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Elevate: The Inclusive Workplace Pledge

Business in the Community Ireland’s Elevate Pledge supports businesses to build more inclusive workplaces. The ultimate ambition of this initiative is for a workforce that is representative of all members of Irish society.

Our workplaces have become more diverse, incorporating a multiplicity of backgrounds, experiences and identities. This has brought huge benefits to Irish business. However, diversity alone is not enough. Workplace inclusion is about creating a culture where everyone feels welcome, has access to opportunities and is supported to thrive.

63 companies (so far) have signed up to the Pledge, including:

Signatory companies commit to:

Record the diversity profile of the workforce.
Participate in a BITCI report which will publish the diversity profile of the collective workforce of all signatory companies.
Annually develop one tangible action that ensures the recruitment or retention of diverse talent.
Annually report on the impact of this action.
Increase ambition on the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion agenda.
Collaborate with fellow signatories to learn and create solutions for social impact.

Elevate Updates 2025

The Elevate campaign, with its focus on measuring workforce diversity, fostering peer learning, and creating accountability, is uniquely positioned to support businesses in building inclusive workplaces which ultimately reflect the Irish society. In 2025, the campaign sits within a broader landscape of pushback on DE&I in some international markets, transformative policy shifts, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive and growing expectations around social value in procurement, all of which have implications for inclusion and fairness in the workplace.  Based on the data submitted by 60+ businesses comprising over 160,000 employees in Ireland, the Elevate pledge generates an annual report showcasing how businesses reflect society, key DE&I trends as well as examples of tangible actions taken by businesses to build more inclusive workplaces.

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Building Inclusive Pathways: The Elevate Pledge Annual Report 2025

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Elevate Annual Report 2025 Infographic

Elevate Pledge, Infographic and Key Takeaways

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The Elevate Pledge 2025: Actions & Progress

Benefits of an Inclusive Workplace

For more information on the Elevate Pledge and how you can become a signatory, fill out this form

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The Elevate campaign is led by the Leaders’ Group on Sustainability Sub-Group chaired by: Harry Goddard, CEO of Deloitte Ireland & Sinead Patton, Chief Financial and Commercial Officer – Ireland and Nordics, Finance Director – Industrial, Water & Energy UK, Veolia

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Elevate: The Inclusive Workplace Pledge

63 companies (so far) have signed up to the Pledge, including:

Signatory companies commit to:

Elevate Updates 2025