12/06/2026
We know many organisations have made meaningful progress when it comes to inclusion, visibility, and formal policy. That progress matters. It reflects effort, intention, and a growing awareness of what inclusive workplaces should look like.
But this figure reminds us that policy alone isn’t always the full picture.
Because culture is lived day to day. It shows up in the small moments. In conversations at break times. In how safe someone feels to be fully themselves without weighing up risk or judgement.
In practice, inclusion is not only about what is written down. It is also about what is felt.
It’s important to recognise that people do not experience “policy” in isolation. They experience people, environments, and behaviours. And those everyday experiences shape whether someone feels able to belong, or feels they need to hide parts of who they are just to feel safe.
Many organisations are asking themselves a powerful question right now: what does inclusion actually feel like here, not just what does it say on paper?
Because real progress is often found in that gap between intention and experience.
What do you think makes the biggest difference in creating a workplace where people feel they can truly show up as themselves?