm and action on diversity issues through our topical events and powerful role model campaigns. Bringing everyone on board in a spirit of true collaboration, it is a great way to engage your people in a landmark movement for positive change in our industry.

Shared Learning and Best Practice

Improve performance and productivity with direct access to peer sharing, case studies, guides and more. Better still, it’s all specific to our industry – relevant, timely information that can inspire and ignite positive change. It also gives you the opportunity to share your own experiences and to play your part in creating a more diverse investment and savings sector.

Access to new initiatives

Gain valuable access to our Pathway Programme, The Investment Springboard, the Cross Company Returners Programme, #TalkAboutBlack, The Skills Workshop, LGBT Great’s Project 1000, City Hive’s Mentoring Scheme and many other programmes. Whether you’re ready to introduce profound diversity changes within your organisation or simply making tentative first steps, our new initiatives are a highly cost-effective way to get started.

Breadth of D, E & I dimensions

No matter where you are on your D, E & I journey, simply pick the topics that best align with your company strategy and your priorities. At the Diversity Project, we embrace 15 different D, E & I dimensions, so whatever you’re focused on, there’s sure to be someone who can help.

Regulatory Obligations

Supporting member firms to meet the standards expected by the regulators.

Types of D, E & I

Supported by asset and wealth managers, investment consultants, family offices, industry and professional bodies and other stakeholders.

Types of D, E & I

Gender
Social Mobility
LGBTQ+
Race & Ethnicity

Mental Health
Neurodiversity
#TalkAboutBlack
Disability
Menopause

Career Stages and Others

Early Careers
Returners
Military Veterans

SMART Working
Working Families
50 Plus

Member Quotes

"At Aberdeen we're committed to changing the landscape, the opportunities and the outcomes for all our colleagues. Being a member of, and working with the Diversity Project, unlocks access to data, knowledge and best practice ideas that have been invaluable in our journey so far. Being able to connect with peers across the industry and share experiences and lessons learned brings huge benefit to our people and our businesses."

Tracey Hahn, Chief People Officer, Aberdeen

"Allspring proudly joined the Diversity Project UK in 2022. As a firm, we believe deeply in the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion as by encompassing a broader range of ideas, experiences and skills we are better investors and stewards of our client's capital. The power of this membership is that we can connect across the savings industry to work collaboratively to improve both our current employee experience and the accessibility of our industry to a broader talent pool - here we are living one of our core values of #delivermoretogether. The Diversity Project has proven to be a highly valuable platform with its breadth of committee and work stream structures allowing us the opportunity to further engage in the inclusion dialogue at all seniority levels of our firm. We are driven by the desire to continuously improve and being a member of the Diversity Project UK helps us to learn and grow as an organisation."

Andy Sowerby, Head of International Client Group, Allspring

"The Diversity Project is helping guide the savings and investment industry to a 21st-century model of inclusivity, diversity and equity, where people can bring their authentic selves to work and feel valued, supported and motivated to contribute to business, their customers and society."

Paras Anand, Artemis, CIO, Artemis Funds

"The shared learning and collaboration that the Diversity Project embodies and facilities is incredibly powerful. We must unite as an Industry on all things Diversity and Inclusion to shift the dial forward. Ensuring we are doing the best we can for our clients as well as attract the best talent."

Lindsay Hudson, Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Aegon Asset Management

How to get involved

Join as a member firm

Become a member by declaring your firm’s support at
a business level. Want to get involved? Apply now and let us know how you can help to accelerate diversity and inclusion in the industry.

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Join as a Partner or a Supporter

Partners and Supporters are companies and organisations within the industry, who do not fall within our Member definition but share our goals and values and agree to amplify the work the Diversity Project does. Get involved and work to accelerate diversity and inclusion in the investment and savings industry.

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Join as an ambassador

Diversity Project Ambassadors are people with a savings and investment background who support the Project’s ambition to accelerate diversity and inclusion in our sector. They advocate inclusion and offer their time and expertise to support the Project’s activities. Please read about the role of an ambassador.

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