D&I annual report 2021
D&I annual report 2021
It’s important to have an inclusive culture that champions and celebrates the differences and similarities of everyone.
Our long-term D&I approach aims to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to develop, be rewarded and be recognized for their contribution. We have made progress - but we still have more to do.
In our annual D&I report, we provide you with an update of our D&I journey to date.
What this report will cover




Why D&I matters
At Kainos, we celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering a working environment which allows everyone to be themselves and achieve their full potential.
The case for creating a diverse and inclusive culture is underpinned by research and aligns to the Kainos strategic principles:
1. Be a great employer
By having more culturally diverse leadership and teams, we are more likely to:
- have increased staff wellbeing
- have higher rates of staff engagement and retention
2. Delight our customers
With a more diverse work environment, we are better able to:
- deliver technology and services that meet the diverse needs of users and citizens
- quickly introduce and bring new innovations into market
3. Be a growing, profitable and responsible company
With a more diverse and inclusive culture, we can:
- perform better as an employer and for our customers while driving higher growth and profitability
- better meet or exceed global equality standards and laws
Our journey so far








2021 uptake of D&I events and materials
Activities and campaigns have focused on raising awareness, connecting everyone to learn, talk and unite around our differences. Example D&I campaigns include International Women's Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Autistic Pride Day and Black History Month.
In addition to our internal campaigns, our Network Groups and D&I team released new learning materials and organized D&I events throughout FY22. Over 1400 people got involved.
In FY23, we want to grow our Network Group membership and increase the uptake in our D&I materials and events.
Network Group | Est. | Views | Reactions | Membership % |
Xpression | 2019 | 43,373 | 1,988 | 13% |
Inspire | 2020 | 40,019 | 1,498 | 17% |
Voice | 2021 | 31,601 | 1,360 | 11% |
Neurodiversity | 2021 | 4,981 | 245 | 4% |
Global D&I | 2019 | 4,981 | 965 | 100% |

Areas of focus
Leadership
- Inclusive leadership learning, starting with senior colleagues
- Delivery of our new ‘women in leadership’ program
- Use of our D&I dashboard data to target improvement

People
- Embed D&I into our talent strategy to better support those from under-represented groups
- Widen participation through our Tech Outreach activities, including virtual academies, bursary and support schemes with universities and schools

Culture
- Ongoing education and awareness raising through our four Employee Network Groups
- Delivery of Gender Parity Plan to achieve greater gender balance
- Improvement of core people processes and policies
Measuring progress
Our D&I dashboard (VIBE) allows us to see the diversity of our global workforce. It helps to:
- drive diversity efforts in hiring, promotion and retention
- make better D&I decisions
- track progress against our UN Sustainability Goals
85% of colleagues have reviewed and updated some or all of their D&I data in VIBE since launched in April 21. We still have a lot of ‘incomplete’ data, as per the below tables:
Gender
Gender | % |
Men | 65.4% |
Non-Binary | 0.2% |
Women | 33.1% |
Prefer not to disclose | 0.3% |
Incomplete | 1.0% |
Sexual Orientation
Sexual Orientation | % |
Asexual | 0.3% |
Bisexual | 1.1% |
Gay man | 1.2% |
Gay woman/lesbian | 0.4% |
Gay | 0.1% |
Heterosexual | 49.4% |
Pansexual | 0.1% |
Prefer not to disclose | 4.6% |
Incomplete | 42.9% |
Ethnicity
Ethnicity | % |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
Asian/Bangladeshi/Indian/Pakistani/Other | 7.0% |
Black/African/Caribbean/Other | 2.6% |
Chinese | 0.4% |
Ethnicity not listed | 1.3% |
Hispanic/Latino | 0.3% |
Indigenous peoples | 0.6% |
Two or more Ethnicities | 0.9% |
White European/American/Other | 71.7% |
Prefer not to disclose | 0.9% |
Incomplete | 14.4% |
Disability
Disability | % |
Hearing | 0.5% |
I do not have a disability | 10.3% |
Long-term medical, mental, or neurodivergent condition | 1.8% |
Learning | 0.6% |
Sight | 0.1% |
Use of arms or hands | 0.1% |
Use of legs | 0.1% |
Disability type not listed | 0.5% |
Prefer not to disclose | 0.5% |
Incomplete | 85.5% |