New initiative to help ensure greater workplace inclusion of the neurodivergent community

Neurodiversity in Business (NiB) is an industry forum to support the participation of neurodivergent individuals in the workplace recently launched at the Houses of Parliament.  

The organisation, led by Dan Harris (Chief Executive Officer) draws upon the cumulative knowledge of neurodivergent experts and leading companies to share best practice and improve the employment and experience of the neurodiverse workforce. 

Speaking upon admission to NiB, Retinue’s CEO said: 

“Passionate about People is one of our core values, and becoming a founding member of NiB represents our on-going commitment to creating depth within our own workforce and those of our customers. Committed to diversity, the unique strengths and capabilities that individuals from the neurodivergent community bring are some we should actively embrace and harness. We are really excited about this membership.” 

As Retinue joined NiB, Dan J Harris, CEO said: 

“We are delighted that Retinue has become a founding member of NiB. It signals their commitment to ensuring a truly inclusive workplace and a desire to strive for the best in diversity and inclusion standards.  

We look forward to working with Retinue and all our members in delivering meaningful change for the neurodivergent across business.”

A selection of the forum’s founding members include: Accenture; ARM, AstraZeneca; Capita;  Hiscox; IBM, Kimberly Clark; KPMG, Lloyds Banking Group; Metro Bank; NatWest; Network Rail; Openreach; Oracle; Orange; Rolls Royce plc; Sky; TalkTalk; The Open University; Unilever; Virgin Media/O2 and many more.  

NiB also has an array of close partnerships with leading organisations in the ND ecosystem including: Auticon; Ambitious about Autism; the ADHD Foundation; the British Dyslexia Association; Caudwell Children’s Charity; Diversity and Ability (D&A); DO-IT Profiler; Genius Within, Lexxic; National Autistic Society and many more.

For further information as to how to join NiB, please go to www.neurodiversityinbusiness.org