inclusion & social value
Inclusion isn’t built through awareness activity alone. It depends on leadership, accountability, day to day behaviours and the systems that shape how people experience work. We help organisations strengthen inclusion and belonging at work, while advancing DEIB priorities and creating wider social value through clearer action, stronger leadership and more measurable impact.
THE PROBLEM
Good intentions do not always create meaningful change
Too often, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts stay surface level: awareness sessions, campaigns or policy changes that create activity without shifting behaviour or improving day to day experience.
When inclusion is not backed by leadership accountability, practical change and clearer measures of progress, organisations lose trust, miss out on talent and innovation, and struggle to create meaningful impact for their people and the communities around them.
the solution
Our approach combines leadership, strategy and behavioural change to help organisations move from isolated DEIB initiatives to more inclusive systems, stronger belonging and clearer social impact.
We assess where your organisation is today, surfacing the practical barriers affecting inclusion, belonging and wider social value. That may include leadership capability, employee experience, psychological safety, talent practices, communication or gaps between intention and lived reality.
We help you turn inclusion and social value from broad ambition into clear priorities, practical actions and shared expectations. That includes identifying where change matters most, what leaders need to do differently and how progress should show up in the day to day experience of work.
We support you to reinforce inclusive practices through leadership, management, people processes and measurement, so inclusion is felt more consistently in everyday experience and social value is easier to evidence over time.
Whether you want to understand where inclusion is breaking down, align leaders around a clearer DEIB agenda or strengthen the positive impact your organisation has on people and communities, we tailor our support to build practical, measurable progress.
Gain a data-driven perspective of your organisation’s current inclusion and social value landscape, including how DEIB is experienced across leadership, teams and everyday systems.
Build understanding and practical inclusive behaviours in everyday work.
Create a clear, practical DEIB roadmap and case for change with priorities and accountability.
A focused workshop to help you get clear on the challenge, uncover what is getting in the way of performance, and decide where to act first.
Strengthen the link between inclusive practice and innovation performance.
Ensure your websites, apps and online content are usable by people with physical, sensory or cognitive impairments.
Challenge misconceptions and build confidence creating inclusive environments for people with disabilities.
Improve fairness, consistency and access to talent through better recruitment design.
RESULTS
We’ve helped organisations move beyond awareness and intent to create more inclusive and diverse workplaces, stronger leadership accountability and clearer social value outcomes.
A fast-growth pensions firm needed stronger DEIB foundations. We helped set ambitions, upskill leaders and redesign processes – improving inclusion & employee experience.
A Fortune 100 division needed a unified culture for strategy and DEIB across five continents. We helped leadership co-design and commit to clear cultural tenets in an immersive workshop.
BIE needed to clarify its DEIB commitments to lead more confidently internally and with clients. We helped align leaders and equip teams with confidence and language to act.
Our Team
Meet our team of Inclusion specialists
DIRECTOR
Jo
Ex-head of HR for Goldman Sachs, speaker, and author on the topics of high-performance leadership, culture and employee experience.
consultant
Natalie
A senior people leader and employment lawyer with board-level experience, specialising in culture change and HR transformation.
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Paul
With two decades’ experience and a background in BP’s global social investment, Paul helps organisations unlock performance through people.
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Nena
An experienced DEIB consultant and researcher who helps organisations through programme design, coaching, and inclusive recruitment.
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Joshua
A DEI and HR expert, skilled facilitator and mediator with 20+ years’ experience aiding companies in creating cultures of inclusion.
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David
ILM-accredited coach and mindfulness practitioner helping leaders design culture solutions to create human-focused workplaces.
Let’s talk about your DEIB challenges and what’s next
You’ll be speaking with Jo Geraghty, our founder and culture expert. She’ll personally guide you through your next steps
Frequently asked questions
Many D&I initiatives stall because they are treated as standalone exercises or compliance-driven programmes. True inclusion requires structural alignment with your business strategy, leadership accountability, and systemic change embedded into organisational culture. We help clients move beyond compliance to create authentic cultures of belonging, which includes meeting regulatory expectations and employment law standards, but more importantly, it means designing inclusive systems that attract and retain diverse talent, reduce risk, and deliver tangible business value. We take organisations beyond activity to outcome – embedding DEIB into the very fabric of the company.
Begin with insight. We often start with bespoke DEIB assessments, listening sessions, and cultural diagnostics to understand gaps, strengths and areas of misalignment. From there, we co-create a roadmap tailored to your business, capability and culture maturity level – turning good intent into lasting change.
A well-designed DEIB strategy goes beyond awareness training- it addresses structural inequalities, strengthens psychological safety, and embeds inclusive behaviours at every level. This proactive approach reduces the risk of harassment, bullying, and toxic workplace culture while improving retention, engagement and innovation.
Inclusion must be owned and role-modelled by the top team. Our inclusive leadership development programmes work with leaders to build inclusive capability, challenge blind spots, and ensure DEIB goals are integrated into strategic planning, decision-making and governance. When Executives model inclusive behaviour, challenge bias, and hold managers accountable, they send a clear signal that toxic workplace culture will not be tolerated. This not only builds credibility and enhances the employer brand signalling cultural maturity, but it also drives sustainable leadership accountability, helping businesses outperform their competitors on customer trust and loyalty.
The Inclusion Index is a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment tool that measures how inclusive your organisation truly is across behaviours, processes, psychological safety, leadership and more. It reveals gaps and highlights strengths in your DEIB efforts, providing data-driven insights into psychological safety and employee sentiment.
Unlike generic engagement tools, the Inclusion Index offers a diagnostic deep dive into cultural inclusion and team dynamics, highlighting whether DEIB is truly embedded or simply aspirational. It provides practical, strategic recommendations for improvement.
Inclusion drives tangible business outcomes. Organisations that leverage tools like the Inclusion Index see measurable gains in employee engagement, innovation and retention – while mitigating compliance risk and enhancing brand reputation. Furthermore, the Index gives executive leaders a clear, data-informed view of how inclusive their organisation really is, supporting leadership alignment and board-level conversations on DEIB strategy, governance and risk.
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