Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to being a truly inclusive, anti-racist organisation with a robust, progressive and proactive Equity, Diversity and Inclusion programme
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Pursuing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) harmoniously aligns with our charitable purposes – providing access to bridge crossings for everyone in London and combatting inequality and achieving social justice through our charitable funding. We believe it must be at the heart of our work.
As a public-facing charity we have a strong impetus to become a truly equitable, diverse and inclusive charity. We invest time and resources to embed EDI within the design and delivery of all our activities.
We know we will be more successful with a greater diversity of people, ideas and perspectives. It is critical we reflect the diverse city we support. Our leadership will take responsibility and accountability for our progress, but everyone at City Bridge Foundation has an important role to play.
We recognise that we have a way to go. As we progress, we will focus on:
- learning and development
- integrating lived and learned experience into our practices
- ensuring we encourage greater diversity amongst our people and Board
- holding ourselves accountable by collecting, tracking and publishing our EDI data
- using our power and networks to advance EDI
- understanding our past to help shape London’s future
- putting dedicated resource around our EDI endeavours to ensure success
- and listening to and amplifying the voices of marginalised and underrepresented groups.
Our cross-cutting strategic ambitions
Our cross-cutting strategic ambitions of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Climate Action are fundamental to everything we do
Climate action and sustainabilityOur values
We are committed to our values and we strive to incorporate them at all times into our culture, systems, governance, behaviours and in our grant-making and partnerships.
In doing so, we will strive for equal opportunities and outcomes for those we work with; taking into account different people’s backgrounds, cultures, race and abilities. We will do so by actively seeking out the opinions and experiences of under-represented people and racialised communities*, and funding more organisations led by people with lived experiences, and for people from communities with protected characteristics.
Our values
- We stand for London and Londoners in everything we do
(Service) - We connect to learn and achieve more together
(Collaboration) - We work towards equity, diversity and inclusion for all
(Inclusion) - We embrace new ways to drive positive change
(Innovation) - We challenge ourselves to deliver the best for our communities
(Ambition)
* We use the term‘racialised communities’ to acknowledge that Black and Asian people and people from other minority ethnic communities are categorised by race like this, only because of the white-led systems they exist within.‘Racialised’ does not define people’s community or identity, but the phenomenon that is happening to them.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: our plan
We will:
- Invest time and resources in understanding and defining EDI
- We will collect, track and publish data on our own practices and performances
- Use data and collaborative partnerships to ensure we fund organisations that tackle injustice, including racial injustice
- Work towards a more diverse trustee board and staff team, both in terms of demographics and experience
- Amplify voices that are calling for change
- Express our EDI commitment, policies and practices publicly
- Use our own power to advocate for and advance EDI practices
- Collaborate with others to promote and implement EDI practices
- Seek opportunities to leverage our power networks and resources to influence better practices to create more inclusive and equitable societies
- Make ourselves accountable to those we serve and support
As we go down that path, transparently, we will measure ourselves and hold ourselves to account at every turn. Our hope is that the communities we work with will hold us to account and we encourage feedback and new ideas of how to improve.