LGBT Initiatives at Lloyds Banking Group

We estimate that there are some 2500+ lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) colleagues within the Group.  We’ve made public commitments to increasing the engagement scores of our LGBT colleagues to 70% by 2020, in our Helping Britain Prosper Plan. This will be measured via our Colleague Survey.

If we are to become the best bank for customers then we must ensure that this vision is inclusive of the LGBT community. As an organisation we’ve made great strides forward, and are acknowledged as a leading edge employer when it comes to LGBT equality.

Our commitment to our LGBT agenda is led from the top. Our Executive Sponsor for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Karin Cook, champions our LGBT programme and activities.

Recognition of our work

We are proud to have created an inclusive and open working environment for our LGBT colleagues, evidenced by our continued strong performances in external benchmarks.

Lloyds Banking Group was named number 1 in the 2017 Stonewall Top 100 employers list, which celebrates the pioneering efforts of leading organisations to create inclusive workplaces.

The achievement is the culmination of a journey that has seen the Group placed third in 2015, second in 2016 and first in 2017, recognising the progress made and our continued commitment to LGBT inclusion.

Several of our LGBT role models have been recognised externally with awards, and our Rainbow Network was named Network of the Year at the 2016 British LGBT Awards.