Diversity, equity & inclusion
Our values
Everyone deserves to feel they belong. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported and empowered to be themselves. We know that different perspectives make us stronger, helping us come up with better ideas and better outcomes for our customers, colleagues and communities.
As we continue to transform the way financial services work, our success depends on our people. We want to create an environment where you feel supported, valued and able to grow, so you can make an impact, build your skills and shape a career with real purpose.
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Disability and neurodiversity
We want to be a best-in-class leader in disability and neuro-inclusion. In April 2023, we set a public ambition to double the representation of senior colleagues with disabilities to 12% by 2025. We exceeded this, ending the year at 19%.
Providing accessible, inclusive products and services to customers starts with our colleagues. Creating an inclusive workplace and ensuring all our colleagues love to come to work, can be themselves and thrive is how we achieve that.
Ethnicity
Being the best bank for all our customers means reflecting our increasingly multicultural society. We’ve set an ambition to increase representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues in executive roles. Our aim is to reach 19-22% by the end of 2030. Within that, we’re also aiming to increase Black representation to 3.5-4% over the same timeframe.
Gender
At the end of 2024, women held 40.4% of senior management roles at Lloyds Banking Group. And we’re working hard to achieve a maintained gender balance of between 45–55% at executive level by the end of 2030. Not just because businesses that are proportionately gendered do better, but because that’s who we are. Equal and right.
LGBTQ+
#AlwaysProud isn’t just a hashtag. Pride isn’t just a month in the calendar. We’re committed to providing safe and supportive environments every single day. For all colleagues, however they express their gender identity.
Colleague networks
Belonging starts with connection. Our colleague networks bring people together, champion inclusion, and help create a workplace where everyone can thrive.
Open to all colleagues, they offer access to events, mentoring, career development opportunities, and a supportive community. Whether you're looking to learn, grow, connect with role models, or expand your network, there's a place for you.
Networks
Our Access network
Access is our disability colleague network. The network aims to promote a positive and inclusive culture towards disability and neurodiversity – unlocking the value it brings and removing barriers to allow everyone to feel accepted, achieve their potential and bring their best selves to work. The network runs a wide variety of community building events as well as career and personal development activities.
Our Rainbow network
Rainbow is the Lloyds LGBT+ colleague network. It plays a pivotal role, with over 5,000 members and supporters. Rainbow is one of the largest networks of its kind in the UK. It’s there to connect, develop and support LGBT+ colleagues. But it doesn’t stop there, Rainbow has supported a range of LGBTQ+ charities. Over the years, they’ve raised funds and volunteered for organisations like MindOut, Waverley Care and Switchboard
Our REACH network
The REACH network is engaged in Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage issues. It connects supports and develops colleagues from UK minority ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Membership is open to all colleagues, with 4,000+ members and 700 advocates at this time.
REACH is passionate about supporting communities. Our RISE programme, for example. Inspiring students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds to explore careers in banking.
Our Breakthrough network
Our women’s employee network ‘Breakthrough’ is one of the largest of its kind in the UK with 10,000 members and 4,000 mentors.
Breakthrough is one of the many ways we are supporting colleagues with fulfilling their career potential at Lloyds Banking Group.
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Health & wellbeing
Creating and encouraging a culture of wellbeing and inclusion makes a happy team. We are blessed with a diverse workforce. So we offer a range of health and wellbeing support options.
Health & wellbeing