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A Bristol law firm has been named diversity, inclusion and wellbeing champion of the year at the 2023 Bristol Law Society Awards.
Burges and Salmon has been recognised for its inclusion initiatives aimed at building a genuinely accessible and inclusive workplace for all of its people.
The independent firm has focused this year on supporting disability inclusion through listening and auditing programmes to better understand the experience of disabled colleagues and using this insight to reengineer the support it provides.
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Beyond delivering big practical improvements, the firm also raises awareness and empowers colleagues to speak of their experiences. Through an ongoing communications programme including case studies, videos and blogs, the firm is providing a platform for people to share their own personal stories of how a health condition or disability has interacted with their careers and lives.
As a result of the firm’s programmes, Burges Salmon has seen the proportion of its people disclosing a disability more than double over the past four years from 4% to 9%.
Roxanne Ratcliff, head of corporate responsibility at Burges Salmon said: “Being recognised as a Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Champion by the Bristol Law Society is an achievement everyone in the firm can be incredibly proud of. Our initiatives are making a huge positive impact on the lives of so many of our colleagues and are helping us deliver on our ESG priorities with our commitments reflected in our policies, physical spaces and in how we interact with each other in and outside of work.”
Roger Bull, managing partner at Burges Salmon added: “This award is an important milestone in our inclusion journey and highlights the open and supportive environment we’ve created for all our people. Our win is a tribute to our disability people-led network, BEnabled, together with our People and Corporate Responsibility teams, who all work incredibly hard to ensure that our commitment to diversity is underpinned by real inclusion too.”
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