External focus areas
Providing Inclusion & Diversity opportunities to our partners is a key part of our ethos. We are on a journey to ensure we have the right processes and authentic conversations to better understand the composition of our supply chain. This is a learning process, and we will continue to learn and evolve our approach over time.
While driving change within Kantar is critical, we also want to play a part in making the world more equitable. Our Inclusion Index is a key way to support our clients with actionable inclusion data and consultancy, so they can build truly inclusive, diverse and equitable organisations.
We want to ensure Inclusion & Diversity exists across our entire value chain, including the suppliers we work with. In 2021 our Procurement team created a supplier diversity programme and for 2022 they will:
The Inclusion Index is designed to make diversity and inclusion easier and more actionable for leaders. It empowers leaders to own their I&D journey with a clear view of where they currently are, what they are trying to achieve and how to get there. We’ve taken our Index further to not just be data powerful but to be driven by action. Our Index now has the flex to support clients in taking the rich data and turning it into actionable strategies that drive tangible change. We want to help clients unlock the power of I&D by going beyond diversity metrics but prioritising inclusion - that is an employee’s sense of belonging based on the actions an organisation makes.