ED&I
We create positive change by promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) in every
action – through raising awareness, encouraging open conversations, and helping clients develop
programmes and pathways that drive inclusive employment.
66% of our employees are female
8.3/10 Peakon diversity and inclusion score
50/50 gender parity in leadership by 2030
Client ED&I services
Broader perspectives, experiences, and skillsets create better business results. We
help clients build diverse workforces through progressive ED&I strategies, inclusive hiring practices,
and open access to untapped talent pools.
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Colleague-led inclusion
Our people are pivotal to our ED&I programme. Four colleague-led Inclusion Forums – covering Disability
and Mental Health, Ethnicity, Gender, and LGBTQ+ – bring our strategy to life day to day, from leading
book clubs to implementing allyship networks.
They also ensure we actively support the Adecco Group’s five global ED&I pillars:
Structural Inclusion
Inclusive Leaders
Conscious Inclusion
Accountability
Wellbeing
Targeted training for our sales teams, recruiters and managers. Our FastStart
and Accelerate programmes guide you through your first weeks with mentoring, online courses and
face-to-face support.
Ensuring diverse thinking is respected, managed, heard, and applied.
Driving an inclusive culture through our mindsets, behaviours, and
decision-making.
Data-driven decision-making and measurement, embedding ED&I into organisational
initiatives.
Placing value on wellbeing and providing services and support appropriate for
the wellbeing needs of our colleagues.
Structural Inclusion
Targeted training for our sales teams, recruiters and managers. Our
FastStart and Accelerate programmes guide you through your first weeks with mentoring,
online courses and face-to-face support.
Inclusive Leaders
Ensuring diverse thinking is respected, managed, heard, and applied.
Conscious Inclusion
Driving an inclusive culture through our mindsets, behaviours, and
decision-making.
Accountability
Data-driven decision-making and measurement, embedding ED&I into
organisational initiatives.
Wellbeing
Placing value on wellbeing and providing services and support appropriate
for the wellbeing needs of our colleagues.
Weekly Inclusion Brunches
Every Wednesday, colleagues catch up online to explore key ED&I themes. Our Inclusion
Brunches are safe spaces to learn, listen, and share lived experiences – touching on far-reaching
topics, including hidden disabilities, baby loss, sexuality, neurodiversity, and more.
ED&I events
Our packed ED&I calendar connects colleagues and sparks important conversations. From
Pride, Eid, and Black History Month activities to Food for Thought sessions on burnout and stress
awareness, we celebrate our differences and spotlight the issues that matter.
Menopause in the workplace
Back in 2021, we were one of only 10% of employers with a Menopause Policy. Since then,
we’ve trained over 100 clients to write their own policies, hosted industry webinars, and delivered
menopause training for managers on client sites. We also proudly employ the UK government’s first
Menopause Champion.
Global partnerships
The Adecco Group’s global ED&I partnerships include Paradigm for Parity, the International Labour
Organisation’s Global Business
and Disability Network, the Valuable 500, the European Network Against Racism’sEqual@Work
Platform, and the Tent Partnership for
Refugees. The Adecco Group is also a signatory to the United Nations LGBTI Standards of Conduct.