Women in Finance charter

Diversity is celebrated, valued, and recognised as a key driver of our success and innovation at BW – creating benefits for both our people and our clients. 

We’re committed to cultivating an even more inclusive culture, to help power this we are delighted to now be a signatory of HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter; a government-led initiative to improve gender diversity across the financial services industry.

As signatories, we have pledged to:

• appointing gender champions within the senior executive team who are responsible and accountable for gender diversity and inclusion.
• setting internal diversity targets for our senior management team;
• publicly reporting on our progress each year against these targets; and
• an intention to ensure that the renumeration of the senior executive team is based on the achievement of our gender diversity targets.

Our aim is for 35% of our senior executive team to be female by 1 June 2029.

A key part of our Gender Action Plan

Our pledge to the Women in Finance Charter is integral to our Gender Action Plan which sits alongside our DEI strategy - a key priority for us.

As part of the plan, we have explored the factors contributing to the widening of the gender pay gap, have defined initiatives to close the gap at different points of the employee experience cycle and will monitor the effectiveness of these actions. You can read more about our Gender Action Plan in our latest Gender Pay Gap Report.

Our gender champions

"I am so pleased that BW has joined the Women in Finance Charter. Supporting the progression of women into senior roles is not only the right thing to do, but it also enriches our leadership team with diverse perspectives. This commitment will help us create a more inclusive and welcoming culture, boosting morale and productivity across the board."

Sarah Brown
Partner

"Joining the Women in Finance Charter is a huge step forward in us fostering an even more inclusive culture. It’s essential that women feel empowered at BW and supported by their colleagues to achieve their best. As a gender champion, I am passionate about driving positive change to improve gender diversity and ensuring that it’s echoed across the whole organisation."

Zoe Smith
Partner

You can find out more about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Barnett Waddingham here.