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Building a diverse and inclusive team is proven to drive increased employee engagement, creativity, innovation and profitability (and that’s just for starters).

Our mission

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion isn’t a tick box exercise, it requires an engaged commitment to drive change and live and breathe an all-inclusive environment. We believe there is a wealth of untapped talent out there. We’re playing our part to identify and engage that talent, and to help them find their way into enjoyable and meaningful careers.

How we go about it

As a B Corp, we are part of the movement that accelerates a global cultural shift to redefine success in business and to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy and workforce. We are committed to driving and championing diversity.

  • Each member of the ADLIB team is trained in the fundamentals of diversity and inclusion, focusing on what we’re best at: the recruitment process. We write all job ads following a formula that makes them truly inclusive and all applications are reviewed ensuring to minimize unconscious bias.
  • We partner with a number of organisations who deliver government funded Skills Bootcamps. We’ve put together guides on CV writing, Digital Profiles and Interview preparation and deliver Employability Workshops to the groups completing these bootcamps.
  • We offer our clients to opt into “anonymised CVs”, which means that all CVs that we send across are ‘anonymised’, hiding information such as name, ethnicity, gender, educational institution and any contents that can reveal the candidate’s identity. In this way, we hope to support clients to keep the entire recruitment process inclusive, helping to eliminate factors that could result in unconscious bias during the initial stages. However, unconscious bias can creep in during later stages, once the full details of a candidate are shared. Running internal unconscious bias awareness training as a part of this approach is recommended, to mitigate the impact.
  • We offer “extended long lists”, to practice positive action, we can include candidates from underrepresented backgrounds, that may not be an exact fit based on defined selection criteria, but that bring the potential to fulfil the objectives of the role a client is looking to fill.
  • We collaborate with industry partners, signposting our clients to additional support to understand the current state and approach to D&I.
  • We have a team of D&I Ambassadors at ADLIB, that connect with the community and build relationships with those that share our mission of building truly diverse teams. In this way, all jobs that we amplify through our networks will reach a truly diverse audience.

EDI Directory

Whilst the team is trained in the fundamentals of EDI and we have invested in our own EDI initiatives such as MotherBoard and HeyFlow, we are aware that there are many protected characteristics and intersectionality to consider when it comes to building truly inclusive teams. It’s important to work with true experts in these areas.

That’s why we’re compiling an EDI Directory, which businesses can reach out to directly. We’re happy to talk to you about any of these and introduce those you feel best fit your EDI objectives.

There are no referral fees, we’ll put you in touch directly.

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Aquaintz Consulting

Aquaintz Consulting is a forward-thinking inclusion consultancy. They believe in empowering organizations to drive meaningful change, redefining the way they operate, and fostering an environment that is inclusive and diverse from the top down.

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Aquaintz Consulting was founded by Grace Mosuro, a black woman, mother, and cancer thriver, who has personally experienced and overcome various challenges, offering a unique perspective on inclusivity and resilience in the workplace.

They understand that achieving truly inclusive organizational transformation and success requires a comprehensive approach. Their team of experts collaborates closely with organizations, diving into their unique challenges and opportunities. They offer tailored solutions that drive real change, ensuring that the fabric of the organization reflects a commitment to EDI principles.

They believe in inclusion not just from a moral standpoint and a way of promoting equity and belonging, but also because it’s good business.

Their special approach is grounded in lived experiences, providing solutions that are customized to reflect the unique needs of each organization and individual to achieve real impact.

Babbasa

Babbasa is a Bristol-based social enterprise, established in 2013 to address inequalities and produce a fairer city. They support young people from minority ethnic and low income backgrounds to pursue their ambition in education, employment and enterprise, and support employers to create more inclusive workplaces.

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Babbasa is always looking for businesses to support them through charity of the year arrangements, and professionals to volunteer with us as Equal Opportunity Ambassadors. They ask that all volunteers agree to undertake 3 of 7 possible challenges: Mentor a young person, support a learning experience, undertake a fundraiser, make a donation, introduce 5+ potential supporters, refer a young person(s) in need, provide pro bono consultancy/advice, equipment or venue space. If this sounds like something you could support with, please get in touch.

BCI Internship Programme

Two of the biggest challenges facing the creative industries right now are a long-term skills shortage and a lack of diversity in the sector.
The Bristol Creative Industries Internships Programme seeks to open the door to young people from underrepresented backgrounds and provide them with real opportunities to break into the creative industry.

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Bristol WORKS

WORKS is part of the Bristol Learning City Partnership and is building a unique collaboration between employers, learning providers, and local communities to develop a skilled local workforce.

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Care Leaver Covenant

The Covenant is a promise made by private, public or voluntary organisations to provide support for care leavers aged 16-25 to help them to live independently.

Climate Reframe

Climate Reframe is your guide to over 150 of the best black, brown, Asian, people of colour, and UK based Indigenous peoples from the Global South who are climate experts, campaigners and advocates living and working in the UK. Launched in 2019, the directory aims to help make it easier for the media and those working in the climate and environment movement to find climate experts from diverse backgrounds.

