We are dedicated to providing access to opportunities and resources for all employees, while working to achieve the commitments embedded in a global diversity and belonging strategy. One of the ways we are doing this is through five affinity groups that offer grass-roots engagement, education, and support for our people: Access and Neurodiversity, Age, Ethnicity and Heritage, Gender, and Pride. While our affinity groups represent specific ways in which we want to bolster our diversity, we also recognize that there are issues, such as faith and well-being, that cut across all these groups.
Access & Neurodiversity
Our mission is to educate our people on both the challenges faced, and the opportunities available for those who identify as disabled or neurodivergent. We will encourage the business to embrace the benefits that come from engaging with the world in a different way.
Age
Our mission is to promote well-being, irrespective of an employee's age and to oppose ageism. A person's knowledge increases with age and young people with strong skills and talent should not be held back because of their age.
Ethnicity & Heritage
Our mission is to promote a culture in which racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity is embraced and we work to increase representation and retention of people from racial and ethnic minority groups at all levels of our company, particularly in leadership.
Gender
Our mission is to create an equitable work environment for all our people: an environment in which, no matter their identity, each Arcadian has the same access to opportunities and is enabled to grow and achieve their full potential.
Pride
Our mission is to help create a culture where LGBTQIA+ people are supported to stand out rather than to blend in, by creating a culture of empathy and respect so everyone experiences a safe and equitable environment.