Race at Work Charter
Building a diverse and balanced workforce
At Coventry Building Society we’re committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce because we know it’s good for our people and it’s good for our members too.
Different people bring different ideas, skills and perspectives. We’re better equipped to put members first if we have a diverse workforce of talented people, representative of the communities we live and work in. We want everyone who works at Coventry Building Society to feel engaged, valued and respected.
Under the leadership of Rachel Macfarlane, Executive Sponsor for Diversity and Inclusion, Coventry Building Society has refreshed its approach to Diversity & Inclusion and launched some clear commitments to improve both gender and ethnic diversity in senior management. We have also placed a strong focus on inclusive behaviour, inclusive leadership and education, to make sure we create a workplace where everyone can succeed.
Race at Work Charter
As part of our ongoing commitment to build a diverse and balanced workforce, in 2021 Coventry Building Society signed the Race at Work Charter. The members we serve reflect the full diversity of Coventry and the wider UK, and so should Coventry Building Society.
The Race at Work Charter was created by Business in the Community. It includes seven calls to action to ensure that colleagues from ethnic minority backgrounds are represented at all levels of the organisation. Find out more about the commitments of the charter.
Since signing the charter:
- Our Executive Sponsor for diversity and inclusion has now also been appointed as Executive Sponsor for race equality as part of her role, to provide leadership and drive tangible action.
- We've enrolled 60 colleagues on our Ethnicity Career Development Programme.
- We've established Asian and Black colleague networks. Our Black colleague network won the ‘best employee resource group’ category at the 2024 Black Talent Awards.
- We've released our ethnicity pay gap alongside our gender pay gap since 2023.
Our diversity and inclusion agenda is broader than gender and race alone. As part of our shared goal to be an inclusive, inspiring workplace, we want everyone to feel Coventry Building Society is a place to belong, and somewhere they can succeed.
We recognise that everyone is different. We each have a unique identity that’s deeply complex and personal. But feeling included should be straightforward and simple, like everything else we do.
