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We believe that technology is a powerful tool to amplify the impact of organizations and movements working towards Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Sustainability and Social Change (DEISSC). We work with hundreds of partners around the world providing support in many forms and we're delighted to share stories of this work with you here.
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This quarter, we have curated a set of stories to provide a snapshot of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work. To explore beyond this selection, please use the filters and ‘View more’ options below.
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Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year 2023 DEI partner of the year
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40% gender diversity
How we got here and where next
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Thoughtworks makes Stonewall’s 2022 Workplace Equality Index Top 50
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Training: a tool for inclusion
We hire passionate and curious people who want to keep learning, and not just about tech. All Thoughtworkers are expected to be open – to actively engage in learning about others perspectives, cultures and experiences. The environment is rich with discussion and is one where people constantly have their worldview expanded and often challenged. It presents the opportunity to engage in a personal development journey.
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Boosting access to employment with ‘IT 4 Teens’
Thoughtworks Romania partnered with the Informal School of IT to offer an introductory training course to students with disabilities. This multi-stage program aims to improve access to employment for young people with motor disabilities through technical training, educational support and fostering links to digital industries.
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Lightening the administrative aspects of case management load
Thoughtworks worked closely with the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) to lay the foundations for growth and reach more people in need of support – by identifying the right CRM system for the task.
Accessibility
Enabling D/deaf people to experience and enjoy music
As innovators, we can’t simply look for “easy” opportunities to improve accessibility and inclusion. We need to ask difficult questions and challenge what’s possible to have a great impact on people’s quality of life.
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Disability inclusion with deep roots
Thoughtworks Brazil’s Inclua Program is designed to support the hiring and inclusion of people with disabilities in the technology job market. It aims to foster an inclusive culture through technical training and boost candidate’s competitiveness. Inclua has reshaped the Thoughtworks’ onboarding experience and raised awareness across the company of how to support new hires with disabilities.
Social change
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
People experiencing homelessness face significant health inequalities, poorer health outcomes and a shorter life expectancy than the rest of the population. Blopup, a project by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and NGO Salut Sense Sostre, seeks to screen, diagnose, treat and track adherence to treatment for highly vulnerable groups - beginning with the homeless population in Barcelona.
Sustainability
Forging greener steel in China
A prominent player in Chinese steel manufacturing since 1993, Wiskind Group partnered with Thoughtworks for support with sustainability governance and to enable a new digital ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) approach.
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Comunidades de bem viver
In Brazil, one of our social change partners is the Movimento Bem Viver (Good Living Movement). We support the movement by strengthening their Agroecological Communities of Good Living project, which has a bold and inspiring mission to connect countryside, city and forest.
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Contributing to healthy aging possibilities
Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia, and it has no cure. It also has a profound effect on communities – it’s estimated that 1.5million Australians are involved in the care of someone with dementia today. Therefore, the more that we know about the aging process, and dementia specifically, the better. Building this knowledge is the foundation of an initiative we’ve been supporting at the University of Sydney for several years.
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Powering up police accountability
In many colonized nations, the way police forces interact with certain citizen populations leaves a lot to be desired. Australia is sadly no exception. Since the 1992 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, at least 540 First Nations people have died while detained – a vastly disproportionate number.