What is National Inclusion Week®?
Founded by Inclusive Employers in 2013, National Inclusion Week® (NIW) is an yearly event dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to build inclusive workplaces. What began as a small initiative for our Members—with less than 100 participants—has grown significantly. In 2024, there was over 10,000 individuals taking part, showing the increasing importance of inclusion in today’s workplaces.
National Inclusion Week® offers an opportunity to spark conversations and inspire thinking about inclusion across your organisation. It serves as a platform for discussion, generating ideas, or launching new initiatives. Many organisations use the week to showcase their ongoing inclusion efforts or as a springboard for new projects.
Each year, we introduce a theme accompanied by a toolkit and events designed to help shape and enrich your internal celebrations.
In 2025, National Inclusion Week® will take place from 15th–21st September.
You can now register to hear about important updates such as when we open up registrations:
You can still get the free 2024 toolkit, for a limited time only
There is still time to sign-up for this year’s National Inclusion Week® to receive the free inclusion toolkit. Support your inclusion journey by instantly accessing quality inclusion resources to inspire, inform and make an impact that matters.
The toolkit contains:
- Inclusion champion 20-question assessment
- Business case for inclusion guide
- Embedding inclusion and implementing change guide
- 6 Steps to be an inclusive colleague infographic – printable as a poster!
- And more!
Join one of our inclusion and diversity webinars
Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Key Considerations and Best Practice
Member Community Event – 4 December 2024
Member Community Event – 7 January
Member Community Event – 8 January
Engage – Setting the scene for Inclusion
Prepare for 2025: Free EDI Insights Webinar
Human Sustainability: The Intersection of Inclusion, Growth, and a Sustainable Legacy
Equip – Making your policies work for you
About Inclusive Employers
Established in 2011, Inclusive Employers are experts on workplace inclusion. We are the first and leading membership organisation for employers who are committed to prioritising inclusion and creating truly inclusive workplaces. In inclusive workplaces all employees are valued and contribute towards the success of their organisation.
We launched National Inclusion Week® in 2013 to give organisations the opportunity to celebrate inclusion and place focus on their inclusion and diversity agendas.
Join for free
Anyone can join National Inclusion Week® for free and access our starter kit containing:
- The business case for inclusion guide
- Inclusion champion self-assessment
- Editable press release and details about the theme
- NIW Logos and branding
- Printable assets such as bunting and posters
You are also welcome to register to our free events!
Upgrade to a full supporter
Benefit from an enhanced range of support materials to help you plan and deliver an engaging, successful National Inclusion Week®.
The full toolkit gives you access to our premium content:
- The ‘Impact Matters’ guide that details how to make the most impact as an inclusive employer with a step-by-step guide on making an impact plan and how to make the most out of National Inclusion Week®
- The National Inclusion Week® 2024 quiz that can be utilised organisation wide by allowing everyone to participate in inclusion with eye-opening stats and pop-culture references as questions
- On-demand webinar, Inclusion Voices: through lived experience and storytelling webinar with complementary worksheet that can be used by teams and individuals alike
- An exclusive supporter logo to demonstrate your commitment to inclusion
If you are an Inclusive Employers member please log in to gain full access for free.