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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter

We have enhanced our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Charter, to help you shift the dial on EDI.

We are working to ensure commitment within the sector becomes meaningful action and that the bar is continually raised. We have revisited the original CIHT EDI Charter to help drive progress and sector-wide learning.

What’s new

Commitment statement - we have updated our Charter statement to reflect our enhanced EDI Charter.

Self-reflection template – we are encouraging signatories to share examples of EDI in action.

Renewal / sign up – new signatories are encouraged to provide examples of their EDI practice. Signatories will renew their status annually, sharing further examples of EDI in action to demonstrate meaningful progress.

Join our EDI Charter Signatory Peer Support Network – where signatories can learn from peer organisations and share examples of best practice, –challenges, approaches and solutions.

Who can sign up?

Our EDI Charter is aimed at any organisation that operates within the Highways, Transportation and Infrastructure sector, irrespective of size, structure and context.

We will facilitate and encourage shared learning as not all organisations may have dedicated EDI resources.

To sign up contact Emma Carruthers, EDI Manager, CIHT

In signing the Charter, organisations have committed to:

Striving to achieve best practice in our recruitment, retention and career progression practices as employers.
Fostering an environment free from harassment, unfairness and unlawful discrimination.
Supporting the development of good EDI practice by collecting and sharing data and examples of practical activities on an annual basis to contribute to progress in the sector – using CIHT’s EDI Charter Self Reflection Template.
Assigning responsibility for meeting our Charter commitments to a named, senior level individual.
Working to develop and adopt future protocols and practice that support the implementation of the aims of this Charter.
Recognising, respecting, promoting and celebrating contributions from different people to strengthen team performance.
Displaying the CIHT EDI Charter logo to publicly demonstrate commitment to this agenda.

If you would like more information please contact Emma Carruthers, EDI Manager, CIHT

>>> Frequently Asked Questions

In signing the Charter, the following organisations have committed to:

Strive to achieve best practice in our recruitment, retention and career progression practices as employers.
Foster an environment free from harassment, unfairness and unlawful discrimination.
Support the development of good equality, diversity and inclusion practice by collecting and sharing data and examples of practical activities on an annual basis to contribute to progress in the sector.
Assign responsibility for meeting our Charter Commitments to a named, senior level individual.
Work together to develop and adopt future protocols and practice that support the implementation of the aims of this Charter.
Recognise, respect, promote and celebrate contributions from different people to strengthen team performance.
Display the CIHT EDI logo to publicly demonstrate our commitment to this agenda.