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<strong>Are</strong> <strong>NI</strong> <strong>businesses</strong> <strong>taking</strong> <strong>more</strong> <strong>action</strong> <strong>than</strong> <strong>GB</strong>?<br />

Business profiles have an<br />

impact on D&I <strong>action</strong> in<br />

Northern Irel<strong>and</strong><br />

Proportion of <strong>businesses</strong> that have taken D&I <strong>action</strong><br />

34% 35%<br />

22%<br />

19%<br />

<strong>NI</strong><br />

<strong>GB</strong><br />

Female <strong>and</strong> mixed gender business owners (35%) <strong>and</strong><br />

those aged up to 44yrs (45%) have taken greater <strong>action</strong><br />

over D&I policies <strong>and</strong> staff training.<br />

Limited companies<br />

Self-employed/sole trader<br />

A third of limited companies in <strong>NI</strong> (34%) have taken <strong>action</strong><br />

to guarantee diversity <strong>and</strong> inclusion in the workplace<br />

whereas <strong>action</strong> amongst self-employed/sole trader<br />

<strong>businesses</strong> is much lower (22%). This is aligned with what<br />

we saw for <strong>businesses</strong> in <strong>GB</strong>.<br />

35 % 45 %<br />

Owners aged<br />

35 % 45 %<br />

up to 44yrs<br />

Owners aged<br />

Female / Mixed<br />

Gender ownership<br />

Female /<br />

Roughly equal<br />

ownership<br />

up to 44yrs<br />

savanta.com<br />

MVBB: Q3 2023 (SU EST £0-1bn <strong>GB</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>NI</strong>). Base: All excluding DK<br />

MVBB: Q3 2023 (SU EST £0-1bn <strong>GB</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>NI</strong>). Base: All excluding DK<br />

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