GENDER PAY GAP 18/10/2019

At STORM NINE we believe diversity and inclusion will always be fundamental to achieving our vision to become the UK’s best marketing company. As an integrated community that influences and shapes culture, our talent must reflect the marketplace we serve; simultaneously, our agencies must foster inclusive environments that unleash the creative power of our people and our work. This requires the conscious effort of everyone to unearth and engage the unique perspectives of our co-workers: Conscious Inclusion.

Fostering a culture of conscious inclusion is integral to this vision - creating the conditions where women at all levels feel empowered to fully contribute and have equal opportunity to achieve their highest career ambitions. We ensure a safe, respectful and open environment that allows employees at all levels to thrive. We create and evolve policies and practices that create an ethos of belonging, connection and purpose. We know that it is only through our relentless commitment to these principles that we are able to deliver the deepest, most connected communications expertise to our clients and their consumers. We are committed to ensuring fair and inclusive recruitment practices, integrating conscious inclusion principles and driving accountability into all talent communications and business processes.

Our strategy to accelerate gender balance in the senior ranks is reinforced by our governance teams. Comprising the most senior executives within our organisation, this group is responsible for holding business leaders personally accountable to meet both quantitative and qualitative goals toward improved retention and advancement of women in our agency.

In the UK, we are dedicated to creating an environment where all of our people can build careers and progress within the agency and the industry as a whole. We run a number of programmes centrally in addition to outreach, apprenticeship and inclusion programmes which operate on an office-by-office basis. Each aims to address specific issues faced by the industry and businesses today. We recognise the importance of equipping our leaders to become authentic ambassadors who consciously drive lasting and effective cultural change across the organisation.