{"id":1413,"date":"2024-01-18T11:45:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/?page_id=1413"},"modified":"2024-05-29T10:31:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T10:31:28","slug":"diversity-equity-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/about\/diversity-equity-and-inclusion","title":{"rendered":"Diversity, Equity and Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1413\" class=\"elementor elementor-1413\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11d0f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d11d0f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5e5d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sub-page-hero\" data-id=\"2a5e5d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sub-page-hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Sub Page Hero section -->\n<section class=\"sub-page-hero g-0\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sub-page-hero--img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Diversity-hero-2.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid sub-page-hero--container custom-widgets--container\">\n        <div class=\"sub-page-hero--content-wrapper background-olive-green-transparency\">\n            <span class=\"sub-page-hero--content-inner\"><\/span>\n            <h1 class=\"sub-page-hero--title\"> in progress Diversity, Equality and Inclusion<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- Sub Page Hero section End --><link rel='stylesheet' id='sub-page-hero-css' href='https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/aws-theme1\/widgets\/sub-page-hero\/css.css' type='text\/css' media='all' \/><script type='text\/javascript' id='sub-page-hero-js' src='https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/aws-theme1\/widgets\/sub-page-hero\/js.js' ><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67329ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67329ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8741d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f8741d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Diversity-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5568\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Diversity-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Diversity-1-600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Diversity-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Diversity-1-768x400.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcab42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fcab42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98cef9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b98cef9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a97347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a97347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DIVERSITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1b631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb1b631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BCO strives to be recognised as an industry leader in good practice in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion. Diversity is a core element of our strategic aims; we want to broaden the office sector and encourage people from all backgrounds to pursue a career whether that is in design, construction or management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BCO is also committed to ensuring as far as possible that the Board of Management reflects the growing diversity of our membership. We actively aim to increase diversity across our committees.<\/span><\/p><p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4d0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-back-button\" data-id=\"4f4d0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"back-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid custom-widgets--container button_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/about\"  class=\"button--underline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBack <span>to About BCO<\/span>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<!-- Page Hero section End --><link rel='stylesheet' id='back-button-css' href='https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/aws-theme1\/widgets\/back-button\/css.css' type='text\/css' media='all' \/><script type='text\/javascript' id='back-button-js' src='https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/aws-theme1\/widgets\/back-button\/js.js' ><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53d0ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e53d0ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a0a46 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8a0a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Equality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Equality.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Equality-600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Equality-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Equality-768x400.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-928469b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"928469b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d94af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47d94af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90dd248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90dd248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6c239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b6c239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of our efforts, the BCO is committed to communicating the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion to our members and the wider industry. We provide equal opportunities to all members to get involved in our events, research and publications, including through our NextGen schemes. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f77593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-back-button\" data-id=\"8f77593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"back-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid custom-widgets--container button_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/about\"  class=\"button--underline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBack <span>to About BCO<\/span>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<!-- Page Hero section End --><link rel='stylesheet' id='back-button-css' href='https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/aws-theme1\/widgets\/back-button\/css.css' type='text\/css' media='all' \/><script type='text\/javascript' id='back-button-js' src='https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/aws-theme1\/widgets\/back-button\/js.js' ><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed2e6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bed2e6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74ca8e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e74ca8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Inclusion-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5567\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Inclusion-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Inclusion-1-600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Inclusion-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/About-BCO-Inclusion-1-768x400.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710b045 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"710b045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4251bfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4251bfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1766fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1766fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INCLUSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6f2f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6f2f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BCO actively promotes inclusion across the organisation. To ensure our work supports members\u2019 mental health and wellbeing, we provide links to sources of support through both our regional and central networks. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517f739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-back-button\" data-id=\"517f739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"back-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid custom-widgets--container button_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/about\"  class=\"button--underline\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBack <span>to About BCO<\/span>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<!-- Page Hero section End --><link rel='stylesheet' id='back-button-css' href='https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/aws-theme1\/widgets\/back-button\/css.css' type='text\/css' media='all' \/><script type='text\/javascript' id='back-button-js' 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