Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re building a workplace where we include all ethnicities and cultures. We encourage and celebrate diversity, promote inclusion, and advise our business.

"The Ethnic Diversity Network (EDN) is committed to advising the business when assessing the racial climate in our workplace, promoting inclusivity and celebrating our cultural diversity. We aim to build a business that attracts diverse talent, provides a consistent work experience and equitable opportunities for career progression. Our belief is that Diversity truly leads to a richer company culture, innovation and industry leading performance."

Sameer Mohammed, Ethnic Diversity Network Lead 

We are incubated within the EDN to provide a safe space for black and mixed ethnicity colleagues to discuss shared experiences; and for the wider business to seek advice on allyship, equity and inclusion for the black community.

“Black at Baringa was set up to focus on the recruitment and retention of black talent whilst celebrating the richness of cultural diversity within our community, and we are passionate about demonstrating that the black community is not a monolith. We seek to support Baringa in its people-first philosophy by working with the business to build awareness and implement structures and policies to help us become as inclusive and fair as possible.”

Sally Dwamena and Abisola Fatungase, Black at Baringa Co-Leads

We celebrate and champion every aspect of gender identity within Baringa, so everyone feels like they belong and can bring their whole self to work. Everyone is welcome.

“The Gender Diversity Network is an agent for change, working on gender related topics and initiatives that support everyone (regardless of their gender identity) to be and feel safe in a work environment, have their voices heard and effort fairly recognised and rewarded.

We passionately encourage our colleagues to stay true to who they are and still excel in a demanding professional services environment. We have a fantastic team in the Gender Diversity Network where we are empowered to be trusted advisors to the business, challenge others to be more inclusive, and take proactive steps & action-based plans to drive gender parity.

We know it's a long arduous journey but we're seeing that sustainable change is absolutely possible—we'd love for you to join us on Baringa's journey!”

Danielle Calabrese and Clemence Vandewelle, Gender Diversity Network Co-Leads

We support our LGBTQ+ employees to have the confidence to embrace who they are, free from discrimination, wherever they are in the world. We advise other teams and our leaders about the interests and aspirations of our LGBTQ+ people.

“Within Embrace we aim to build a diverse and inclusive Baringa, to ensure every employee feels comfortable to embrace themselves, to educate others in adopting inclusive behaviours and mindsets, and to ensure Baringa are recruiting a diverse range of talent. Embrace aims to be the subject matter expert and offer guidance to engage leadership on LGBT+ issues.”

Jamie Hearne, Embrace Network Co-Lead

“As an Embrace Network we are committed to supporting LGBTQ+ colleagues, through building awareness and educating the wider business on important topics for the community. We strive to ensure that Baringa is an inclusive and safe environment for colleagues at all levels."

Jasmin Jenkinson, Embrace Network Co-Lead

At Baringa, we recognise how important faith, belief and spiritual health are to the lives of billions of people around the world.

After all, it concerns our core beliefs, values, and principles. Just as firms should think carefully about the values they wish to uphold, it is also vital that they take the time to understand the values of the people within the firm, the clients they work with on a day-to-day basis and the communities in which they operate.

At Baringa we put people first, which can only be done effectively if we first understand what is important to our people.  Our Interfaith and Belief network plays a crucial role in building bridges of understanding and we work hard to help ensure we have a faith and belief inclusive workplace, where our people and clients can bring their full selves to work.

Our reflection room acts as a physical and mental space for our people and clients to take time out of their busy days for peaceful contemplation, reflection, meditation, prayer or healthy quiet time. We strongly encourage everyone to get involved in the events we hold throughout the year, to celebrate our diversity and increase our understanding of one another. We continuously strive to be more faith and belief inclusive by engaging with other organisations, conferences and events, as well as using tools such as the REDI Index. 

Examples of some recent events

"My motivation for instigating this initiative was to ensure that our people of faith feel as though they can bring their full selves to work and are included within the firm. In addition, I feel that this working group will help deepen our client relationships, as empathising and relating to others is fundamental to our business and the hallmark of what it means to be a good consultant."

Yusuf Ahmet, Interfaith and Belief Lead

It’s estimated that around 1 in 7 people are neurodivergent – their brain functions, learns, and processes information differently. We educate and raise awareness about neurodiversity to better support our colleagues.

“We launched our Neurodiversity Network in 2020 to increase awareness of Neurodiversity, simplify access to adjustments needed to be great at work, and to create an engaged and supportive community where Neurodiversity topics can be shared and discussed.

Since then, our team has grown and so has our vision; moving beyond just awareness towards true inclusivity and active participation for Neurodivergent people. By championing our peoples’ strengths, and providing support through workplace challenges, we are committed to developing an environment where all Neurodivergent people can thrive.

We’re passionate about this vision because empowering our Neurodiversity will unlock even greater value for our people and our clients.”

Dan Lane, Neurodiversity Network Lead

We help our industry experts make the transition into consulting, giving them the skills they need in their new line of work, and a platform to share their industry experience and knowledge across the business.

"At Baringa, part of our USP is ensuring we employ a combination of people from both consulting and industry backgrounds. The Industry to Consulting community held its first meeting in January 2018 and now has over 130 members across the company. Our aim is to ensure that people joining from industry feel included and valued, gain core consulting skills as quickly as possible and are fully able to leverage and share their strengths with the wider organisation."

Erika Melen, Industry to Consulting Lead

We celebrate and shed light on the diversity of socioeconomic backgrounds housed at Baringa. We seek to create an inclusive community in which colleagues of differing backgrounds can openly share their experiences and build an equitable environment to promote individual and collective growth.

"Our Social Mobility Network has been established to be a central hub for discussion and empowerment open to colleagues of varying backgrounds to share experiences, engage in debate and develop skills through supporting tools and mentorship. We seek to address issues around awareness of social mobility, attraction and retention of colleagues and progression at Baringa, through creating a community of like-minded individuals and hosting of a wide variety of events and initiatives."

Zaki Ahmed and Janaki Vashee, Social Mobility Network Co-Leads