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Inclusivity is integrated into everything we do.

As a sports team with a huge fan base, we have a platform. This means we have a responsibility to set standards, hold ourselves accountable to those standards and be authentic role models.

Since we introduced our Accelerate 25 programme, we have seen a steady and sustained increase in diversity and representation across our organisation.

The wide range of activities and programmes that fall under the banner of Social, whether that is improving the health and wellbeing of our people, furthering inclusivity, providing work experience opportunities for the next generation or raising money for charity, all help our people see the impact they can make in the team and beyond, which builds an energy that can then be brought back into the workplace to drive performance.

Anca Raines, Chief People Officer

  • 25%
    of new hires from under-represented groups exceeded since 2021
  • 100
    international, national and local charitable causes supported

Accelerate 25

Launched in December 2020, Accelerate 25 is our five-year programme to make our team even more diverse and inclusive, expressing our determination to do better and enable us to embed EDI at the heart of our team.

We have pledged to continuously improve our efforts to attract and retain diverse talent, with an ambition to exceed 25% of all new team members coming from under-represented groups every year from 2020 until the end of 2025.

We believe that a more diverse and inclusive team will make us faster on the track and inspire others in our industry and beyond. We are working to deepen our understanding, develop our processes, provide education opportunities, raise awareness and improve the accessibility of Formula One to those from under-represented backgrounds.

By embedding EDI in all that we do, we believe we will access new talent pools and unlock enhanced innovation, productivity and performance.

Over three years into Accelerate 25, we are proud to report a steady increase, year on year, in the proportion of our team who are female or from minority ethnic groups.

Without compromising our standards for entry or quality, we have consistently exceeded our target of 25% of new hires from under-represented groups since 2021.

As part of Accelerate 25, we are proud to partner with organisations that share our values and support initiatives that create opportunities for under-represented groups to consider careers in Formula One and STEM more widely.

As a sports team with a huge fan base, we have a platform. This means we have a responsibility to set standards, hold ourselves accountable to those standards and be authentic role models.

Anca Raines

Mulberry Schools Trust

The Mulberry STEM Academy continues to build a diverse pipeline of talent through a dedicated extra-curricular programme. The second cohort of students graduated in February 2023, and we welcomed a group of students from the third cohort for work experience in July 2023. In December, Lewis Hamilton met over 200 students from across the Trust at Mulberry School for Girls.

Stemettes

In 2023 we hosted three Stemettes careers events, reaching over 160 girls, young women and non-binary young people interested in STEM and STEAM careers. These events developed confidence, employability skills and provided access to a sector which many had not experienced.

Sutton Trust

In 2023 we supported a cohort of students on the ‘Pathways to Engineering’ programme, hosting 50 students for a Career Insights session and welcoming eight students for a week of work experience. Working with the Sutton Trust opens opportunities for those from lower socio-economic backgrounds to have a career in Formula One and provides education on the different types of engineering careers available, as well raising awareness internally of the value of attracting and recruiting diverse talent.

Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE)

In Autumn 2023, we launched our second mentoring programme between team members and AFBE students, with more than double the number of participants. In November, team members attended the AFBE Awards Gala hosted in Aberdeen, where we were Platinum sponsors. We also held an internal lunch and learn session in May on the Ethics of Ethnic Diversity to help educate and raise awareness on racial disparities and how to become better allies.

Racing Pride

In June 2023, the team hosted Richard Morris, CEO and Co-founder, and Racing Pride Ambassador Jordan Rand for a Team Talk as part of our Pride Month activities. Following this, we welcomed Racing Pride as a partner to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues within our industry and support our internal LGBTQ+ network.

Internal Forums

In all our endeavours it’s important to give all our team members a voice and engage them with the work we are doing as well as having the opportunity to create their own communities and forums.

These groups, initiated and run by our team members, provide support and information to enable team members throughout our organisation to feel included and celebrated.

Forums create safe spaces for members but are also a great way to help increase our understanding of one another.

EDI Forum

Members of our EDI Forum met with senior management to discuss the team’s progress on embedding EDI within our culture. Forum members also organised our Black History Month activities, which included a Black History Discovery Trail, cultural food served in our restaurant, a film night and an educational newsletter.

Women’s Network

Following a successful first year, our Women’s Network continued to grow their membership with over 150 team members now benefiting from the community. The Network’s ‘Female Role Models’ talk series continued with women from across the team sharing their stories and welcomed external guest speakers for educational seminars.

LGBTQ+ Forum

Whilst we’ve celebrated Pride for many years, in February 2023, our team members formed an LGBTQ+ Forum and in their first year, they helped organise our Pride Month activities in June.

