Implementing diversity employment policies: examples from large London companies

This research aims to shed more light on the arguments for diversity from a business point of view, and to look more closely at the implementation of diversity policies, in order to identify which elements enable the development of diversity as well as what obstacles may arise. This report is based on research in four large London-based companies that can be regarded as illustrations of various ‘stages’ in the implementation of diversity policies and practices: the Telecommunications Company has an established diversity strategy and implementation; the Property Services Company only relatively recently began the journey to increasing diversity. The Financial Services and the Professional Services Companies have – as they all do – their successes and their areas in need of attention.