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It is a CHARTER OF COMMITMENT OF 10 PRINCIPLES that, on a VOLUNTARY basis, companies and institutions of the same country sign, regardless of their size or sector. By signing the charter, companies and institutions commit to promoting the fundamental principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
To raise awareness of the principles of equal opportunities and respect to diversity that must be part of the company’s values and spread among the employees.
To acknowledge the diversity of clients: organizations must learn their client’s profile, acknowledging that their diversity is also a source of innovation and development.
To progress towards the creation of an inclusive workforce: the company must promote the integration of people of diverse profiles (regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, age, disability, etc.).
To extend and communicate this commitment to employees: the commitment of signing the Diversity Charter should be share between all the parts of the company.
To promote inclusion: integration must be effective, avoiding any type of direct or indirect discrimination in the workplace.
To extend and communicate this commitment to vendor companies: inviting them to join the community of Spanish companies that voluntarily commit to promoting the Charter.
To include diversity in every people management policy: diversity management should not be just another human resources practice, but an essential factor that lies in the base of every decision taken in this area.
To extend and communicate this commitment to administrations, business organizations, unions and other social agents.
To promote balance between work, family and leisure time: organization should stablish mechanisms that allow for a work-life balance for all employees.
To reflect activities in support of non-discrimination, as well as the results obtained from the implementation of diversity policies in the company’s annual report.
The signing and renewal of the Diversity Charter require an annual financial contribution of €240 + VAT (21%) for the following purposes:
Your contribution allows us to continue promoting the Diversity Charter nationwide and to keep providing high-quality content.
Exemptions: Partner companies of Fundación Diversidad and organizations with an annual turnover of less than €50,000 are exempt from this contribution.
The Diversity Charter is valid for one year.
After that time, it is necessary to renew the commitment through a renewal questionnaire. The purpose of this questionnaire is to assess the progress made in implementing best practices through the organization’s diversity and inclusion policies, as well as improving competitiveness and innovation.
The renewal of the Charter is carried out online.
The renewal request will be sent via email to the contact person within the organization listed in our database. The organization will have one month to complete the questionnaire. Once completed, they will receive an email with the digital Diploma and the corresponding accreditation seals.
The signing company, organization, or institution commits to spreading a message in favor of equality and diversity and against discrimination within the company or institution, among clients and suppliers, to foster a community that shares the same principles, thereby enhancing the quality of life and work for individuals and their organizations.
There are currently 26 delegations of the Diversity Charter in the European Union, also known as “Diversity Charters”, and all of them make up the EU Platform of Diversity Charters. This initiative offers a place where the Diversity Charters can exchange and share experiences and good practices through Platform meetings, seminars with experts and annual high-level forums.
The European Commission’s objective in creating this platform is to promote a message in favour of diversity and inclusion throughout its territory. The Diversity Charter has a local scope and its text, content, activities and structure reflect the realities and necessities of each country.
As a result of Directives 43 and 78 adopted by the European Union in the year 2000 regarding equality and non-discrimination, the European Commission led several initiatives to promote the management and inclusion of diversity in all organizations—both public and private—of the member countries in order to:
For this purpose, The Diversity Charter was created as a tool of dissemination in the countries of the European Union so that companies can bring to light the policies and actions that they are carrying out on this matter, exchange good practices and learn from other companies. At the same time, it aims to spread the principles of equality and non-discrimination and therefore promote a cultural change within companies and society as a whole. This initiative currently exists in 26 member countries.
The European Commission entrusted one institution in each country to develop and implement the Diversity Charter. In Spain, Fundación para la Diversidad has been in charge of this mission since 2009.
The creation of the Diversity Charter in Spain is part of the EU’s equality and anti-discrimination policies, and aims to:
The European Institute for Diversity Management carried out in 2008 a participatory diagnosis inviting 96 experts to participate in defining and setting the contents of the Spanish Diversity Charter. To ensure the contents of the Charter were contextual and reflected the current reality of Spain, the members of the group of experts all came from different socio-economic backgrounds: companies, public institutions, administrations, Academia, and social agents. The participatory diagnosis was carried out in different phases:
Invitation sent to experts to participate in the project to write the contents of the Spanish Diversity Charter.
The texts suggested by the experts were received by the Charter’s secretary office for analysis and consolidation into a single document.
The text that resulted from the combination of the suggestions was sent to the experts for their consideration.
The experts sent their final comments to the Charter’s secretary’s office for the final version of the document.
The Spanish Diversity Charter was presented at the project PROGRESS Conference: “The Business Case of Diversity” was held in Brussels as part of the final report of this project funded by the Commission.
En Fundación Diversidad podemos ayudarte a una mejor gestión de la Diversidad en tu empresa. No dudes en ponerte en contacto con nuestro equipo y síguenos en redes sociales para estar informado de nuestras actividades.
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