Policies and Practices

Throughout 2023, we launched new EDI toolkits to help support our managers and embedded EDI into our core HR practices and policies such as recruitment, performance, talent development and leadership.

Advice and training on Inclusion has been embedded in our Leadership app to help managers develop their understanding, with modules including Social Capital, Inclusion and Belonging.

We have developed a Dignity at Work policy with an accompanying e-learning module, conducted a review of our family friendly policies and practices and created a Social Pillar working group.

Charity and Community

Official Team Charity Partnership

In June 2023, following a vote by our team members, we welcomed leading mental health charity Mind as our Official Team Charity Partner for 2023 and 2024.

We have set a goal of raising £75,000 by the end of our partnership with Mind, and by December 2023, over £16,000 had already been raised through various internal activities, arranged by our dedicated Charity Committee and individuals across the team.

Motorsport Charities

Our team are active supporters of the Grand Prix Trust, an organisation founded by Sir Jackie Stewart that aims to provide support for Formula One’s unsung heroes. In 2023, we helped to raise over £15,600 for the Trust.

Corporate Donations

We were pleased to support over 100 international, national and local charitable causes throughout 2023. Our donations of signed memorabilia, behind-the-scenes factory tours and exclusive garage visits for auctions, raffles, and prize draws have allowed charities to raise significant sums.

  • £3,000 for the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity, a Buckinghamshire-based organisation dedicated to providing specialist care for patients with life-limiting illnesses.

  • £5,000 for the Pelorus Foundation, an independent charity that is committed to protecting, preserving, and promoting at-risk wildlife and environments.

  • £7,000 for the UKSF Association, an organisation that strives to support former and serving members of the Armed Forces and their immediate families in times of need.

  • €40,000 for the Blue Marine Foundation, a marine conversation charity that is dedicated to restoring the ocean to health by addressing overfishing.

Community Outreach

In 2023, we were proud to provide over £37,000 of funding to organisations across our local Brackley community. Our local community is incredibly important to our team and being able to contribute to local schools, to help children and families in need and to be part of community events, helps to bring us all together.

Trackside Outreach

While Brackley is our home, we are also deeply connected to the Formula One race locations, and we want to ensure our presence makes a positive contribution to local communities as we travel across the world.

We build relationships with schools, charities and individuals and welcome fans for Pit Lane walks, garage tours and to meet our drivers and team members wherever possible.

Educational Outreach

Educational outreach not only supports our local community but also contributes to our EDI goals by helping to promote STEM subjects in a range of educational settings.

  • Silverstone University Technical College’s Student Awards Ceremony, sponsoring the award for Outstanding Motorsport Engineering Student.

  • INWED Brownies and Girl Guides Experience at Silverstone Museum.

  • F1 in Schools World Finals, Fastest Car Award.

  • Pupils from Magdalen College School and South Northants Youth Engagement joined our Team Talk with astronaut Tim Peake and enjoyed an exclusive Q&A.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

In some ways we are a small to medium business with a typical manufacturing environment but in other ways we are much more - a high-profile global sport. We consider health and safety in every aspect of the business, not just the car on the track but all the set-up, travel and operations for race events as well as everything that happens at our campus in Brackley, 24 hours a day.

Stuart Hughes, Head of Health and Safety

Operational Risk Profile

One of our biggest projects in health and safety in 2023 was to review and update the risk profile for every department in the operational environment.

As our operations are constantly changing and evolving, we must keep up-to-date and ensure that everyone in our team knows how to mitigate risk.

Occupational Health Screening

Every year we carry out a full Occupational Health Screening to safeguard our team members who are exposed to risks such as noise, hazardous substances and by-products from operational activity.

This process is a validation of our control measures and enables us to identify any issues early on and take steps to mitigate risks.

Updated Health and Safety Policy

We have worked closely with the Governance team to update our Health and Safety Policy as part of the Integrity Code, enabling every member of the team to understand how they contribute to creating a healthy and safe environment.

Annual Health Assessment

In 2023, 89% of our team completed the Annual Health Assessment. This exceptionally high level of engagement reflects our commitment to care for our team and our culture of using data to drive improvement.

Analysing data at individual, departmental and whole team levels means that we can quickly assess opportunities for improvement within the team with our culture of healthy competition adding an incentive to adopt healthier behaviours.

Wellbeing Centre

During 2023, we worked with our Site Development team to develop the concept for our new Health and Wellbeing Centre as part of the campus redevelopment.

The Wellbeing Centre is an exciting project which will enable us to deliver all our care and services in one place, bringing our team members together not just for healthcare but to eat, socialise, take part in lunchtime activities and come back to work energised.

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