Balance in Business Awards 2025 Application Form - Balance in Business Initiative

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Section 3: Gender Balance Strategy in your company (data as of 31st October 2024)

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What has been the main contributor to the change in gender representation at Exco Level?

...and at Direct Report Level?

Has it had an impact on the pipeline? What about at Board level?

Can you outline your Gender Pay Gap (Actual & Target)? Have you put any incentives in place? How do you intend to achieve your target Pay Gap?

Is Gender Equity a component of Executive/Senior management's performance and variable payments review process?

Why is Gender Balance strategic for your business?

Tell us about your strategy, and how you have put this into practice?

What has been particularly successful? What hasn’t been so successful? What have you learnt? Have you faced any barriers/challenges and how have you overcome them?

Can you describe your approach to nurturing and developing internal talent?

Please share details of your internal promotion track record, and any notable achievements here? Please give examples and be as specific as possible. Tell us about what has been particularly successful? And what hasn’t been so successful? What have you learnt? Have you faced any barriers/challenges and how have you overcome them?

Have you put in practice any gender neutral policies which shifted the dial?

Such as flexi-work, parental leave, etc (please give examples). Tell us about what has been particularly successful? And what hasn’t been so successful? What have you learnt? Have you faced any barriers/challenges and how have you overcome them? What are you most proud of? Why?

What have been your policies on internal promotion/ nurturing internal talent ?

Please give examples and be as specific as possible. Tell us about what has been particularly successful? And what hasn’t been so successful? What have you learnt? Have you faced any barriers/challenges and how have you overcome them?

Has there been a shift in culture over the past 3 years?

Please provide examples and evidence of any shift and alignment to values.

Can you describe how your culture reflects your values?

How have you achieved this? Please share examples and evidence where possible.

Tell us about your hiring policy?

How does that affect your gender representation at Direct Report level? What about at Exco level?

Do you recruit internally for the board? How do you ensure continued good gender representation at board level?

Have there been any actions that have impacted the below?

Supply Chain

Consumers

Local Community

Please provide examples, share detail on your selection.

Please share initiatives that you are particularly proud of.

Why is this, and what impact have you seen from these initiatives?

How do you ensure that a culture of inclusivity and equal opportunities is the responsibility of everyone and part of the DNA of your organisation?

Financial Impact

What has your organisation done that has had a direct result on the bottom line?

What has been your most successful initiative in terms of financial returns?

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Balance in Business Awards 2025

Balance in Business Awards 2025 - Application Form

Section 1: About your organisation

Which category/categories would you like to apply for?

Section 2: Numbers and Metrics (data as of 31st October 2024)

What is your standing within FTSE Women Leaders (FTSE100, FTSE250 or Top Private UK Companies)

Section 3: Gender Balance Strategy in your company (data as of 31st October 2024)

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