Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation believes that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are essential aspects of how we fulfil our purpose.
We believe that through having diversity of people involved in the Foundation we benefit from more creative thought, strengthened insight and improved problem solving which supports us to deliver greater impact with our community. We want to ensure everyone regardless of their background and characteristics should be able to access opportunities to fulfil their potential. As a funder, inequalities are at the root cause of many of the issues our community face and much of the support we provide to fulfil our charitable objectives. By embedding EDI across our funder activity, we will be able to deliver greater impact against our charitable objectives.
We are committed to fairness and inclusion for everyone, maintaining an inclusive culture, and building a positive productive working environment, free from any form of discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to treating all individuals, including job applicants equally regardless of cultural, socioeconomic, or cognitive background.
We are taking a holistic approach to EDI covering our role as an employer, as a service provider, as a purchaser of services and as a funder. This includes our governance and volunteers. We recognise that this policy is a work in progress, and we will continue to develop and improve it, learning from experience and through our wider engagement.