The latest news from EDI Accreditation.
Huge congratulations to CMF Ltd on starting their journey to become accrEDIted™.
We look forward to working with Despina Karagianni, Tim Wilford MCIOB and the team at CMF in the coming weeks to celebrate your EDI commitment and help guide your ongoing improvement.
If your organisation would like to find out more about the benefits of becoming accrEDIted™ visit our website https://accredited-uk.com/, or book a call with us today: https://calendly.com/accredited-uk
At a time where EDI accreditations are being called into question, what makes accrEDIted™ different?
Schemes like Disability Confident have been called into question recently, as organisations signed up, to the government’s Disability Confident scheme, have been found not to employ greater numbers of disabled people, or even to offer better accessibility to opportunities. So what is the point of displaying the badge?
At The EDI Mark C.I.C. we were determined accrEDIted™ would be different. It would be meaningful, it would be thorough and most importantly, it would create positive change for EVERYONE in the world of work.
accrEDIted™ is measured and awarded, based on our unique and comprehensive EDI Accreditation Framework©. Our framework of 120 measures considers the EDI performance of an organisation across 3 categories: People, Environment and Culture.
The EDI Accreditation Framework© was designed in collaboration with our Charity Partners to ensure it is intersectional and meets the needs of the communities they represent.
Guaranteeing every voice is heard and every perspective considered throughout the accreditation process.
We measure and analyse who is represented in the organisation and where, if pay and rewards are equitable, if employee policies, operations and procedures are fair and fit for purpose, removing barriers and providing equal opportunities for everyone to thrive.
Uniquely, and most importantly, every measure is also evidenced by understanding how your people actually FEEL!
Good policies do not automatically reflect the authentic culture of an organisation. Our accreditation is only awarded where data and policies align with the lived reality of the people working there.
Our Accreditation cannot simply be bought – it is only awarded to organisations who genuinely meet our exacting standards.
So if you are an organisation genuinely committed to improving Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for all your people, accrEDIted™ provides a meaningful measure you can trust. Why not start your journey today?
To find out more about becoming accrEDIted™, visit our website today.
accrEDIted™ are thrilled to be speaking at the Ethnicity Pay Gap Summit 2026.
The #EthnicityPayGap Campaign are members of the accrEDIted™ Community.
Founded by the brilliant Dianne Greyson the #EthnicityPayGap Campaign is not just supporting, but driving change, when it comes to eliminating the Ethnicity Pay Gap.
In the UK in 2018, the Ethnicity Pay Gap was estimated to be a staggering £3.2 billion (and is likely to have increased since then).
At accrEDIted™, we know equality in the workplace means equality of pay. So as part of the accreditation process, we analyse pay equity. For us, it’s always been a given, that a company who genuinely cares about EDI will make sure they are paying all their employees fairly and equally and is working to correct historic inequalities.
Whilst Gender Pay Gap reporting is mandatory in the UK, Ethnicity and Disability pay gaps can still be hidden and overlooked, with only 44% voluntarily reporting their Ethnicity Pay Gap in the past. So we love the work the #EthnicityPayGap Campaign is doing to drive change by making reporting and corrective action mandatory, and are delighted to be speaking at the 2026 Ethnicity Pay Gap Summit.
Or visit our website: https://accredited-uk.com/ to find out more or get in touch.
Our Community members know our accreditation is thorough.
As the brilliant Dianne Greyson said in this conversation, “we hold companies to account and make them do the work!”.
Because we evidence every measure (all 120 of them!) of our EDI Accreditation Framework© on policy and HR data AND employee experience, organisations can’t just tell us what they think we want to hear, to pass.
We measure authentic EDI commitment at every stage of your journey.
As part of the accreditation process, we also analyse pay equity. For us, it’s always been a given, that a company who genuinely cares about EDI will make sure they are paying all their employees fairly and equally – staggeringly that is not always the case!
In this series, spotlighting our fantastic Community members, you can learn about the #EthnicityPayGap Campaign from its Founder Dianne Greyson.
Whilst Gender Pay Gap reporting is mandatory in the UK, Ethnicity and Disability pay gaps can still be hidden and overlooked. So find out how you can support the #EthnicityPayGap campaign, and get ahead of the curve.
