Intentions

EDI activity is divided into the following key areas of SPP output:

• Events
  • Working alongside other industry bodies, stakeholders and smaller organisations doing valuable work (/with important representation) in the EDI arena.
  • Continue creation and sharing of recorded EDI resources, including storytelling.
  • Continued commitment to diversity in speaker panels for all events.

• Committees and Groups
  • Responding to industry consultations as appropriate.
  • Training on inclusive chairing.
  • Encourage member firms to consider EDI aspects of nominees.
  • Tap into the diverse pipeline for succession planning brought to the committees by early career observers.
  • Explore a role in industry EDI data improvement with TPR.
  • EDI Group and ambitions refreshed with the support of Council, rebadging EDI Group – E being Equity.

• Press / Profile
  • Regularly dedicate press columns to EDI matters.
  • Promoting the value of EDI in our industry (and countering complacency).
  • Review the Society’s Vision, Mission and Culture statements, to consider updates from an EDI perspective?

• Amplification
  • Amplifying / being a conduit for the good work of others / (external/ internal).
  • Widely publicising details of external EDI events organised by other industry bodies, as appropriate.