Wood Race and Ethnicity Network
A community that celebrates and embraces ethnic diversity, inclusiveness, and cultural awareness
Our people are our unique fingerprint.
The rich diversity of experience, expertise, backgrounds and beliefs we bring together globally differentiates our business, powers our progress and enables our success.
At Wood, we are committed to creating an inspired culture with diversity and inclusion permeating every corner of our global organisation, where all our people feel they belong, are empowered and supported to succeed.
Fundamentals of how we move the dial
Leadership and allies
We have leadership champions who help drive Wood’s DE&I activities. We have allies at all levels of Wood who champion those in underrepresented groups.
Inclusion and engagement
At #TeamWood we want our people to feel comfortable to be themselves, and to know that their voices are heard, respected and trusted so that each remarkable person can contribute to our – and their own – success.
We continue to ensure we are delivering structurally and behaviourally through policies, initiatives, communication campaigns and engagement activities.
Employee life cycle
We value people for who they are and the experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that shape them. Therefore, as an equal opportunity employer, we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, faiths and beliefs, marital statuses, mental health, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, and life experiences to apply.
This will enable us to unlock diverse talent and match people to best opportunities for their growth within Wood, aligned to representation targets.
Employee networks
At #TeamWood our aim is to create a great place to work and to embed diversity and inclusion into everything we do.
We empower an employee network structure which facilitates employee voice and feedback loop. We will continuously evolve our approach based on internal and external inputs.
Measurement & evaluation
We will have effective and reliable methods in place to monitor and measure progress on DE&I activities, including key demographic data, setting goals to improve representation in key areas and measuring engagement outcomes
We pledge to create a better tomorrow
Sustainable development goals
through the advancement of global sustainable development, aligned with, and contributing to, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In 2021, we achieved our goal to educate and inspire 100% of our colleagues to be inclusive every day.
One of our remaining goals is to Improve gender balance with 40% female representation in senior leadership roles by 2030
Our employee networks
STEAM
Connecting employees to inspire, educate and empower future generations on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM).
Equal Footing Network
Helping to achieve a gender balanced workforce. Fully inclusive and open for anyone to join.
Pride Network
Providing a safe and inclusive space for our LGBTQ+ community to connect, support and educate.
We listen
Our Leadership Listening Sessions provide a platform to enable informal communication between employees, our Executive Leadership Team, and the Board, where healthy discussion about life at Wood is encouraged. The sessions provide an opportunity for all employees, irrespective of their role or location to speak up and share what is on their mind.
The power of partnerships
We partner with employees, educational institutions, and industry partners to continually learn and generate new ideas to how we integrate and celebrate a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. We value knowledge and engagement within Team Wood; our mentoring platform has facilitated the creation of a global community of mentors and mentees connecting on a global scale.
