Correla joins as a sponsor for National Inclusion Week 2023

4. Why has Correla chosen to sponsor National Inclusion Week 2023?

Correla is delighted to be sponsoring National Inclusion Week! We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can indeed be themselves and fulfil their potential, so it is a very important date in our calendar. We’ve benefited from participating in the last two years thanks to Inclusive Employer’s excellent campaigns, and we wanted to contribute more in 2023 and take it to the next level.

5. How do you use National Inclusion Week as a platform in your organisation?

Whilst we acknowledge that Inclusion and Diversity isn’t just something we focus on for one week of the year, the week gives us all a dedicated platform to amplify awareness, champion change and celebrate differences.

We run a programme of activities in National Inclusion Week to bring our people together to talk openly and share their ideas, thoughts and experiences. These include interactive webinars, sharing colleagues’ #MyWholeSelfStories, holding “Let’s Talk About…” sessions and inviting colleagues to contribute to our Commitment Board. The week is about us listening, engaging and shining a light on our people.

6. Do you have any advice for other employers on how to get involved with NIW this year?

There are so many ways to get involved with National Inclusion Week no matter where anyone is on their I&D journey. Here are Correla’s top tips:

1. First, secure the date in diaries within your business so people are aware when it is happening and can protect time in their schedules to be involved.
2. Get in touch with a consultant from Inclusive Employers to book in-house training, and request all the information about the theme and what’s available to you during that week.
3. Communicate with colleagues, leaders, and Employee Resource Groups within your organisation to help promote and maximise engagement.
4. The week is about your people, so think about the easiest ways for them to be able to be involved. For example, Correla operates a flexible workplace and hybrid working so including online events boosted participation for us as more people were able to attend than if we had hosted everything at our central office.
5. You can learn so much during the week so before the date arrives, we always think about what we would like to achieve from it. For us this is all about participation and engagement, increase of awareness and how this new awareness will make a difference.

National Inclusion Week is a fantastic opportunity for employers to unite people, raise awareness and share stories of success, and we recommend signing up early!

A huge thank you to Correla for joining us as a sponsor for National Inclusion Week 2023 and for sharing their experience here.

If you still need to be signed up for NIW 2023, you can find out more and register today!