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    Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)



Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

Why is inclusion and diversity so important?

Everyone wants to feel welcome at work and to feel as if they can be themselves. We think the best way to achieve this is through building an inclusive and diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is embraced.

We’re committed to creating a work environment where people are treated fairly and where everyone feels respected, valued and empowered to reach their full potential. Our mission is to build a business that represents reflects and celebrates the culture and communities we serve.

Our DEI Strategy

Our aspiration is to one day be among the most inclusive, diverse and equitable companies in business. We will do this by:

  • empowering our people by embedding inclusion into everything we do
  • building a diverse an innovative green workforce for our customers
  • moving boldly and quickly to deliver organisation-wide equity through our processes
  • using our voice, platform and influence to create dialogue and elevate issues impacting people across the world


​​​​​​​Read more about how important DEI is in creating a net zero future.​​​​​​​

Our Values

At National Grid what we deliver is important, but how we deliver is just as important. Our core values are Do the Right Thing, Find a Better Way and Make It Happen.

We're passionate about living our values and for us doing the right thing is ensuring everyone is respected and can bring their whole, authentic self to work. This enables us all to fulfil our potential and find better ways to work together and make it happen to deliver on our ambition as a business.

​​​​​​​Find out more about our vision and values​​​​​​​

Working together to meet our goals

We’ve come together to produce a set of commitments that directly help us achieve our ambitions in the Responsible Business Charter and become the pioneering organisation we strive to be.

Our five DEI commitments are:

  • Share our impact far and wide by establishing ourselves as a leader in the clean energy future through our eco-systems and communities to support an inclusive energy transition.
  • Be bold with our communications by using our DEI voice to deliver organisational radical transparency, engagement, and trust by continuously re-defining our status quo.
  • Diversify our workforce and embed equity by attracting, progressing, and retaining diverse and underrepresented talent.
  • Ensure everyone models inclusive behaviour by creating and maintaining an inclusive mindset where everyone is accountable and empowered to lead, coach, and behave inclusively regardless of role, level, or status.
  • Integrate and elevate our employee resource groups, who champion business performance and reputation, to help advance our culture of inclusion.