diversity in business accreditation (DiBA)

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Good diversity in practice

Diversity in Business Accreditation (DiBA) is an assessment and development tool developed by EW Group to assess diversity practice within your organisation and provide an effective and simple development framework. The tool assists organisations in meeting regulatory standards, as well as to harness and manage diversity effectively for business success.

Designed to support and improve core business performance, DiBA’s set of good practice standards address a range of business functions, including:

• client satisfaction
• people and performance management
• leadership
• employee engagement
• community engagement
• supplier diversity

DiBA will help you to ensure that your business is better prepared and equipped to respond to the demands of regulatory assessments and complies with requirements set out in the Equality Act 2010.

In addition to the Equality Act 2010, DiBA is aligned with Public Duties, and other regulatory legislation such as the Solicitors Regulatory Authority Code of Conduct and Outcome Focused Objectives.

And it has been reviewed against other quality marks too - such as Investors in People, Lexcel and Customer Service Excellence - streamlining assessment activity.

DiBA is fully endorsed by SFEDI, The Government recognised standards setting body for Business Enterprise and Business Support.

 

What are the benefits of undertaking DiBA assessment?

• Set a benchmark to measure and achieve diversity practice at an exemplary level
• Be recognised as an employer of choice
• Improve retention and employee satisfaction
• Develop an integrated workforce and develop an inclusive culture
• Improve networking and understanding of different cultures and beliefs
• Understand the importance of community engagement and partnership working
• Understand the benefits of diversifying your supply chain
• Gain a competitive edge when bidding for contracts and improve the bottom line
• Minimise the risk of costly litigation
  

 

The key DiBA themes

Organisational Leadership
Commitment to diversity and understanding of how it contributes to core business performance. Adoption and implementation of a range of diversity related policies.

People Management and Culture
Achieving an inclusive organisational culture through implementation of policies and processes, monitoring systems, employee engagement and feedback opportunities and effective recruitment, performance management, learning and development and conflict resolution.

Customer Communications and Satisfaction
Insight and understanding of diverse customer needs through inclusive engagement activities, diverse marketing and customer feedback.

Community, Partnership and Supplier Diversity
Embedding diversity within your supply chain, development of strategic relationships and work with local communities as part of the wider corporate social responsibility agenda.

Diversity Action Planning
Provides the opportunity for your organisation to contextualise the accreditation to recognise and reflect specific measurable objectives that are unique to your business.

 

Each theme is underpinned by a number of good practice standards.