“Our mission is to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into every aspect of STL Partners. We strive to create a workplace of continuous learning and psychological safety where people thrive and feel both recognised and valued through education, advocacy and awareness.”
In 2023, a group of us launched a taskforce to learn as much as we could about diversity, equity and inclusion in the workforce and how we can embed this into STL culture. To do that, we got input from everyone in the business, with the launch of our annual DE&I survey and used our findings to map out our plan for the year, committing ourselves to four strategic pillars:
We recently participated in pride month for the first time at STL Partners. It’s incredible to be part of a workplace that not only celebrates diversity but also provides meaningful ways to engage with and support the LGBTQ+ community. I am really looking forward to the other events the DE&I team will run over the course of the year.
Henry Osborne, Senior Consultant
Despite only launching within the last twelve months, we have already started putting things in place. The entire staff team is about to undergo unconscious bias training. We have also started running our awareness and education programme with events for mental awareness week and Pride month. For instance, for our first ever pride month at STL, we held an education session run by HumanKind, participated pride book club and ended the month off with a fun LGBTQIA+ themed quiz!
There are still some things to be put in place, but we will make sure we continue our progress by running our awareness/education sessions every quarter and launching our annual DE&I survey. We will continuously use the results to map out and change plans for the year ahead to fully embed diversity, equity and inclusion into the culture at STL.
As our company has grown significantly in recent years, it became essential for us to formally establish our DEI practice to ensure this transition was inclusive and progressive. While we are still in early stages, the enthusiasm across the organisation and strong leadership support have already led to meaningful progress. I am excited to see how we can continue to embed DEI into our company culture.
Miriam Sabapathy, Senior Consultant