Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Here's how we're taking action.

Building the Foundation:

• Formed local and international Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Councils with representatives from across the company.
• Developed ongoing audit of the full recruitment life cycle.
• Provide free, real-time market salary data to the public through our Compare My Salary Tool.
• Produced annual Salary Guide with salaries for more than 190 roles related to marketing, design, and technology.
• Expanded equality data collection, monitoring, and reporting in line with UK Government and EU guidelines.

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Attracting and Recruiting Talent:

• Expanding diversified talent networks and pipelines.
• Offering unbiased anonymised resumes.
• Creating gender-neutral job descriptions.
• Created a guide for our recruiters to post inclusive job ads.
• Reinforcing interview best practices.
• Ensuring pay parity and equity for all employees.
• Developed guides for hiring managers to take action on diversity, equity and inclusion in their workplaces.
• Implemented traditional place names on all our digital assets including our job ads.

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Empowering and Developing Employees:

• Invested in our employees' growth through training programs on allyship, inclusiveness, mitigating bias, and ethics.
• Developed company-wide education materials, training, and discussions around underrepresented groups, racial injustice, and its historical significance.
• Hosted speakers series as well as book and film clubs centered on inclusion and belonging, sparking insightful conversations among colleagues.
• Developed company-wide education materials, training, and discussions around underrepresented groups, racial injustice, and its historical significance.
• Give each Aquent employee five ‘Make It Matter' days per year to choose a charity of their choice to volunteer their time to help others.

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Fostering a Culture of Belonging:

• Formed Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), peer groups, and clubs open to all employees.
• Launched company-wide Allyship ERG to build allies, support, and community for all employees.
• Shared talent art that celebrated inclusion and belonging across our social media platforms company-wide.

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Community Engagement and Impact:

• Raised more than $210,000 in contributions to social justice organisations.
• Awarded $135,000 in Designing for Good grants to help bring creative ideas to life for nonprofits.
• Created policy offering employees time off to vote in local, state, and federal elections.
• Hosted LinkedIn Live events focused on inclusive design and pay equity.
• Developed a guide for leaders on how to approach culturally sensitive topics
• Developed free training organisations on how to ensure that digital assets are digitally accessible.
• Sharing talent art from creators of colour or that celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion across our social media platforms.
• Ensuring that the events we run and participate in include diverse speakers and are accessible to everyone.

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Outreach and Partnerships:

• Corporate Plus member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), achieved by 1% of certified Minority-Owned Businesses
• Collaborating with The Diversity Partnership on internal training and content including A Best Practice Guide on Improving Diversity in the Workplace
• Proud supporters of Aleto Foundation, Crisis, Mind, Friends of the Earth, NHS Charities Together, and Scope