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Discover how we’re transforming the UK financial services sector through socio-economic diversity.

Since our inception in 2022, our peer network has been pivotal in championing change, demonstrating significant strides toward equality and inclusion.

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Discover how we’re transforming the UK financial services sector through socio-economic diversity.

Since our inception in 2022, our peer network has been pivotal in championing change, demonstrating significant strides toward equality and inclusion.

Pathway to change

We want to empower our members to act as agents of change. We have a 5-point plan that will help accelerate progress towards our objective of reaching parity – where the top of the organisation mirrors the rest of the workforce.*

Leadership

Assigning clear accountability and responsibility

Data

Collecting and assessing employee socio-economic background data

Taking action

Introducing new approaches and monitoring which methods are effective

Setting goals

Implementing internally set targets, accounting for parameters (eg sub-sector)

Publish

Presenting and publishing data and sharing which activities worked

*We have taken our 5-point plan from the Taskforce’s Breaking the Class Barrier report (named the “Five-Point Pathway”), which largely mirrors our approach.

The journey

The journey

Our impact

  • 364,000 employees represented across our membership

  • 900+ attendees across all initiatives and events

  • 84% of members agreed that regulators should compel employers should report data in the socio-economic background of their employees

Read some member case studies in the full report

Our members

  • 66% international presence

  • 55% national presence

  • 36% headquartered outside London

Find out about the subsectors of our membership by downloading the full report

Priorities for 2024-2025

  • Launch the accelerated Progress Programme, a pilot where middle managers rotate across member firms

  • Tracking year-on-year progress of our members and sharing that through the network

  • Launch VOICE, a blueprint to make financial services more inclusive

Read about our upcoming projects with Nationwide, HSBC, EY and the Financial Reporting Council

Join us and help us shape a more inclusive future.

Join us and help us shape a more inclusive future.