Yorkshire and Humber
Yorkshire and Humber
Each of Business in the Community’s (BITC) regions are led by a team of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our agreed objectives. BITC’s work across Yorkshire & Humber focuses on developing pathways into employment, fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, and building community pride and climate resilience in local communities.
Our regional priorities in Yorkshire & Humber
Developing Pathways Into Employment
Through impactful education partnerships and employment programmes, we support businesses to engage and motivate the future workforce, raising aspirations and improving access to good, sustainable jobs.
Fostering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Through our regional partnerships and networks, we support businesses to develop diverse and inclusive workplaces, where everyone has the opportunity to grow and reach their potential.
Building Community Pride and Climate Resilience
Through our Pride of Place and Just Transition programmes we work collaboratively with key stakeholders to create and deliver a collective vision for a more resilient, thriving and sustainable future.
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Pride of Place in Yorkshire & Humber
In communities across the UK that have long endured hardship, BITC’s Pride of Place programme unites people from all walks of life around a vision for a better future, nurturing collaboration, sustained investment and self-belief to drive action so that millions can thrive in a place they call home. Pride of Place Place currently supports three Places in Yorkshire and Humber, Bradford, Sheffield, and York (more information coming soon).
Bradford
Bradford Pride of Place brings together the business, public, and third sector to unlock the city’s potential. As the UK’s youngest and one of its most diverse cities, Bradford is a hub of fresh ideas and innovation. Building on its manufacturing heritage and status as UK City of Culture 2025, Bradford Pride of Place is driving a business-led response to local challenges—reducing inequality, nurturing entrepreneurs, advocating for improved transport, and tackling climate challenges. By aligning with local ambitions and fostering collaboration, we’re shaping a stronger, more resilient Bradford for the future.
Sheffield
Sheffield Pride of Place is bringing businesses, universities, the local authority, and community anchors together to drive a business-led response to the city’s biggest challenges. Working in alignment with Sheffield’s growth plan and city goals, we’re focusing on social mobility, tackling digital poverty, and building neighbourhood wealth through economic and climate resilience. As the UK’s greenest city, Sheffield has the ambition and potential to lead the way. Through collaboration and action, we’re helping to shape a city where people and businesses can truly thrive.
Activity in Yorkshire & Humber
Alongside the Pride of Place programme, Business in the Community (BITC) delivers a range of initiatives aimed at promoting equal opportunities throughout Yorkshire & Humber. By fostering connections between businesses and local communities and sharing best practice through our regional networks, we strive to accelerate meaningful change across the region.
Education and Employment Partnerships
Through impactful education and employment partnerships, we support businesses to engage and motivate the future workforce, raising aspirations and improving access to good, sustainable jobs. Be a part of driving such impactful change by delivering support through our partnership with Keighley College, our Bradford and Sheffield See It Be It Programmes, which bring business leaders directly into communities and our Job Coaching support programme. Please get in touch using our form below to get involved.
Yorkshire & Humber Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Network
Once a quarter, BITC invites representatives from member businesses in Yorkshire, for an in-person peer learning session on equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The network is a safe space for members to share best practice, learnings and challenges. Topics so far have included allyship, diversity data capture, senior leader buy-in, working effectively with employee networks, inclusive recruitment and pay gap reporting. Attendees range from HR professionals, ED&I practitioners, employee network chairs and senior leaders. Please get in touch using our form below for an update on our upcoming sessions.
BITC Community Climate Fund
In Bradford, we’re tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis head on with two ambitious projects. One to demystify the energy transition for community organisations; we’re reducing costs and carbon while improving community assets. The other to regenerate urban biodiversity through community-led design of outdoor spaces. More and better nature will enhance health outcomes, community cohesion, and flood prevention. The cumulative impact of these projects means Bradford communities are more resilient to the impacts of climate change and have better access to the opportunities presented by the just transition to net zero. Please get in touch using our form below to learn more.
Yorkshire & Humber Insights on Race
These regional insights on race provide a fresh opportunity to understand the changing representation of ethnically diverse communities, supplying employers with data that can be utilised to understand better the communities they operate in and to measure whether their workplaces truly reflect the local community.
Guide: Neurodiversity at Work
BITC’s Neurodiversity at Work How to Guide, was developed in partnership with the University of Huddersfield, and Business in the Community’s (BITC) Yorkshire & Humber Regional Board. Informed by a series of collaborative workshops, the guide provides key facts and practical guidance for any business striving to develop neuro-inclusive workplaces.
Work with us to make a bigger impact
Connect with Business in the Community’s Regional Teams and explore how your business can drive impact into your local community.
Our Regional Board Members
Regional Leadership Boards bring together senior leaders from across the region to learn, explore and collaboratively take action on key societal and regional priorities. They act as a vehicle for business to drive regional and local impact. Each Board takes a regionally relevant approach to delivering BITC’s Strategic Impact Goals. Regional Leadership Board members aim to learn about the priorities and needs of communities across the region , work collaboratively to address key societal issues and challenges, set measurable impact targets and outcomes, draw on the skills, experiences and resources of Board members to drive action towards shared goals, and develop their own learnings to upskill others and advocate for increased responsible business practice across the region
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