Our Community is a directory of Expert Resources available to anyone looking for specialist assistance: https://lnkd.in/eyaC8qkN
Advancing Your Potential, Aquaintz Consulting, Black Data Professional Network, Coach & Bloom, Developing Growth, Digital Execs Recruitment, Disability Rights UK, Ed Accura, Edge Of Difference, E-J HR Consulting
hashtag#EthnicityPayGap Campaign, Global Butterflies, Huddle, Inner Reach Coaching Ltd., Inspiring Reward,Jessica Agudelo, Kimel Foundation, Labyrinth Consultants Limited, Liz Ward Consulting, Male Allies UK, Mast People Support, Amanda McEvoy Training solutions, Mosaic Fusions Ltd, My Brighter Life, Noux Talent, Pregnahub from The Mindful Birth Group®, Purpose 9, Race Equality First, Roots Inspire, Runnymede Trust, Sleek HR Tammwe, The Faith & Belief Forum, The Land Collective, True North Leadership™, Trusted People HR, Truth – Building better businesses with Bcorp
Watch the conversation here: https://youtu.be/gGGGY93wk2Y
Or visit our website: https://accredited-uk.com/
We are delighted to announce that The Marketing Pod has become accrEDIted™!
The Marketing Pod are a full-service digital agency helping sustainable B2B business grow and succeed. They have already won six Great Place To Workawards. This accreditation shows their ongoing commitment to being a great place for ‘everyone’ to work.
Jodie Williams, Co-founder and Director at The Marketing Pod, said: “We’re super proud to have achieved ‘Invested’ from accrEDIted™ from EDI Accreditation Ltd. This achievement is a wonderful milestone, which underscores our belief that embedding EDI into our culture is absolutely essential for making sure all Podsters feel safe, valued and respected. It’s the right thing to do, and we’re excited to continue this journey together – learning, growing and constantly striving for a more inclusive Pod.”
Knowing how to measure and improve EDI performance has always been a complex challenge. accrEDIted™ was created to help organisations navigate these challenges and focus on continuous improvement, as well as celebrating and recognising their achievements.
If your organisation would like to become accrEDIted™, or to find out more about what’s involved, please get in touch at: https://accredited-uk.com/
Without exception, every organisation who has become accrEDIted™ is striving to improve and evolve even further.
They usually ask for our help – and we don’t like saying “no”!
Because we are completely impartial, we only provide accreditation. We feel it is important organisations own and drive the pace of their improvements, but we know it can be hard to do this without expert assistance.
Which is why we established our Community of experts who could say “yes”! To support those ongoing journeys of improvement.
There is no obligation to buy services from our Community, but we know they are great at what they do and share our mission to improve the world of work for everyone. Our directory of the Expert Resources is available to anyone looking for specialist assistance on our website: https://lnkd.in/eyaC8qkN (and no, we don’t make commission from our members either!!).
In this series, we will spotlight Community members and their services. Here you can learn about E-J HR Consulting and their founder E-J Williams, MCIPD
Advancing Your Potential, Aquaintz Consulting, Black Data Professional Network, Coach & Bloom, Developing Growth, Digital Execs Recruitment, Disability Rights UK, Ed Accura, Edge Of Difference, Equilibrium Mediation Consulting, hashtag#EthnicityPayGap Campaign, Global Butterflies, HuddleInner Reach Coaching Ltd., Inspiring Reward,Jessica Agudelo, Kimel Foundation, Labyrinth Consultants Limited, Liz Ward Consulting,Male Allies UK, Mast People Support, Amanda McEvoy Training solutions, Mosaic Fusions Ltd, My Brighter Life, Noux Talent, Pregnahub from The Mindful Birth Group®,Purpose 9, Race Equality First, Roots Inspire, Runnymede Trust, Sleek HR, Tammwe, The Faith & Belief Forum, The Land Collective, True North Leadership™, Truste
Watch the conversation here: https://youtu.be/sQzU0fZ6lWM
Or visit our website: https://accredited-uk.com/
We are delighted to welcome Multicultural UK to the accrEDIted™ Community.
