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Includability is about connections! And we proud to connect our incredible Verification Partners for our Mental Health Star, The Workplace Mental Health Charter with our brilliant Includability Committed Employers, WGC.WGC have gone above and beyond The Charter’s expectations recently, by not only committing to train new Mental Health First Aiders and Mental Health Champions, but also reach out to The Charter to help develop an entirely new mental health strategy for their Company

Enter the Get Your Sh*t Together Community, a transformative initiative founded by our remarkable Includability Ambassador, Katie Maycock, designed to provide individuals with the tools and support they need to navigate the challenges of stress and burnout.

Our Includability Ambassador and Charity Partner, Alice Hendy, founder & CEO of Ripple Suicide Prevention Charity has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours List, a testament to her outstanding commitment and service to the community.

International Women's Day celebrates the amazing work that female engineers do around the world for top organisations such as the European Space agency (ESA).

The state of the climate crisis has made sustainability a must for organisations. Read this blog, by our partners, Planet Mark to learn how your organisation can embed sustainability to strengthen its commercial resilience and brand position and improve operational effectiveness.

In an inspiring move, DRUM Studios, an accessibility-focussed digital media and marketing firm, and Includability Committed Employer, is extending the intersection of giving and corporate social responsibility.

Our Partnerships Manager, Danny Welsh, had a fantastic visit to our Includability Committed Employer Orean | B Corp ™, the award-winning private label and B Corp Certified cosmetic manufacturer.

Our CEO, Dave Holby-Wolinski BCA FRSA, had a fantastic day visiting the iQ Student Accommodation offices in London, and he didn't go empty-handed!

The UN COP28 summit concluded later than scheduled with the first global agreement to move away from fossil fuels.

Includability has become Planet Mark certified for the second year in a row after achieving carbon reduction of 6.2% per employee compared to 2022.

Whether you need workplace training, wellbeing support, social, financial or community support, Includability is here for you and your employees

Our outstanding Includability Committed Employers, Ella's Kitchen, recently hosted a remarkable event with our excellent Ambassador, Amy Polly, the Mindfulness Rebel, as part of their ongoing initiative to empower a happy and healthy team.

Over the past year, our incredible Includability Ambassador, Fiona Lock has been transforming her business to have greater impact with her clients.

In the spirit of National Inclusion Week, we are proud to highlight our partnership with Recite Me, a dynamic organisation that shares our passion for accessibility and inclusion.

At Includability, we work with so many businesses across 5 different pillars of mental wellbeing that we put together this handy list to help you find the right type of support for your business.

TalentMapper could be the ideal business solution for your company if you are facing internal mobility problems, increasing employee dissatisfaction and higher turnover.

A very well done to our Includability Committed Employers, The Gym Group, for becoming the first UK gym chain to achieve carbon neutral status. The Gym Group is a purpose-led organisation committed to break down barriers to fitness for everyone. Sustainability is massively important to this ambition because they care about members living healthier and more rewarding lives within the natural balance of the planet.

Well done to three of our Includability Ambassadors Roxanne McCarthy and Daniel Wilsher who were baton bearers for the BatonOfHopeUK in early July.BatonOfHopeUK is an outstanding cause in which Danny and Roxy have deep connection with.

Our outstanding Official Partner Planet Mark has launched a Carbon Policy Tracker, to give industry-specific updates on sustainable policy developments.

There are many facets to sustainability and impact when seeking specific services to benefit the planet and your community. If you’re investing in a sustainability and impact strategy for your company, you want to make sure that what you’re doing is producing meaningful results.

A massive congratulations to three of our Includability Committed Employers who made the Escape 100 2023 list for purpose-led organisations.

Support charity Parkinson’s UK has awarded a new physical activity grant to Neuro Heroes, an online physical activity provider helping people with neurological conditions improve their wellbeing.

Our incredible Official Partner at Sign Solutions have put together a handy BSL-Interpreted video guide to help the deaf community access the government's Access to Work scheme.

Get ready to dive into a world of wellness with the incredible new features brought to you by our visionary VPs of Workplace Mental Health Charter (MHC).

This guide covers some of the most common pain points businesses looking to improve their sustainable governance strategy face and introduces you to consulting organisations that can provide comprehensive and lasting solutions.

Our astounding Ambassador Victoria Hardy recently released a new book, "MY MENOPAUSE, MY JOURNAL, MY RULES," hailed is a testament to her unwavering commitment to challenging taboos and helping others find their fierce.

The pillars of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) can be hard to navigate for any business. Lucky for you, Includability partners with incredible organisations that can help your company fulfil its D+I needs. When investing in a EDI strategy for your organisation, you want to make sure that what you’re doing is going to produce meaningful results.

