The assessment journey

The NES assessment is a journey of progression and improvement which enables your organisation to be more competitive in an increasingly global economy.

EY will:

Work with your organisation to assess where you are along your EDI journey
Provide you with valuable information as to how you compare to others in your industry
Identify where you are doing well and where improvements may be needed
Provide support and evidence to your organisation, so that you can demonstrate to employees, stakeholders and clients, that the principles of the Standard are being implemented
Assist you to develop an EDI strategic delivery plan for your organisation

Scoping
Evidence gathering and review
Interviews and survey
Final Report and action plan

Kick-off meeting

We use this session to scope out the assessment process, understand the business priorities, identify key stakeholders, finalise timescales and agree next steps.

Evidence gathering workshop

We facilitate a workshop with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to begin to identify the evidence required.

Evidence gathering sessions

We conduct one-to-one meetings with relevant stakeholders and subject matter experts who provide relevant evidence and supporting documentation.

Consolidation of findings

We will complete a comprehensive review of the evidence aligned to the NES competencies.

Evidence gathering (follow up)

If required, we conduct follow up meetings/calls to clarify key issues.

Employee interviews

We conduct confidential interviews and focus groups with staff to supplement and validate evidence submitted and explore high level themes.

Survey

We conduct an optional cultural values survey to better understand underlying beliefs and behaviours.

Final report

We provide a comprehensive report on our findings against the NES assessment criteria, which includes detailed recommendations on how to improve areas that are not or only partially compliant.

Presentation

We present our findings to the Board/Senior Leadership Team.

Action planning

We facilitate an action planning session to share ideas and support the implementation of key areas for improvement.