“Real progress happens when we all take responsibility for change. Joining the Automotive 30% Club highlights Group 1 UK’s strong commitment to creating a culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their best selves to work.
We look forward to working with the Automotive 30% Club and our industry peers to drive meaningful progress in our shared mission to achieve gender balance.”
Diversity is a fundamental component of success
Our colleagues, customers and brand partners are key success drivers in our mission to become the UK’s leading automotive retailer. There is significant change ahead for us all in the automotive industry, and the improved decision-making and increased innovation that a diverse team provides will be fundamental to navigating this successfully.
That’s why, as a business, we are committed to a implementing a strategic pathway to bring about meaningful and lasting change in the DE&I space. Our membership with the Automotive 30% Club will help us drive that change, in turn encouraging more women to consider a career in automotive, enabling women already in the business to develop, and ultimately, ensuring the best possible experience for our customers.
We have already set the foundations here at Group 1
We have more women than ever assuming leadership roles and, through our dedicated women’s forum, we’re energetically campaigning to increase their visibility and inspire others to follow in their footsteps.
From our networking opportunities and career focused events to our global Q&A panels and colleague interview broadcasts, skills sharing, mentoring and peer to peer recognition is not only enabled but actively encouraged.
Our enhanced family-friendly policies are industry-leading, so that our colleagues are able to spend more time with the people that matter most while still feeling supported, and we’ve made menopause a primary focus by inviting female colleagues to access support and resources, as well as connect and share experiences.
We look forward to building on our momentum
Our goal is to ensure that every individual feels a sense of belonging, can be their authentic self, and has the opportunity to succeed.
We know that there is still plenty of work to do and, through our patron membership with the Automotive 30% Club, we look forward to driving meaningful progress in our shared mission to achieve gender balance.