The Property Council of Australia has made the independent not-for-profit workplace diversity and inclusion body Diversity Council Australia’s (DCA) list of 30 employers who have been recognised as Inclusive Employers for 2022-2023.
Recognition as an Inclusive Employer is the only one of its kind in Australia. Inclusive workplaces occur when a diversity of people are respected, connected, progressing and contributing to organisational success.
“We are proud of this acknowledgement, and it reflects on the great work the Property Council team has been doing for a long time,” Property Council Chief Executive Ken Morrison said.
“Successful teams are diverse teams, and we want to bring all those perspectives and life experiences to the work we do with our members to champion this industry.”
To be deemed eligible as an Inclusive Employer 2022-2023, participating DCA members must:
- Invite at least 60 per cent of their employees to participate in DCA’s Inclusive Employer Index Assessment, where they provide detailed responses about their experience of inclusion at work.
- Show that they are active and committed to inclusion by achieving results that exceed the National Index Benchmark on at least five out of six of the following measures: (i) Awareness; (ii) Engagement; (iii) Inclusive Organisational Climate; (iv) Inclusive Leadership; (v) Inclusive Team; (vi) Exclusion.
The Inclusive Employers Index is an extension of DCA’s Inclusion@Work Index which maps the state of inclusion across the Australian workplace landscape and provides a business case for inclusion at work.
DCA said employees who work in an inclusive organisation are:
- 4 times less likely to experience discrimination and/or harassment
- 8 times more likely to be highly effective than those in non-inclusive teams
- 8 times more likely to be innovative
- 4 times more likely to provide excellent customer service.
“Inclusion is good for employers and for employees,” Diversity Council of Australia CEO Lisa Annese said.
“The organisations who have participated in this year’s Inclusive Employer Index are demonstrating their commitment to inclusion and through their participation they can reflect on their achievements and identify ways to do even better.
“This year’s list of organisations is diverse – with employers large and small from a wide spectrum of industries. Inclusion isn’t an add on extra for these organisations, it is a super-power and it is critical to their success.
“Our Inclusive Employer Index is rigorous, it is not an award, it is a way to measure the work of inclusion in employers in a robust way. Those who have been recognised today are doing the work of diversity and inclusion and making progress on greater inclusion.”
The 30 Inclusive Employers for 2022-2023 are (in alphabetical order):
- ACOR Consultants
- Adelaide Airport Limited
- Alinta Energy
- Anglicare Victoria
- Australia Pacific Airports Corporation
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- AVID Property Group Pty Ltd
- Banyule Community Health
- BaptistCare NSW & ACT
- Carers Queensland Ltd
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA
- Cisco Systems Australia Pty Ltd
- City of Stirling
- Clean Energy Finance Corporation
- ConnellGriffin Lty Ptd
- Davies Collison Cave
- Defence Housing Australia
- Helping Hand Aged Care, South Australia
- Impact Community Services
- John Deere Limited
- Landcom
- Mars Australia & New Zealand
- Perron Group
- Property Council of Australia
- Schneider Electric
- Services Australia
- The Social Research Centre
- Ultimate Kronos Group
- WISE Employment
- WPP