A structured, evidence-based assessment to help your organisation understand where you are on your EDI journey — and what to do next. Please answer honestly based on current reality, not aspiration. Identifying gaps is as valuable as identifying strengths.

EDI diagnostic

EDI Diagnostic — Social Justice Collective

EDI Diagnostic  ·  Estimated time: 20 minutes

Before you begin

This diagnostic has seven sections:

  • Your organisation profile and workforce data
  • Strategy & Leadership
  • Data, Culture & Inclusion
  • Policies & Processes
  • Learning & Development
  • Impact & Improvement
  • Board & Governance (optional)

For each section you will rate a small number of statements from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), then answer two short questions about evidence and barriers. These questions are the most important part — they help us give you recommendations that are specific to your organisation, not generic best practice.

When you reach the end of the diagnostic, you will be asked to send your responses to the Social Justice Collective by email. We will then produce a tailored report and share it with you within 10 working days.

Section 1 of 7

About your organisation

This information helps us contextualise your diagnostic findings.


Workforce data

"Unknown" is a valid and informative answer — it tells us something important about your data maturity.

Strategy & Leadership

Rate each statement from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

1. Leadership demonstrates visible, sustained commitment to EDI through actions — not just statements.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
2. There is a clear EDI strategy or set of objectives that is actively used to guide decisions.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
3. There is named accountability for EDI — someone is responsible, and that responsibility is monitored.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

Data, Culture & Inclusion

Rate each statement from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

4. We use diversity data and qualitative insight to understand staff experience, progression, and representation.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
5. People feel genuinely safe raising concerns about bias, discrimination, or unfair treatment.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
6. Marginalised staff have meaningful ways to influence decisions — not just to be consulted.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

Policies & Processes

Rate each statement from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

7. Recruitment, promotion, and performance processes have been actively redesigned to reduce bias.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
8. Pay and progression are reviewed against diversity data, and action is taken where inequality is found.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
9. Policies are regularly reviewed for their impact on the most marginalised staff.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

Learning & Development

Rate each statement from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

10. EDI learning goes beyond awareness — it addresses power, structural inequality, and anti-oppression.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
11. Leaders and managers are supported to apply inclusive practice — not just trained once.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
12. Marginalised staff have confidence that their colleagues and leaders will identify and tackle inequality.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

Impact & Improvement

Rate each statement from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

13. EDI initiatives are evaluated for impact and outcomes — not just whether they were completed.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
14. Sufficient resources — time, budget, and senior attention — are allocated to EDI.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
15. We are honest about our limitations and communicate progress, setbacks, and lessons learned.
Strongly disagreeStrongly agree

Board & Governance

Skip this section if your organisation does not have a Board. If you do, please answer as honestly as you can.

Evidence folder

If you have documents, policies, data, or other evidence you are willing to share with us, please add them to a secure shared folder (Google Drive, Dropbox, or similar) and paste the link below. Please make sure info@socialjusticecollective.co.uk has access. This is optional — but will significantly strengthen your report.

Thank you — your responses are ready to send

Click the button below to open a pre-filled email addressed to the Social Justice Collective. Your responses will be in the email body — just click send.

If the button doesn't open your email client, you can copy your responses using the link below and paste them into an email to info@socialjusticecollective.co.uk