Our wonderful Includability Ambassador Tate Smith has launched his own consultancy service after years of joining Equality Leaders on a freelance basis.

At Includability, we understand that unconscious bias can play a significant role in the recruitment process, often leading to less diverse and inclusive workforces. To tackle this issue, our team over at our sister agency, DiSRUPT Recruitment, have developed a training and technology process to reduce unconscious bias during interviews for clients.

Tony’s Chocolonely, team Includability Official chocolatier, has introduced a “golden share” governance structure to prevent shareholders from weakening its sustainability commitments in future.

Includability has been certified as a B Corp for 2023 with a score of 143.2. B Corp is a global certification enterprise whereby non-profit, B Lab, verifies that they are meeting the highest environmental and social responsibility standards, not only through their product or service, but across all aspects of internal and external practices.

Plymouth will soon see the opening of a new bar opening on 29 April under the stewardship of award-winning Hip Hop Artist and Includability Ambassador, Toby Gorniak MBE.

Ella’s Kitchen have been making full use of their Includability Committed Employer and Official partner status as they make new connections within our community to improve their business.

Can't make it to our amazing Live ESG then get ready to kick-start your day with a dose of inspiration, knowledge, and fun as we bring you our Monthly ESG as a podcast on Spotify and as a Catch Up on our YouTube channel.

Our wonderful Includability Ambassador, Daniel Wilsher, made it to the final four of some of the country’s top amateur pianists on The Piano – The hit show on Channel 4.

Includability Ambassador shines as in Forestry Commission’s staff network lunch and learn talk during Neurodiversity Celebration Week after impressing our Includability Committed Employer at our ESG.

In our continuing celebrations of B Corp month, we are still geeking out every week over how much these awesome B Corps help us do our jobs better.

The firsts step to mapping out your carbon footprint is identifying the parts of your organisation that you will collect data on. This will help you build measurement principles that help create consistency and accuracy in all carbon foot printing activities. Besides this, you should establish which activities you engage in are responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

It’s B Corp month again and we love celebrating B Corps at Includability! They provide such friendly expertise and contribute so positively to our community so that others can become a B Corp too. They are also willing to learn beyond the confines of the B Impact Assessment to become more inclusive, sustainable and mentally healthy workplaces.

It’s B Corp month, and while there has been criticism of B Corp and how their assessment process is far from perfect, we believe categorially the non-profit network’s celebration month is worth it.

A new mental health and wellbeing roadshow aimed at helping children open and talk about their struggles will be rolling out to over 50 schools this year.

Includability has reached 100,000 B1G1 impacts, after less than two years in operation.

Includability joined a coalition of over 1500 businesses known collectively as the Better Business Act (BBA). The aim of which is to call on the UK government to enact legislation which ensures businesses are legally responsible for benefiting workers, customers, communities and the environment while delivering profit.

Our Official Partners The Well HQ have a new book called The Female Body Bible, which is now available for pre-order!

Our Official Partners Worcester City Women Football Club (WCWFC) and ODISEE embark on a new project together

Includability has recently recertified as an accredited Living Wage Employer! This means that every member of staff working for Includability earns a real Living Wage.

What are the benefits for Includability of adopting the SDGs?

Includability – The Home of Inclusive Employers is delighted to release our impact report covering our first year of operation from June 2021-2022.

Includability has gained certification from our Official Partners, Planet Mark, measurement our carbon footprint for our first year of operation.

Gurjinder ‘Gin’ Lalli, is a Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist providing ‘Solution Focussed Therapy’ to businesses and clients.

How the UK government plan to offer employees the right to request flexible working

UK based makeup company targeted at men and Wigan Warriors Rugby Super League team up

The book focusses on pay transparency within organisations to give employees context around pay structures and decisions to establish a culture of trust, fairness and equity.

Special needs charity and Includability Charity Partner, the Panathlon Foundation, has reported a record-breaking year of participation.

The Forestry Commission’s Forest Runner event will include non-binary as an entrant choice for the first time in their event sign-up this year.

November 2022 played host to the 27th global climate conference taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Includability Charity Partners Panathlon won the ‘Sport for Social Change’ award at the Sports Journalists’ Association’s British Sports Awards.

Designing a website is an exciting project. You are taking information from a client and building their thoughts and ideas into a visual and text based representation of themselves or their business.

Includability is delighted to welcome Liverpool Football Club as an Includability Committed Employer for 2022.

Includability is absolutely delighted to welcome the Moorland Federation as our first Includability Committed Education Setting.

Includability Ambassador Tate Smith protested the decision to block the bill which would have made it easier for Scottish trans people to obtain gender recognition certificates.

