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System Inclusion Audits

For organisations to fully and consistently reap the benefits of an inclusive workplace, training alone is insufficient to reach this goal. They must first ensure that all of their systems, processes, and structures promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. To do this a deep dive into the very foundational structures of the organisation is required.

Symmetra’s systemic inclusion audits involve comprehensive examinations of policies, practices, and systems, as well as the way people experience working within these systems, to determine its inclusion strengths and challenges to combat systemic obstacles, unconscious biases, and exclusionary practices.

Are your Systems Inclusive and Equitable?

Key Features of Systemic Inclusion Audits

Audits can look at an organisation as a whole or be tailored to look at specific systems and processes such as hiring, promotions, development, retention, and succession planning. We then apply Symmetra’s DEI Best Practices framework to benchmark your organisation’s DEI maturity against global leaders. To complete an in-depth review and evaluation of an organisation, Symmetra’s Systemic Inclusion Audit may include:

Intentional interviews are designed to gauge the lived experience of individuals and groups working within an organsation.

DEI focus groups present opportunities to collect critical information on the issues and challenges facing diverse talent in an organisation

Detailed analysis of policies, processes, communication, and symbolic frameworks to identify key inclusion strengths, weaknesses, and gaps.

Impactful surveys that ask team members to assess key workplace factors that contribute to psychological safety and overall sense of belonging

Key Features of Systemic Inclusion Audits

Audits can look at an organisation as a whole or be tailored to look at specific systems and processes such as hiring, promotions, development, retention, and succession planning. We then apply Symmetra’s DEI Best Practices framework to benchmark your organisation’s DEI maturity against global leaders. To complete an in-depth review and evaluation of an organisation, Symmetra’s Systemic Inclusion Audit may include:

Intentional interviews are designed to gauge the lived experience of individuals and groups working within an organsation.

DEI focus groups present opportunities to collect critical information on the issues and challenges facing diverse talent in an organisation

Detailed analysis of policies, processes, communication, and symbolic frameworks to identify key inclusion strengths, weaknesses, and gaps.

Impactful surveys that ask team members to assess key workplace factors that contribute to psychological safety and overall sense of belonging

Why Does Your Organisation Need to Conduct a Systemic Inclusion Audit?

Symmertra’s Systemic Inclusion Audits provide clients with:

A clearer picture

Systemic inclusion audits offer valuable insights into the root causes that hinder an organisation's ability to attract, recruit, develop, and retain diverse talent, which cannot be addressed by training alone.

Next steps to building a truly inclusive workplace

Audits provide the blueprint for developing DEI strategies designed specifically to address unequal access to opportunities, resources, and power within organisations that undermine DEI efforts.

Embedded inclusion behaviors

Systemic changes identified by audits ensure long-lasting change by removing dependence on specific leaders and champions who support DEI, and making it a standard practice.

Improved organization reputation

Completing an audit and implementing the changes demonstrates a long-term commitment and shows those inside and outside the organisation that your organisation is going well beyond tokenistic efforts.

How Systemic Inclusion Audits Work

A Systemic Inclusion Audit typically follows these steps:

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Identify the scope of the audit
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Identify the scope of the audit
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Document and data review
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Sensemaking and further consultation
Report and present

The result of these audits is invaluable data on the DEI strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots within the systems and structures of the organisation, along with effective strategies for making changes.

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