IMPACT AREA INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY For us, inclusion and diversity means valuing and appreciating people’s differences, to enable them to thrive at work. We’re working towards a culture of inclusion, As we collect this data, we’ve also committed diversity and equity, listening and learning about to become a signatory of BITC’s Race to Work how we can do more. We know that in our business, charter. This framework will guide and underpin our and the sector generally, people of colour are work. In the meantime, we’re reviewing our policies under-represented, as are women in some of our and ways of working to ensure they are inclusive operational roles – in particular, in our kitchens. in both language and application, involving our In April 2021, we found a negative gender pay teams to make sure we get things right. In addition, gap across the group, however, this 昀椀gure was Azzurri also encourages the employment of all impacted by furlough numbers during the reporting underrepresented groups. time period. We deduced that there was an We’re committed to ensuring that there is no actual underlying 2% gender pay gap, which unconscious bias that restricts opportunities for we’re exploring more fully as part of the next career progression within Azzurri. We’re working gender report. We’re already addressing gender closely with our teams to make sure our kitchens are opportunities at work through initiatives such as set up to welcome female chefs, with all potential our Women In Leadership career development barriers removed and we’re exploring how we can programmes. We’ve also started to capture diversity support women in these roles. data across the business, with an intention to use this information to better understand our business and our people, and identify suitable actions.