Brentford publishes annual equity, diversity and inclusion report | OneFootball

Brentford has today published its equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) report for 2024.

The report outlines the club’s work in EDI in key areas - including staff and players - fans and community, and compliance.

After an engaging programme of activity in 2023/24 culminated in a Football Business Award win for our work in EDI, the report is an opportunity to review the impact of our achievements and progress so far, and look ahead to our plans for the new season.

Brentford chief executive Jon Varney said: "Our values of togetherness, respectful and progressive are at the heart of everything we do at Brentford, and an engaging and varied EDI programme is an important part of us doing our part to make football for everyone.

"Our continuing efforts in EDI cannot be done without the support from our staff, fans and our community. We have made steady progress in this space.

"Internally, the learning and development sessions we have delivered and the internal policies that we have introduced are adding new dimensions to our welcoming, progressive club culture.

"We are also pleased to report that in all our recruitment last year, 27 per cent of new starters were female and 26 per cent were from Asian, Black or Multiple Ethnic backgrounds. Coupled with our work to improve our workforce diversity data, these results show that we are making advances in removing bias in our systems and processes.

"Last but not least, we are immensely proud of the enthusiasm from our fans. Their engagement with our campaigns and events has been invaluable to our learning and allowed us to be more intentional about what we can offer them.

"I would like to thank the board, our staff, players and fans for showing the dedication and understanding needed to bring us closer towards making Brentford FC an inclusive environment for all."

Read our annual EDI report.