Deloitte awarded Silver Diversity Mark for its commitment in the workplace

Belfast’s Deloitte has become only the third company in Northern Ireland to be awarded a Silver Diversity Mark by awarding body Diversity Mark NI.

Silver is currently the highest level available and to date only Allstate NI and Danske Bank have received the award.

In awarding the accolade to Deloitte, assessors commended the firm’s efforts to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace, with Deloitte’s Belfast Balance team recognised for their hard work and commitment to driving the respect and inclusion and wellbeing agendas.

Highlighting the hardwork and commitment of the team, Jackie Henry, Office Senior Partner at Deloitte in Belfast said the firm would ‘keep evolving as an employer and remain committed to improving the workplace and culture’.

She explained: “I am thrilled that Deloitte in Belfast has been awarded a Silver Diversity Mark by Diversity Mark NI as it validates the effort that so many people in the team have put in to ensure we are an employer that walks the walk on diversity and inclusion and doesn’t just talk about it to tick a box.

“We will work hard to make sure we keep evolving as an employer and remain committed to improving our workplace and culture even further so that every colleague continues to feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at Deloitte.”

Also extremely happy with the award and praising the teams’ dedication, Christine White, Head of Business from Diversity Mark NI continued: “We are delighted that Deloitte has been awarded the Silver Diversity Mark in recognition of their progress and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

“Our independent assessment panel commended Deloitte on a comprehensive submission and recognised that they are delivering on a wide-ranging inclusion agenda which is both meaningful and responsive to the need of their employees.

“We congratulate everyone at Deloitte on this achievement and look forward to working with them on their Diversity journey over the next number of years striving towards the Gold Diversity Mark!”

Diversity Mark applications are assessed by an independent panel of experts, who looked at a number of Deloitte’s diversity initiatives.

Among these were Deloitte’s ambitious UK wide targets for gender balance over the next 3-10 years, with an ultimate goal of 50-50 gender balance across all grades by 2030.

Deloitte’s Gender Balance Network in Belfast holds regular events to promote female role models locally and to help develop women in the firm.

The application also highlighted a commitment to meaningful interventions on ethnic diversity across the firm, including voluntarily reporting on the firm’s ethnicity pay gap, and renewing its employee life-cycle processes to remove any bias.

Deloitte also showcased the work of the Multicultural Network in Belfast, which tailors Deloitte’s UK wide initiatives to the local Northern Irish context.

It also noted Deloitte’s commitment to be the employer of choice for neurodiverse talent. Deloitte believes that individuals with neurodiverse conditions possess unique skills and abilities, and should be supported in order to be able to thrive in their careers. Deloitte’s Belfast recruitment team has put in place a number of actions to support neurodiverse candidates through the application process.

Diversity Mark NI was established in 2016 and has more than 70 signatory organisations from all business sectors across Northern Ireland.

All organisations registered with the Diversity Mark NI initially sign a Charter and then work towards achieving the Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation and earn higher recognitions based on their progress and inclusive diversity achievements.

For more information on Diversity Mark NI go to https://diversity-mark-ni.co.uk/

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