Discussion Questions
- Do we promote our equality, diversity, and inclusion policy to partners, and does it inform how we work together?
- Do we have defined values, and do we promote these in our work with partners?
- How do we feel about raising concerns with partners? Do we do this? How can we increase our confidence to do this?
Supportive Solutions
Review SLAs and contracts to consider the promotion of your values and equality, diversity, and inclusion policy.
Provide training and support for staff that includes having tricky conversations, managing conflict, and calling out discrimination.
Empower staff to feel confident to speak out and ensure internal processes enable partners to be challenged (Business 2 Business).
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/downloads/file/717/integrating-equality-and-diversity-into-procurement
