Data & Strategy:
Change Starts Together Framework

Read more about The Lord Mayor's Appeal's Change Starts Together framework. 

Our Mission

Increase opportunities for those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds to start, develop and progress their careers in the City of London.

1. Work with businesses across sectors to implement effective practice to address social mobility
2. Support businesses to take an intersectional approach to social mobility
3. Support businesses to build inclusive cultures within hybrid working models

Change Starts Together framework 

5 principles to support businesses to take an intersectional approach in addressing social mobility:

1. We will actively open our doors to social mobility talent
2. We will be innovative and creative in our approach to social mobility 
3. We will take an intersectional approach to provide opportunities to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds 
4. We will collaborate with other organisations to increase impact and reach 
5. We will act as advocates for social mobility internally and externally

10 key actions:

1. Appoint an executive sponsor for social mobility 
2. Create a strategy for social mobility 
3. Ensure all social mobility efforts take an intersectional approach 
4. Capture and analyse social mobility data (existing employees & new joiners)  
5. Support one or more social mobility programmes 
6. Develop or support one or more social mobility mentoring/skills development programme 
7. Provide social mobility resources for recruitment, line managers, leaders, etc. 
8. Evaluate barriers to entry such as educational attainment and seek to mitigate 
9. Commit to sharing social mobility stories internally 
10. Collaborate with other organisations to increase impact and share best practice