Member Benefits and Sign Up - Progress Together

Getting involved in Progress Together

For organisations that operate within the financial services space, becoming a member brings wide-reaching internal benefits while also raising your organisation’s visibility as a leading voice driving changes in diversity and inclusion across the industry.

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As a member:

Membership and support benefits

UK financial services organisations are able to join Progress Together and commit to boosting socio-economic diversity at the top of their individual business and across the industry as a whole.

Members will receive:

COMMUNITY:

Access to a community of peers – Senior leaders, D&I / HR professionals
A safe environment to share best practice
A calendar of workshops and speaker-based events where organisations can exchange ideas and support each other
Firm to firm mentoring with peers who are at a more advanced stage of the process

ADVOCACY:

Progress Together will provide the tools to enable both internal and external advocacy
Public recognition of the progress being made by your organisation
Recognition for organisations that are working together, helping each other and being transparent about their experiences.

INFORMATION:

Detailed guidance on how to overcome barriers and insights into best practice
Toolkits to enable employers to drive change
Assessment tools including tips on improving data survey response rates and what data to collect. Guidance on measuring change and adhering to GDPR regulations
Access to research and signposting

MEASUREMENT:

Initial assessment and annual report on progress

In return, Members must commit to the following actions:

DATA:

Commit to capture data on workforce socio-economic background (including progression and retention). Seek to improve the level of data captured each year
Submit anonymous workforce socio-economic background data to Progress Together’s data partner the Bridge Group, to allow for industry benchmarking
Complete a confidential annual assessment in order to measure progress

ADVOCACY:

Publicly advocate for improving socio-economic diversity at a senior level, representing the membership body and its aims by speaking at events about best practice/challenges/ benefits
Promote activity on company website
When far enough along in the journey share success stories, challenges faced and key learnings, that could in time become a case study (or similar) each year. This will be included in a toolkit showcasing best practice to new members.

COMMUNITY:

Support a fellow member who is at a less advanced stage in their journey to socio-economic diversity at senior levels. Share tips to overcoming barriers in a confidential setting.
Participate in workshops and share ideas for content and further development of the membership body.

ACCOUNTABLE LEADERSHIP:

One member of the senior executive team pledges to be an ‘active’ member of the body – including attending an annual 1:1 with the Progress Together Chair and attendance at an annual event on progress
Senior Executive level ‘sign off’ when it comes to membership