Inspire North named in 2024 Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List

Inspire North has been ranked number 10 in the 2024/25 Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List (IT50) which was officially revealed at the Inclusive Awards on November 28, 2024. Compiled by Inclusive Companies, the IT50 acknowledges and ranks organisations which are most consistent throughout the whole of their organisation and encompass all types of diversity.

Now in its ninth year, the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List is the definitive cross-industry index harnessing both best practice and innovation with the goal of driving inclusion for all.  It comprises the 50 most inclusive companies in the UK as chosen by a dedicated panel of judges, based on each organisation’s performance across all strands of diversity – gender, disability, age, LGBTQ+, race, faith and religion. 

We want to ensure we have a culture where employees can and do report incidents of discrimination and microaggressions in order that we can ensure we are a truly inclusive employer. To this end, we have responded to the results of last year’s Anti-Racism survey and recent internal investigations where it was highlighted that not all incidents or concerns were raised and recorded. The importance of listening to employees cannot be over emphasised and we want to create a more open and honest reporting culture across our group.

To add given recent civil unrest and the racism, riots and acts violence seen across the UK we have ensured that all colleagues have opportunity to have safe space discussions, communicated strategies and ensured that everybody is supported ensuring that people’s wellbeing is paramount.

Ruth Kettle, CEO said we are delighted to be in the top 10 of the IT50 Employers List among such great organisations. We are absolutely committed to ensuring our culture embeds diversity and inclusion in everything we do and to be acknowledged in this way is brilliant.

“Each year we receive 100s of entries from organisations who submit a huge amount of evidence in respect of their inclusive practices, covering a wide range of areas and topics,” says Paul Sesay, Founder and CEO of Inclusive Companies. “The IT50 List recognises employers whose culture ensures diversity and inclusion are embedded into everything they practice with the judges looking for organisations which show consistent activity and evidence of sustainable change.”

The full 2024 IT50 List can be seen here