Canon UK and Ireland has been ranked 42 in ‘The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List 2022/23’ compiled by Inclusive Companies.
The list acknowledges and ranks businesses which are most consistent throughout the of their organisations and encompass all types of diversity.
Debbie Brown, HR director at Canon UK & Ireland said: “At Canon we prioritise inclusivity and diversity, striving to achieve our philosophy of Kyosei – ‘living and working together for the common good’. The aim is to enable everyone to bring their whole selves to work, where they are enabled to thrive and contribute to achieving our business goals. We’re delighted to be recognised in The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List and hope to expand our inclusive efforts even further in the years to come.”
Founder and CEO of Inclusive Companies, Paul Sesay said: “The independent advisory panel of diversity and inclusion experts review and analyse each and every submission. They look at all areas of diversity, including age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ+ and religion. Those organisations that have participated submit a great wealth of evidence regarding their inclusive practices, covering a wide range of areas and topics, and it is from this that the experts determine the Top 50 Inclusive employers.”
He added: “The balance of submissions and those which made the Top 50 was in favour of the public sector organisations and I wonder if this is because of their workforce demographic? Equally, could it be the wide and diverse audience they serve? Or perhaps it is their public accountability? The truth is most likely to lie in a mix of all three.”
Sesay is calling for more submissions from FTSE100 businesses, private sector organisations and educational establishments. “They are in there, but wouldn’t it be great if they were pushing that balance back to a more equitable one with regards to the public sector?”
He ended: “The next goal of Inclusive Companies is to drive the embedding of diversity and inclusion in people’s day-to-day lives and their communities through their changed and improved work practices.”
