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Sage Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Sage

I am passionate about diversity and inclusion and proud to be an Executive Sponsor.

“Diversity, equity, and inclusion is about providing the right opportunities and at the same time creating a culture in which everyone feels valued and empowered to thrive. 

We recognize that we are at the start of our journey and that the issues we have to tackle are multifaceted and complex. We know that overcoming these challenges will require us not just to listen, but to really hear what we are being told, and be completely open and honest about where we are on the journey.

Only then can we knock down the barriers so everyone can thrive and build a truly inclusive culture where we all feel we belong.”

Steve Hare, Sage Chief Executive Officer

Our Global Vision and Commitments

At Sage we have been working very hard since we launched our global diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy at the beginning of 2022, and we are starting to see tangible signs of progress. The strategy continues to be the roadmap that charts our DEI journey and this is underpinned by our vision statement and commitments which act as the compass that guides our behaviors along the way.

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Vision

We are committed to knocking barriers so that everyone can thrive. That starts with our own teams. We know this is the right thing to do and we also know that having diverse perspectives fuels innovation. It helps generate better ideas to serve our customers. We are a global company and we must reflect the diverse world that we work in. We are committed to an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints of our customers, partners and communities.

Our Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Commitments

Our six commitments will help us advance Diversity Equity & Inclusion at Sage and foster a stronger sense of belonging.

Colleague Success Networks

Colleague Success Networks (CSN) are a way for coworkers to come together, support each other and provide ideas back to the business. These might have been known to you in other organizations as Employee or Business Resource Groups.

Our Colleague Success Networks enable our colleagues to be right at the center of our evolving culture, bringing together many different voices to provide insights and support changes to our colleague and customer experience as well as providing opportunities for personal career development.

Our Colleague Success Networks are formed based on lived experiences and shared aspects of identity, such as gender, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, neurodiversity, family support, and veterans.

Discover more about our DEI work and achievements

Sage Annual Report 2024

A full breakdown of how we have helped champion diversity and show the progress we've made can be found in our annual report. We share the key successes from our diversity and inclusion programs, the progress we are making and how we are improving quality of life for our employees.

Sustainability and Society Report 2024

We are committed to investing in education, technology, and environmental change in order to give individuals, SMEs and our own planet the opportunity to thrive. Our goal is to use our technology, time and experience to support a generation of diverse and sustainable businesses. We will do this in three key ways. Explore further to discover our goals.

Our Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Strategy

Our culture is open and caring and people can be themselves at work. We are proud that our employees support diversity, equity & inclusion. Our strategy plan outlines this continued journey at Sage.

US Gender Pay Gap Report 2024

We are working hard to ensure that each and every one of our employees feels they can be their true and best selves every day. Our report demonstrates the strong progress we are making on this long-term strategy and the steps we are taking towards gender equality at Sage.

US Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2024

We strive for all our colleagues to be able to put their energies into their career enjoyment and daily work. Whilst we've made great progress in ethnicity self-declaration, our report shows an increased ethnicity pay gap this year. This makes us more determined to use data and collaborate with colleagues to close the gap across all levels.

Our External Partnerships and Commitments

These are the external partners that we have chosen to guide us on our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion journey as we move from vision to implementation.

External Partnerships

Business in the Community logoBusiness in the Community (BITC) is a business-led membership charity dedicated to responsible business, they work with their member organizations to continually improve their responsible business practice and leverage the collective impact for the benefit of communities.

 

Business Disability Forum logoBusiness Disability Forum (BDF) is a not-for-profit membership organization which exists to create a disability-smart world by linking businesses, disabled people, and government, and we have a global partnership with them for the next 12 months.

 

Trans in the City Sponsor logo

Trans in the City
supports Sage to keep learning about how we can create an inclusive culture that supports our transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming colleagues.

 

 

External Commitments

Change the Race Ratio Commitments

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  • Increase racial and ethnic diversity among board members by including at least one racially diverse board member by the end of 2021.
  • Increase racial and ethnic diversity in senior leadership and take action at ExCo and ExCo minus one to set clear and long-reaching targets that will be published within twelve months of making this commitment. Work to establish a dedicated goal for participation by black people at both levels.
  • Be transparent on targets and actions - publish a clear action plan alongside the targets and share progress in the Annual Report or on the company website. Disclose racial pay gaps by 2022 at the latest.
  • Create an inclusive culture in which talent from all diversities can thrive. Focus on recruitment and talent development processes to drive a more diverse talent pipeline, data collection and analysis while also fostering safe, open and transparent dialogue. This is in addition to mentoring, support and sponsorship. We are challenging conventional thinking by working with a more diverse group of suppliers and partners, which includes minority-owned businesses.

Race at Work Charter Commitments

  • Appoint an executive sponsor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
  • Track data related to diversity and inclusion while also making our progress publicly accessible
  • Commit at the board level to a zero tolerance policy for harassment and bullying.
  • Make it clear that supporting equality is first the responsibility of all managers and leaders within the company.
  • Take action that supports career progression for minorities.
  • Support race inclusion allies in the workplace.
  • Include Black. Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse-led enterprise owners in supply chains

CEO Action for Racial Equity Commitments

  • We will continue to make our workplaces safe spaces to have complex - and sometimes difficult - conversations about diversity and inclusion.CEO Action logo
  • We will implement and expand unconscious bias education.
  • We will share the best as well as the least successful practices.

Valuable 500 commitments

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  • Agree upon and publish our 2021 global disability inclusion three-year plan.
  • Appoint sponsors to each of our strategic areas of focus, including disability, accessibility and neurodiversity
  • Support conversations on disability by elevating the voices of both employees and leaders for Disability and Neurodiversity
  • Shape our global and regional strategies to create solutions for those with disabilities through insight analysis.
  • Support the launch of the Colleague Success Network. In 2021, we are putting a spotlight on disability awareness.
  • Continue to provide inclusive wellness benefits, support and resources.