Leaders in EDI: Building an impactful EDI strategy (Part 3 – Data, measurement & evaluation)

Senior Manager of EDI at Liverpool F.C, the EDI Director at the ECB and EDI advisor Chris Paouros are joined by EDI consultant and campaigner Hayley Bennett to discuss measurement in EDI. 

Leaders in EDI shines a light on the progress being made and the challenges being faced in the equity, diversity and inclusion space across sport and other industries. This season of the Leaders in EDI podcast offers a step-by-step guide to building, executing, monitoring and evaluating a successful EDI strategy. 

This penultimate episode of the season focuses on measurement and evaluation. How important is measurement in EDI? What methods can you use to gather quantitative and qualitative data to measure the effectiveness of your strategy? And how do you create an environment where employees feel they can be transparent? 

The episode offers perspectives from: 

• Hayley Bennett – a consultant and campaigner in the EDI space. Alongside her consultancy work, Bennett is a co-founder of Nutmegs, a football community for women and non-binary people of colour and serves as board director for Goals 4 Girls and Spirit of 2012.  
• Kate Aldridge – with an educational background in STEM and expertise in data and strategy, she now leads the EDI action plan as EDI Director at the England & Wales Cricket Board.  
• Rishi Jain – Jain leads Liverpool’s FC’s work in the EDI space as Senior Manager of EDI at the club. 
• Chris Paouros – a consultant, advisor, charity trustee and non-exec director for organisations including the Premier League, the FA and Kick it Out