Financial Times’s Valuable 500 Commitment:
We live in a time of disruption and fragmentation but it’s full of opportunity: To stand up for free enterprise as a force for good; to promote responsible business by holding companies to account; to empower our readers to lead the way in business, society and the wider world. This is the FT’s new agenda.
Our commitments:
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Ensure disability is a priority at board level and on the agenda of our Global D&I Taskforce. The company will work closely with FT Access and provide the group with the support of a Board Sponsor to achieve its goals.
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We seek to have 10% representation of people with disability in our workforce by 2022
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We are Disability Confident and are working towards becoming Disability Leaders by 2023
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We will ensure that Disability Awareness training is offered to all FT employees
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We will offer Neurodiversity training and raise awareness around hidden disabilities
Our London Office has completed an “Accessibility Audit” via Disability Rights UK. We will take action to ensure that we address any areas highlighted ensuring we are a more disability accessible building.
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The FT will actively seek out job applicants from the disabled community via EvenBreak and other disabled recruitment organisations
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We will promote content around the topic of disability with our audience. https://www.ft.com/video/be90d074-fcba-4677-8302-df93abda3930
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We aim to make ft.com more accessible, especially around our graphs and charts.