The Buddy Bag Foundation (BBF) launches new book, Buddy Bears His Soul to help children in emergency care.

Ramadan is the name of the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, which is a lunar calendar, rather than a solar calendar which we are all used to. Muslims living in the west use the Islamic calendar to mark special religious days and festivals.

The UK's number one equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) summit for sport,” returns for its second year

The COP 26 climate conference finally went ahead over one year later than it was originally planned due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Includability Official Partners, Cotswold Fayre have released their sustainability report covering the 2020/21 period.

Why Includability Chose to Join Ecologi. As a purpose led business, it was essential that our business be as climate positive as possible.

A survey commissioned to mark the Local Elections by Dimensions, sheds new light on the voting experiences of people with learning disabilities.

The newly qualified Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAs) will be based around the country and will be on hand to provide support to fellow members of staff who may be experiencing poor mental health or emotional distress.

Includability extends warm congratulations to Official Partner, Ecologi on receiving £4m of investment led by General Catalyst.

Includability Official Partner, EllisKnight have released a report relating to the sustainability objective they achieved over the 2020 period.

A new study by the multinational advisory, broking and solutions company, Willis Towers Watson highlights an increasing disconnect between employee financial wellbeing and their company benefit programmes.

Our extended community is going from strength to strength as our monthly Employer Support Groups (ESGs) cultivate new working relationships are formed from listening and communicating with one another.

Norris works to improve digital connections between people in the West Midlands.

FIFA 21, the international best-selling licenced football game from EA Sports, has launched an advertising campaign as winners of £1m of commercial airtime funding.

UK security and intelligence agency, GCHQ has said the thinking skills of people with dyslexia is “mission critical” for keeping the country safe from cyber-attacks.

Gurkhas from the Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick have raised over £1400 for the mental health charity, Combat Stress by running, rowing and cycling over 2000km.

Nearly half (49%) of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work-related stress issues, a new study commissioned by UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, IronMongeryDirect, has found.

Ecologi's guide to launching a sustainable business

Includability is proud to announce that we are now open to working with Recruitment Agencies and have added a Six Star Verification process to help working practices remain transparent and inclusive to everyone.

Includability Official partner, EllisKnight International has jointly won the Geographic Giving Award given out by the philanthropic social enterprise and official Includability Giving Back Charity, B1G1.

Includability Partner, Ecologi is celebrating several recent news pieces which reflected progress in the race against the climate crisis.

James Coppinger has spent the last 23 years as a professional footballer. Recently retired, he has been transitioning into the business world for the last six years as the founder of Pro Mindset

ManGang UK prepare to walk 12 miles for their ‘Back Into The Light’ event

Planet Mark, recently responded to discussion of further delay to the COP26 climate conference

We talk to Katarzyna Ptak the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion officer at Mencap

Paul Hargreaves is the Founder and CEO of wholesale distributor of fine food products and Includability Official Partner, Cotswold Fayre, and Flourish - a farm food shop and kitchen in Bristol.

We look at Mental Health Awareness for Veterans and Military Personnel

Talent management consultancy and Includability Verification Partner, Unleashed, has unveiled the first Level 5 qualification for the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) profession to include practical elements like networking and action management.

CGI have successfully completed an initial 5-Star Verification Process in which we have committed to take the journey toward authentic inclusion by integrating fairness into their company culture

Bristol Global Mobility becomes the latest Includability Committed Employer to form key business relationships with other Includability Official partners thanks to our expanding community services.

Bristol Global Mobility have successfully completed an initial 5-Star Verification Process in which we have committed to take the journey toward authentic inclusion by integrating fairness into their company culture

More than 100 LGBT+ groups and HIV charities including Stonewall and Includability Official Partners, Mermaids have pulled out of the UK Government’s ‘Safe to be Me’ conference after trans and non-binary people were excluded from plans to ban conversion therapy practices.

Includability partner Lexxic are collaborating with the founder of Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Includability Official Partner, ‘Include Us Training’ has re-branded as Flex Wellbeing

Hailed as the “UK's number one equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) summit for sport,” the Include summit bring together some of the UK’s top sporting voices and the ED&I leads from the country’s biggest sporting bodies for the first time.

Bill Championed By Strictly Star, Rose Ayling-Ellis & Includability Partner, Sign Solutions

The UK Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Chloe Smith, announced the appointment of new Disability and Access Ambassadors including Kate Headley, the Co-Founder and Director of The Clear Company.

Includability Committed Employer ViacomCBS has won the award for Best Inclusive Campaign from the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI)

The MP for West Suffolk was diagnosed with dyslexia himself, but not until he had left schooling and was studying at Oxford University. He introduced a Dyslexia Screening Bill and called on colleagues to back “vital” reform.