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Jacobs Awarded Clear Assured Gold Standard in Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Jacobs have continued their outstanding Clear Assured progress by achieving Gold Standard accreditation for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I). Their stated ambition to become the recognised employer of choice for diverse talent has been reflected in continual progress with the Diversity and Inclusion Standard since December 2019.

The Gold Standard is awarded to organisations that can provide evidence of fully integrating Equality Diversity and Inclusion into everything it does, with all policies and practices reflecting and reinforcing its strategy.

In achieving Gold, Jacobs have evidenced great ED&I practice across the employee lifecycle. Especially around developing more inclusive job descriptions, extensive work with employee network groups, and developing robust global policies amongst a significant range of Clear Assured actions. Overall, these activities are helping progress Jacobs towards their vision of creating an inclusive environment where people feel welcomed.

The Gold Standard is awarded to organisations that can provide evidence of fully integrating Equality Diversity and Inclusion into everything it does, with all policies and practices reflecting and reinforcing its strategy.

In achieving Gold, Jacobs have evidenced great ED&I practice across the employee lifecycle. Especially around developing more inclusive job descriptions, extensive work with employee network groups, and developing robust global policies amongst a significant range of Clear Assured actions. Overall, these activities are helping progress Jacobs towards their vision of creating an inclusive environment where people feel welcomed.

“We’re incredibly proud to have achieved Gold status with Clear Assured.  This recognition is testament to Jacobs’ visible and accountable leadership, integration of inclusion and diversity at all levels of our organization through our TogetherBeyond culture of belonging, and robust tracking and training. TogetherBeyond is central to our continued success in the U.K. and a shared priority for us and our clients.  Our valued partnership with Clear Assured supports us in continuing to challenge and grow our approach so that we can deliver positive change for our people, our business, our clients, and society.” -Melissa Godfray, Inclusion & Diversity Director, Europe, Jacobs 

“Achieving Gold accreditation means that ED&I is part of everything Jacobs do. ED&I is integrated in all operations and activities of the organisation, all policies and practises reflect and reinforce the ED&I strategy. Jacobs actively support underrepresented groups and leaders have in-depth D&I knowledge which is integrated into all D&I activities”. -Anna Makinen, Head Of Clear Assured

Clear Assured, the global Diversity and Inclusion Standard, is an ED&I web application that provides organisations with the expertise and direction needed to support their appetite for authentic and fundamental culture change. Containing the Clear Company’s knowledge, rigorous processes, and understanding of what works, the Global Standard is regularly updated with the latest thinking and directs users to activity with proven benefit.

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