Multicultural UK, founded by the brilliant Shazana Raja, is a creative communications and audience-insight agency helping organisations connect meaningfully with diverse communities. Through data-driven campaigns, inclusive storytelling, trusted community networks, inclusive recruitment support and inclusive marketing, we help brands and public bodies embed equity, representation and cultural authenticity into their communications, outreach, marketing and people strategies.
Our Community is a directory of amazing specialists, who see the need for our impartial accreditation, and can help with all sorts of EDI related issues and challenges that you might be encountering on your journey.
Check the Community out here or get in touch for more information.
We said it before – our impartiality makes us different!
We took the decision, when creating accrEDIted™ that we wanted to be completely impartial about the companies we accredit. And to do that, we wouldn’t offer other services, so there could never be a conflict of interest.
Without exception, every organisation who has become accrEDIted™ is striving to improve and evolve even further.
They usually ask for our help – and we don’t like saying “no”!
Which is why we established our Community of experts who could say “yes”! To support those ongoing journeys of improvement.
There is no obligation to buy services from our Community, but we know they are great at what they do and share our mission to improve the world of work for everyone. Our directory of the Expert Resources is available to anyone looking for specialist assistance on our website: https://lnkd.in/eyaC8qkN (and no, we don’t make commission from our members either!!).
In this series, we will spotlight Community members and their services, starting with Aquaintz Consulting 🩵 and their founder Grace Mosuro
Advancing Your Potential, Black Data Professional Network, Coach & Bloom, Developing Growth, Digital Execs Recruitment, Disability Rights UK, E-J HR Consulting, Ed Accura, Edge Of Difference, Equilibrium Mediation Consulting, hashtag#EthnicityPayGap Campaign Global Butterflies, Huddle ,Inner Reach Coaching Ltd..,Inspiring Rewardd,Jessica Agudeloo,Kimel Foundationn,Labyrinth Consultants Limitedd,Liz Wardd Consulting,Male Allies UKK,Mast People Supportt,Amanda McEvoyy Training solutions,Mosaic Fusions Ltdd,My Brighter Lifee,Noux Talentt, Pregnahub fromThe Mindful Birth Group®®,Purpose 99,Race Equality Firstt,Roots Inspiree,Runnymede Trustt, Sleek HR,Tammwee,The Faith & Belief Forumm,The Land Collectivee,True North Leadership™™, Trusted People HR,Truth – Building better businesses with Bcorp
Please forgive the technical issues with the captions and lack of pictures at the end of the chat!
Watch the conversation here: https://youtu.be/G6ijqQ4vKeI
Or visit our website: https://accredited-uk.com/
Our impartiality makes us different!
So, we took the decision, when creating accrEDIted™ that we wouldn’t offer other services, so there could be no doubt about our impartiality.
Without exception, every organisation who has become accrEDIted™ is striving to improve and evolve even further.
They usually ask for our help – and we don’t like saying “no”!
Which is why we established our Community of experts who could say “yes”! To support those ongoing journeys of improvement.
There is no obligation to buy services from our Community, but we know they are great at what they do and share our mission to improve the world of work for everyone. Our directory of the Expert Resources is available to anyone looking for specialist assistance on our website: https://lnkd.in/eyaC8qkN (and no, we don’t make commission off our members either!!).
In this series, we will spotlight our Community members and their services, starting with Cultural Nexus Ltd 💚
Watch the conversation here: https://youtu.be/QnKGrUYGbKA
Or visit our website: https://ediaccreditation.com/
For those who didn’t know, this week has been National Inclusion week, so it feels like the perfect time to showcase the brilliant inclusion work all our Charity Partners do.
Fourth in the series is Global Butterflies. We hear from CEO Rachel Reese 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 about the fantastic work they do – with anti-trans rhetoric everywhere you look right now, their work supporting grassroots trans charities and campaigns is so important.
We are proud to collaborate and support the amazing work our six Charity Partners do. A percentage of our profits is donated to our Partners, meaning every accreditation not only does great things for your workplace, but for the world too!
To find out more watch: https://youtube.com/shorts/X0rcaKOsPnE
Or visit our website: https://ediaccreditation.com/
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