Our 2030 social ambition is to enhance our inclusive and diverse culture and workforce. This ambition is based around further developing our focus on diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB) by establishing an externally recognised global DEIB programme, while continuing to support locally-developed initiatives.
As a global company consisting of over 90 different nationalities and over 30 languages, DEIB is a key priority for SoftwareOne. Our DEIB strategy guides our efforts and measures our impacts with global KPIs. We provide our employees and stakeholders with a culture that welcomes everyone into a safe and inclusive environment which empowers more creativity and innovation, leading to the best possible client focus and experience.
SoftwareOne definitions of DEIB
- Diversity: embracing people with different backgrounds, identities, experiences, and talents that make up our workforce, while emphasising intersectionality and historically marginalized communities.
- Equity: Providing equal access to opportunities and remuneration for all team members regardless of origin.
- Inclusion: Assuring that all employees feel safe and involved at work and that everyone is heard, supported, and appreciated for their unique perspectives.
- Belonging: All team members should have the experience of being seen, recognised, and valued by their leaders and peers and perform at their highest level.
Our DEIB strategy represents our commitment to accomplishing our 2030 ambition of recognising SoftwareOne as a diverse employer. Our DEIB strategy is to attract new diverse talent and retain our existing talent. Our main focus areas for the next three years are Gender, LGBTQ+, Ethnicity and Neurodiversity.
DEIB survey
It has been challenging to estimate the diversity profiles at SoftwareOne based on the existing limited data available to us. We have insight into the gender and age profiles of our workforce, but it lacks detail on other focus areas. In 2023 we are undertaking a cultural assessment and cultural audit to improve our database on DEIB topics and obtain a DEIB snapshot of SoftwareOne respectively. Not only will this allow us to collect demographic data but also understand employee perception of organisational inclusion and their sense of belonging. This will serve as a baseline for our DEIB strategy for the coming years.