Opening Doors
Opening Doors
Opening Doors is Business in the Community’s (BITC) flagship inclusive recruitment campaign. Open to all employers, and free to join, we have an ambition to make 2 million jobs more accessible to diverse talent by supporting employers to make changes to the way they recruit.
employers have committed to the Opening Doors campaign
jobs are now more inclusive as a result of Opening Doors
actions have been committed to by the employers involved in the campaign
Five Keys to Inclusive Recruitment
Business in the Community has created a simple framework to guide businesses through their inclusive recruitment journey. It identifies 25 actions grouped into the 5 keys to inclusive recruitment. Businesses are asked to identify at least three actions that they will implement during the campaign.
The business benefits of inclusive recruitment
Why become an Opening Doors employer
When you sign up to Opening Doors, you get access to a range of benefits including:
Opening Doors resources
TOOLKIT
Reducing intersectional bias in recruitment
Jobseeker insights power this toolkit to find employer actions that will have impact to support people from low socioeconomic backgrounds
FACTSHEET
Anonymous recruitment factsheet
This factsheet considers how anonymous recruitment can help businesses eliminate unconscious bias during the hiring process.
Ban the Box Campaign
Ban the Box calls on all UK employers to give people with criminal convictions a fair chance to compete for jobs by removing the tick box from application forms that ask about criminal convictions. The campaign now covers more than one million jobs, thanks to a growing movement of employers.
Register your interest
Join the growing network of professionals shaping the future of inclusive recruitment and driving that vision forward. Get in touch with us today to learn more about our Opening Doors campaign and join us in opening doors for everyone.
Opening Doors case studies
Opening Doors signatories
| Opening Doors signatories as of May 2025 |
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| 1st locate |
| Acorn Recruitment People |
| ACT Training Group |
| Aldermore |
| Ambient People |
| Amey |
| Anchor Hanover |
| Anglian Water Group |
| ASD Limited |
| ASDA Stores Ltd |
| Aviva |
| AXA |
| Bellrock Group |
| Benchmark Recruit |
| Bettys and Taylors Group |
| BMG Music Publishing |
| bp |
| Bridge of Hope |
| Bristol Airport |
| Burges Salmon |
| Business in the Community |
| Capita |
| CBRE |
| Celsa Steel UK |
| Central YMCA |
| Centrepoint |
| City & Guilds Group |
| Clear Voice |
| Co-op |
| CWRT |
| Deloitte LLP |
| Digital Innov8ors Ltd |
| DWF |
| Eakin Healthcare |
| Eisai Europe Limited |
| Emerald Publishing |
| Enterprise Mobility |
| EY |
| Fair Chance Business Alliance |
| Fedcap |
| Financial Services Compensation Scheme |
| Foundever |
| Graycee |
| Green Schools Project |
| Greggs |
| Gripple Ltd |
| Hammersmith and Fulham Council |
| Hatchette |
| Headlam PLC |
| Heathrow Airport Limited |
| HLM Architects |
| Hydrock |
| IBR Group International |
| Irwin Mitchell |
| J Browne Construction |
| Jacobs |
| JCDecaux |
| JTI |
| KPMG |
| Leeds Building Society |
| Legal and General |
| Lewisham Homes |
| Lincolnshire Co-op Ltd |
| Lloyds Banking Group |
| Marks & Spencer |
| Mercat Tours |
| MHA |
| Midcounties Co-operative |
| Moon Executive Search |
| Morrison Supermarkets PLC |
| National Emergencies Trust |
| National Grid |
| Newcastle Building Society |
| Next |
| North Star Housing Group |
| Notts CCC |
| Osborne Clarke |
| Outsource UK |
| Ovo Energy |
| Page Group |
| Phoenix Group |
| Pinsent Mason |
| Potentia Insight |
| Prospectus |
| Public Health Scotland |
| Quickline Communications |
| Retrofit West |
| Ricoh UK |
| Roadfill Limited |
| Sainsbury’s Supermarket Ltd |
| Salford Community Leisure |
| Sedgwick UK |
| Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Sheffield Hallam University |
| SLR Consulting |
| Sodexo |
| Southern water |
| Spts Technologies |
| St George Plc |
| Tesco |
| Thalia Waste Managment |
| Thames Water |
| The Body Shop |
| The Luxury Picnic Company |
| The West Brom |
| Trip-Ability Ltd |
| Veolia |
| Wales & West Utilities |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) |
| Wesleyan |
| Wincanton |
| Worldline |
| ZeroWasteScotland |
Opening Doors Frequently Asked Questions
The Business in the Community inclusive recruitment Opening doors campaign identifies five keys to unlocking employment to ensure that jobs are accessible to all.
BITC is asking businesses to participate in the campaign by identifying at least three specific actions to take forward over the next three years and share the progress with BITC.
The actions should be selected from the list that underpins the five principles, developed in consultation with a broad range of charities that support the disadvantaged groups targeted by this campaign. Â
There is no cost to becoming an Opening Doors Employer, and the campaign is open to all employers – Business in the Community members and non-members.