Diversily

We partnered with Diversily, running an internal Inclusion Ideathon, to have courageous conversations internally and to co-create solutions to increase workplace diversity & inclusion here, and also to enable our clients to do the same. Diversily are known for their highly rated workshops and strategy services that help organisations embed inclusion into their people, practices and products. They have also created some brilliant free resources, such as their visual frameworks for driving inclusive change and The Inclusive Innovation Playbook for creating more inclusive digital products and services.

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Diverse Workforce for the Future project by Engine Shed

They work with partners to help raise awareness of opportunities for young people and engage them with the workplace. We partnered with them, running a “careers in data” session together with UWE, bringing together school students, uni students and employers for presentations and hands-on workshops.

HeyFlow

Ending disadvantage for women in the workplace. Insight, learning and action for female* reproductive health inclusion in the workplace. Most women experience at least four reproductive health conditions that will directly impact or end their careers. They empower businesses to create change. * They actually mean people with internal reproductive health organs, it’s just not as catchy.

Inclusive Futures CIC

We are a nonprofit Community Interest Company driven by a vision of an inclusive society where all individuals can realise their desired future. To advance social mobility, we provide coaching and workshops, reinvesting profits from our organisational work to support underrepresented students.

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MotherBoard

MotherBoard is a Business Charter, Community, and Event Series driving tangible change for mums working in the tech industry. They are on a mission to transform the industry to be more inclusive of women & mothers by tackling stigmas and supporting employers who want to create real change. Become a MotherBoard Charter signatory.

Myrtos Consultancy

Myrtos believe that everyone should be given a fair chance to work, grow, and thrive, regardless of their past. Through workshops and educational initiatives, Esther challenges misconceptions surrounding individuals with criminal records, advocating for their employment opportunities.

Self Agency

Self Agency are a consultancy specialising in awareness, education and change around neurodiversity. To build an inclusive workplace or community, all neurotypes need to be accepted and supported. The neurodiversity model knows that valuing and nurturing brains that process things differently leads to a more inclusive, creative and productive environment.

Starting the conversations

Starting The Conversations facilitates discussions between colleagues and businesses about mental health awareness and LGBTQ+ topics. Danny does public speaking and workshops around Bristol and delivers virtual sessions nationally, sharing his personal stories and knowledge of both topics from a lived experience background.

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The Gap Programme

Grassroot Communities engages, challenges and inspires young people and others in their neighbourhoods to be the changes they want to see, improving the quality of life and creating real social and environmental change. ADLIB are proud to sponsor and mentor a young person from the 2022 cohort.

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TechSPARK

TechSPARK is a not for profit with a mission to strengthen the tech community across the South West. TechSPARK gets involved in various DEI activities across the region with their partners – and have put together the SHIFT Speaker Database to facilitate access to a range of diverse tech and digital public speakers in the South West, as well as offer support to those who are new to the sector and region.

Trans in the City

Elevating Trans and Non-Binary People in the Workplace.
They are the world’s largest organisation for trans and non-binary people in business. Established in 2017, a not-for-profit company since 2022, they’re led by trans and non-binary people and collaborate with over 300 global corporate partners to raise awareness, share contacts and best practice, provide role models and speakers and access to consultancy and training.

OurCity2030

The OurCity2030 initiative aims to support 2,030 young people from low income households, starting from inner city Bristol, to secure a median salary role by 2030. Its purpose is to lift individuals out of poverty, increase representation in the workplace and create a new generation of role models.

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Achieving this vision requires key city stakeholders to come together to break the cycle of inequality and deprivation. If you are a Bristol business, we urge you to join the OurCity2030 movement, and be part of the change to create a new generation of coders, creatives, activists, architects, engineers, entrepreneurs and social scientists who are truly diverse in race, faith, culture and class. Find out more, and register your interest at OurCity2030.com

Purple Goat Agency

Purple Goat is an international marketing agency like no other. They pride themselves on exceptional creative, content, and campaigns while also confidently representing and communicating a narrative in and around disability in everything they do.

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Women in Business Charter

The Women in Business Charter is a city-wide initiative, recognising and supporting the work of Bristol businesses to create workplaces that are gender equal.

Working Knowledge

They’ve turned outdated and uninspired marketing apprenticeship delivery on its head. Their team of trainers and coaches are expert marketers themselves who are passionate about creating a comprehensive programme that’s fit for the workplace – one that teaches apprentices strategies and techniques they can practice straight away.

ADLIB INITIATIVES

Accessible Design Resources

We’ve curated a comprehensive list of tools, guides, articles, books, blogs, and videos tailored for accessibility and inclusion specialists at every level.

Women In Design

‘Women In Design’ features, showcases and shares the experiences of women in the design industry.

Design For All
The purpose of the series ‘Design For All’ is to demonstrate the importance of inclusivity in design and share knowledge on how to create more inclusive and accessible design experiences.

Women In Science

Women In Science features, showcase and share the reality of being someone that identifies as a woman in science. We gather and showcase stories, career journeys, as well as advice and wisdom.

Mums In Tech

This content series highlights incredible working mums within tech & data, as well as individuals and businesses that are supportive and progressive within their approach to creating more inclusive tech & data teams for women.

Green Tech South West

Sponsored by ADLIB. Insight and thought provoking discussion on how technology can improve our physical environment and battle the massive, urgent issue of climate change.