Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our Core Values

Excellence, Teamwork and Openness & Humility

Our Inclusive, Supportive Culture

We uphold diversity, equity, and inclusivity as integral components of our culture. By embracing openness and humility, we actively encourage a wide range of perspectives and experiences to be heard and valued. We nurture a culture that recognises and appreciates the unique value individuals bring, irrespective of their position or background. Collaborative teamwork harnesses the combined strengths of the team, leveraging diverse viewpoints for collective success. Aligned with our value of excellence, we hold ourselves to the highest standard in everything we do and empower our employees to continuously upskill and grow. These core values enable us to cultivate an inclusive environment that fuels innovative thinking, fosters collaboration, and ultimately delivers better investment outcomes for our clients.

Investment Team

Our investment process optimises the benefits of teamwork and a flat structure, with individual accountability through constant and open constructive challenge, within a group of diverse and experienced investors. We continue to strive to diversify the team further, understanding how it can improve outcomes for clients.

56 %

of our staff are female

70 %

of the firm are minorities

ethnicities in an Investment team of 9

50 %

of the board are ethnically diverse

Currently, employees only identify as male or female

Females and non-white employees are included in ‘minorities’

Our ethnic categorisation follows the UK Government guidance

We are advancing diversity, equity & inclusion at Genesis

Governance

In 2021 we formalised our DEI Policy, and in 2022, we established our DEI Group, which is responsible for providing strategic leadership in DEI and overseeing the implementation of our DEI strategy.

Actions

Through initiatives such as recruitment efforts that prioritise diversity, adopting inclusive policies and practices, promoting an inclusive culture, and establishing firmwide DEI governance we aim to cultivate a workforce that represents a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. We recognise there is more we and our industry can do; we are on a journey and we have a long way to go. Our focus is on culture and attracting and retaining talent.

We have reviewed and broadened our approach to recruitment, which has led to a stronger and more diverse pipeline of talent.

We partner with educational institutions internationally to reach interesting and diverse talent pools.
We work with executive search firms with expertise in diversity in senior positions. We ask for diversity in candidate shortlists for all positions and request blind CV’s from recruitment agencies where possible
Candidates are assessed on a number of key attributes, including the cognitive diversity they could add to the team.
Candidates are interviewed by a range of colleagues to help reduce hiring bias and encourage different perspectives.
Our benefits package and inclusion initiatives have been thoughtfully put together to promote a fair and equitable work environment, helping to attract talent and improve retention.

We have rolled out inclusion initiatives, which help to create fair opportunities and help to identify bias.

We enable flexible working across all areas of the business.
We offer inclusive family polices, which include enhanced maternity and paternity leave entitlements of 26 and 13 weeks, respectively. Over the past five years, all employees returned to work following their maternity leave, aided by flexible arrangements. The policy includes parents utilising adoption and surrogacy. (full details link)
Inclusive Bereavement and Compassionate leave policy.
Career development opportunities are available to all employees. We encourage our staff to obtain the experience, training and qualifications necessary to develop professionally and personally. Recently, professional and academic qualifications gained by staff included the IMC, CFA Certificate in ESG Investing, ACCA, ICSA, CIPD and Executive MBA.
All staff undertake training on diversity and inclusion to increase awareness and improve communication, with respect to individual differences.
Wellbeing initiatives include Employee Assistance Program, mental health first aid support, mental health webinars, occupational health support, exercise and yoga classes.
Tailored Menopause plan and medical support.

In line with our core values, we regularly assess the effectiveness of our initiatives, implementing enhancements to address any issues identified.

Our Approach

At Genesis we are committed to encouraging diversity, equity and inclusion among both staff and job applicants. This means we strive to create a supportive culture in which different perspectives are valued. We are constantly looking for ways to further embed diversity, equity and inclusion at Genesis.

51 %

of our staff are female and 49% male*

of our 12 Partners and Associate Partners are female

Members of our Investment Team includes eight nationalities and four ethnicities**, and speak eight languages

Members of our staff includes 15 nationalities, six ethnicities** and speak 12 languages

* Currently no one identifies in another category
** Based on the UK Government guidance on ethnic categorisation

We are advancing diversity, equity & inclusion at Genesis

Recruitment

We recognise the value of a workforce that is representative of multiple sectors of society. We believe that an inclusive environment, where people of different backgrounds work together, makes for better decisions and a fairer society.

We have longstanding relationships with recruitment agencies and have partnered with educational institutions internationally to reach interesting and diverse talent pools.
We partner with executive search firms with expertise in diversity in senior positions. We ask for diversity in candidate shortlists for all positions.
Candidates are assessed on a number of key attributes including the cognitive diversity they could add to the team.
They are interviewed by a range of team members to help reduce hiring bias and encourage different perspectives.

Supporting DEI in Our Workforce

It is core to our culture to provide a supportive work environment and give all employees access to the same opportunities.

We enable flexible working across all areas of the business. Prior to COVID-19, 27% of our employees had an approved flexible working arrangement, of which 73% were female.
We offer inclusive family polices which include enhanced maternity and paternity leave entitlements of 26 and 13 weeks respectively. Over the past five years, all employees returned to work following their maternity leave, aided by flexible arrangements.
All staff undertake training on diversity and inclusion to increase awareness and improve communication with respect to individual differences.
We collect information on ethnicity, nationality and languages spoken to monitor progress in meeting the aims and commitments of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy.
We regularly assess how our current initiatives are operating, taking action to address any issues identified.
Training and development opportunities are available to all employees. We encourage our staff to obtain the experience, training and qualifications necessary to develop professionally and personally. Recently, professional and academic qualifications gained by staff included the IMC, CFA ESG Certificate, ACCA, ICSA, CIPD and Executive MBA.

Family Friendly Policies

Our enhanced policies support employees by providing an equal and consistent approach for anyone becoming a parent or taking on parental responsibilities.

Family Friendly Policies