Insurance firm RSA Insurance has become a Stonewall Diversity Champion in order to take a further step in its drive to progress diversity, equity and inclusion.
As part of this commitment, RSA will be work with the charity to help increase empowerment for LGBTQ+ employees and continue to embed inclusivity in its culture so workers are supported to thrive. Staff will have access to specialist support, resources and workshops to help promote awareness, inclusion and cultural competency.
While also receiving access to research and benchmarking data that will allow it to better measure, track and generate actionable insight on empowerment among LGBTQ+ staff, RSA will be ranked in the Workplace Equality Index and join a network of more than 850 organisations.
The firm has also adopted mobile app Zoteria, which was developed by the Vodafone Foundation in partnership with Stonewall and Galop, and creates a place where staff can anonymously report a hate incident. It will follow this up with a project to add pronouns to the organisation’s email signatures.
Gemma Jackson, head of diversity, equity and inclusion at RSA Insurance, said: “A learning from Stonewall’s successful campaigning that held particular resonance for me is that the workplace can be a powerful influencer for societal change. The best employers understand why all staff should feel welcome, respected and represented at work. They know that inclusion drives better individual, business and organisational outcomes.
“Building resilient communities and helping society to prosper are fundamental to our role as a responsible business. At the core of our DEI strategy that extends into 2030 is the understanding that programmes that bring greater equity and safety for all staff to show up as themselves and thrive, benefit everyone. Empowered individuals help to build communities where everyone can achieve their full potential.”