There are around 64,000 people working in the UK nuclear industry today. On average, a team leader or manager has 6 direct reports, which means that there are around 11,000 people in the UK nuclear industry at the front line in terms of building teams, defining job roles, creating job descriptions, interviewing and making hiring decisions. This initiative is for these 11,000 people.

Often organisations have high level policies for diversity and inclusion, but what is really needed is practical support for those building and managing teams. We have set up this initiative for people managers within the UK nuclear industry to share ideas and experiences, ask questions and work together to achieve diversity and inclusion. It aims to provide useful, practical and balanced information and support around diversity and inclusion. 

We are fortunate to be living in a time where the benefits of diversity within the workplace are beginning to be realised and appreciated. However, achieving diversity and maintaining an inclusive culture within organisations is very much a work in progress and there are many different, and some opposing, views and perspectives on the topic.

We are currently building a directory of resources for those at every level of their EDI journey. We also regularly issue a newsletter, with each issue focusing on a different topic pertaining to EDI. We host annual conferences, workshops and webinars aimed at raising the level of conversation around a number of EDI topics.

By sharing information and best practices from the nuclear industry as well as from other industries, we aim to demystify and remove some of the nervousness often felt when approaching EDI.