Creating safe and welcoming environments
Basketball England places equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at the forefront of our work. We weave this thread into the fabric of everything we do, including building collaborative partnerships that support a culture of respect and understanding.
Basketball is the sport for everyone, with the power to reach people, places and communities like few others. Basketball is where cultures come together, learn from one another and where difference is embraced and amplified. It is inclusive, vibrant, life-changing, accessible and adaptable. With inspirational figures from all over the world, it has the ability to unite and as a governing body, we take seriously our role in leading the way for change.
Our responsibility is to create safe and welcoming environments to enable these values to thrive. To do that, we must actively promote and celebrate the inclusion of those with protected characteristics and, wherever possible, reduce and remove obstacles so everyone gets the most out of their Basketball experience. We know there is work to be done, more to achieve - and we’re excited about the future.
While diversity within our participation base is broad, we recognise this must also be reflected in positions of power and throughout all roles. The use of data to measure success is a key thread that runs through all five of our ambitions. The collection, analysis and revelations of this data will provide us with better insight on progress and where to focus our attention in leadership.
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