Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy is designed to implement the Foundation for Environmental Education’s commitment to equal opportunities.
Our organisation is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity, fairness and freedom for all in our employment from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of gender, marital status, ethnic origin, race, skin tone, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion and age.
We encourage harmony and respect amongst individuals to promote good working practices and a healthy working environment.
Legislation
Our Policy abides by Danish legislation. Direct and indirect discrimination is prohibited in the Danish labour market. There are five laws that are central to ensuring equal treatment and equality in the Danish labour market. Our organisation follows the latest version of the below-mentioned laws:
The Equal Treatment Act 2011
The Gender Equality Act 2013
The Discrimination Act 2017
The Equal Pay Act 2019
The parental leave law 2022
EU directives apply throughout the EU. It is a requirement that all EU countries must convert the rules into national law. In Denmark, this is done by law or by a collective agreement.
The rights and obligations set out in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy apply equally to all employees, irrespective of job position whether part-time or full-time or on a substantive or fixed term contract.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded across all our programmes. We believe an inclusive and diverse working environment is an integral part of being a sustainable organisation.
We are committed to creating an environment in which the individual differences and contributions of all our staff are recognised and valued.
We believe that every employee is entitled to a working environment that promotes dignity, equality, and respect for all. No form of intimidation, discrimination, bullying or harassment will be tolerated. All our employees are encouraged to develop their skills and fulfil their potential and to take advantage of training, development, and progression opportunities. Where such opportunities are no longer available, we will support the transition to new employment.
Our organisation does not tolerate any acts of unlawful or unfair discrimination (including harassment) committed against an employee, contractor, job applicant or visitor because of a protected characteristic:
age
disability
gender reassignment
marriage and civil partnership
pregnancy and maternity/paternity
race
religion or belief
sex
sexual orientation
Responsibilities
We have a clear expectation that all employees and external partners will contribute to creating an equal, diverse and inclusive culture. Employees are required, and subcontractors and stakeholders of the organisation are encouraged, to act in a way that does not subject any other employees or clients to direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of race, skin tone, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, disability, religion, age or sexual orientation.
We aim to maintain and extend a fair working environment for all employees through the revision and development of policies to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in employment at every stage. Our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion is integrated into our key people processes such as:
Recruitment, Hiring & Selection
Talent management
Performance reviews
Development
Culture
Follow-up
We recognise that commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is an evolving journey and will therefore continuously monitor our progress against internal and external benchmarks.
To ensure we hold ourselves accountable, we will:
update the policy regularly to ensure that it captures ongoing societal trends and legislation.
organise yearly questionnaires for all our employees to ensure that policies in place are working as intended.
Provide policy training for employees.
The results of monitoring will be reviewed to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the policy. If necessary, adjustments will be made to the policy to ensure that equality and diversity opportunities are afforded to all applicants and employees.
To see the full policy, please contact rikke@fee.global.