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Embedding Diversity and Inclusion, Providing Meaningful Work for All
“I’m delighted that NNL are the current Industrial Sponsor for Women in Nuclear, UK – demonstrating the leading role NNL play in driving the equality and diversity agenda across the sector. It’s vital that the major companies like NNL lead from the front on this important issue – and NNL have certainly done that!”
Lynsey Valentine President, Women in Nuclear UK
We are strongly committed to delivering a fairer and more just and inclusive society. This begins at home with how we actively encourage women and others from social, economic or ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in science into the amazing opportunities that a career here could hold; and how we ensure that they thrive once they get here by creating the conditions for them to succeed in.
Historically, the scientific community has lacked diversity and inclusion has been limited. It is time to change that, not least because we now have a strong evidence base that diverse teams outperform homogenous ones: groupthink has no place in our future and our team should reflect the society we serve.
Historically, the scientific community has lacked diversity and inclusion has been limited. It is time to change that.
As well as paying full attention to the more visible aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion through a strategy that focuses our approach around Attraction, Belonging and Career Support, we go well beyond compliance. We ensure that our commitments to both protected and unprotected characteristics are clear and that we stretch ourselves to make measurable progress and contributions. Earlier in 2021, we achieved the National Equality Standard, a benchmark for equality, diversity and inclusion, which involved an independent and highly rigorous assessment of our approach and practices.
Our aim is to provide meaningful work for all, and for our people to have stimulating, rewarding careers.
Covid-19 has exacerbated social inequalities and, in some cases, impacted the access and aspirations of a generation of potential STEM and other careers candidates. We are responding to this by growing our direct outreach. In addition to supporting direct tutoring programmes, we are providing financial support for essential equipment such as scientific calculators, laptops and textbooks.
Through our work and our commitment to measuring what we believe matters and raising the bar on what ‘good’ looks like, we are widening the pool of knowledge and experiences from which we can harness ideas as well as ensuring we provide a great place to work.