Both as a company and workforce, ITV has focused its efforts on mainstream content, creating opportunities, inclusive culture, accessibility, and disability equity. Their production principles have been utilized by 475 production companies across around 160 in the last three years. Other key milestones could be: 185 diverse creatives stepped up into more senior production roles over the past three years, 11 deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent colleagues took part in Amplify, their senior leadership program, and the launch of ITV Academy, which opened doors and offered career paths for people from diverse backgrounds.
Some of the highlights include investing £54.2 million in their Diversity Commissioning Fund from 2022-23, collaborating through the cross-industry TV Access Project to improve accessibility, and creating a pipeline of diverse writers and talent. Since 2021, they have improved representation towards all target areas at all colleague levels. At senior levels, they've made improvements overall, focusing on senior representation, particularly for deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent colleagues and people of color.
Carolyn McCall, their CEO, explains the company's commitment to advancing diversity: "As a broadcaster, streamer, and global producer, ITV has a unique opportunity to shape culture for good. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work at ITV. We aim to create and showcase content by, with, and for everyone," he said.
What about their plans for the future? Ade Rawcliffe, Group Director of Diversity & Inclusion, sets the tone: "Moving forward, we're cementing and building on our work so far. As our communities, cultures, and contexts continue to evolve, so must we. We will push further to achieve sustainable impact at ITV and across society", he said.
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