Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

For Zühlke, diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) means that all our people, regardless of gender, age, religion, ethnicity, social and cognitive background, physical ability, and sexual orientation, receive equitable treatment and opportunities, feel valued as individuals, and are celebrated for their performance, contribution, and impact.

We believe that a highly diverse and cognitively varied workforce, together with an inclusive culture, enables us to realise our full potential. It allows us to attract, develop, and retain the best talent. It also underpins our company values of integrity, courage, performance, and customer success. This is a strategic priority and an undisputed condition for our long-term success. That's why we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can be at their best and feel they belong.

Angela Bishop, CEO UK, Zühlke
' Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to the success of our group and our culture. I am proud to chair our DE&I board that has a passion for action and delivery. '
Angela Bishop, Zühlke
Regional Managing Director Cross EMEA, CEO UK, Chair DE&I Board & Partner
More about our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion
Download the Zühlke DE&I Policy

  • Our mission

    Drive meaningful progress on DE&I across the business, with a current focus on gender diversity & inclusion.

  • Diverse workforce in a challenging world

    We know that in a service business only people will make the difference. We want to attract and retain the best people. Best for us means the ones that share our values and aspirations and are ready to go above and beyond for the success of our clients. People must feel psychologically safe and speak up when they feel they want to and need to. We cultivate discourse and value different opinions. We expect our employees to contribute, to take different perspectives and to question what is already in place. The different backgrounds and orientations must never influence who we hire, develop and promote.

    We must increase our awareness on unconscious biases and focus uncompromisingly on individual behaviour, contribution, and performance. Mutual support, kindness and cordiality, respect, professional behaviour are non-negotiable. We are tough in the matter, but always humanly convincing.

    We believe in the value of all types of diversity. Our near-term focus is on improving gender, race, and age diversity. This focus does not mean other types of diversity are less important. We strive for all people to feel included.

  • Equal opportunities

    We hire the best person for the job. In doing so, we ensure that we have the best possible diversity in our workforce. In the recruitment process, we consciously look to strengthen ourselves where we are underrepresented. We want to be able to tap into as large a talent pool as possible and not exclude individuals based on gender, age, religion, race, social and cognitive background, physical ability or sexual orientation. The same applies when it comes to promotion and development of our staff. Everybody is invited to apply for an internal opportunity.

  • Leadership

    Our leaders are required to share and support our ambitions and drive the diversity agenda in their areas of responsibility. This means creating an environment where people feel safe and included, encouraged to speak up, different opinions are valued and considered when making decisions and above all, our leaders genuinely must aim to be mindful and overcome biases.

Our commitments

  • Our DE&I Board meets quarterly to review progress, identify areas of risk and opportunity and ensure we are on the right track.
  • We define annual goals and measures to ensure focus and progress on our DE&I agenda globally.
  • We regularly engage with our colleagues through surveys and listening sessions, to better understand and respond to their lived experiences at work.
  • We support and champion colleague resource groups (CRGs) that celebrate identity and build community.
  • We review and evolve our policies regularly to ensure that they are inclusive, equitable and aligned with our values.

Our objectives

Objective 1

Build a balanced tech workforce by increasing women representation in our tech roles.

Objective 2

Create a truly inclusive & equitable culture, through continuous review and updating of global policies relating to the representation of women in the workforce.

Objective 3

Drive engagement by collaborating internally and externally with existing communities and teams.