Our Commitment
Bringing people together is at the heart of how Comic Relief creates change. Our ambition to build a just world free from poverty depends on how well we connect with diverse communities, supporters and partners—and that starts with how we work together.
We are committed to an inclusive, high-performing culture where people feel valued and able to contribute fully, with clear expectations of ambition, accountability and performance. We welcome different perspectives, constructive challenge and collaboration because they lead to better decisions, stronger teams and greater impact.
How We Bring Culture and Inclusion to Life
Culture and inclusion are part of our everyday work: how we lead, collaborate, make decisions, develop talent and engage with the communities we serve. We create an environment where:
People contribute their perspectives, experiences and ideas.
Collaboration and constructive challenge strengthen our work.
Curiosity, learning and continuous improvement help us adapt.
Barriers to opportunity and success are identified and addressed.
Everyone takes responsibility for inclusive choices and behaviours.
Different Perspectives, Greater Impact
The communities, audiences and supporters we engage are diverse. Bringing together different backgrounds, lived experiences and ways of thinking helps us understand them more deeply, make better decisions, create more relevant content and build stronger connections.
Different perspectives do more than enrich our culture: they strengthen our performance and our ability to deliver meaningful impact.
Leadership and Accountability
Culture belongs to everyone. Every colleague shapes it through their choices, relationships and behaviours; no single team, programme or network owns inclusion.
Leaders carry particular accountability for creating the conditions in which people and teams can thrive. They are expected to set clear standards, role model inclusive behaviour, invite different perspectives and constructive challenge, address barriers and poor behaviour, and hold themselves and others accountable for both how results are achieved and the results themselves.
Employee Network Groups (ENGs)
Our Employee Network Groups (ENGs) are an important part of our wider approach to Culture and Inclusion—not the owners of inclusion.
Open to all colleagues, our networks create opportunities for connection, learning, celebration and advocacy. They provide spaces to share experiences, broaden understanding and contribute valuable perspectives that help shape our organisation.
Alongside accountable leadership, engaged colleagues, inclusive policies and everyday practices, our ENGs help strengthen inclusion across Comic Relief by:
Creating opportunities for connection and community.
Supporting learning, awareness and allyship.
Providing insights that help inform decision-making.
Amplifying diverse perspectives and experiences.
Contributing to a culture where people feel valued and included.
Rise
RISE supports LGBTQ+ employees at Comic Relief by providing peer support, promoting understanding of LGBTQ+ inclusion, and acting as a critical friend to the organisation. It works to influence inclusive policies and practices so LGBTQ+ staff feel safe, valued, and respected at work.
Inclusivity Collaborators
The Inclusivity Collaborators network supports all Comic Relief employees to be better collaborators by providing guidance across DEIB areas. Open to everyone regardless of identity or knowledge, the group offers a welcoming space to learn, contribute, and strengthen inclusive behaviours across the organisation.
We-CAN
WE-CAN supports employees with lived experience of wellbeing, caring, disability, and neurodiversity issues. The group provides peer support, raises awareness, influences inclusive policies, and creates safe spaces for connection, helping colleagues feel respected, included, and able to bring their whole selves to work.
EmbRACE
EmbRACE provides peer support for racialised staff at Comic Relief and celebrates the organisation’s racial diversity. It creates spaces for community, shared experiences, and mutual support, while promoting broader awareness through activities and events such as Black History Month and South Asian History Month.
Our Culture
We want Comic Relief to be a place where people feel respected, valued and able to do their best work. Belonging does not mean always agreeing: an inclusive culture makes room for different perspectives, honest debate and constructive challenge, while maintaining trust, respect and shared purpose.
We pair inclusion with ambition, accountability, curiosity, collaboration and high performance. Colleagues should be able to learn, experiment, contribute fully and understand what is expected of them.
When you join Comic Relief, we want you to:
Feel respected, valued and connected to our purpose.
Contribute your experiences, perspectives and ideas.
Grow, develop and be accountable for high-quality work.
Challenge and be challenged constructively.
Collaborate with others to create meaningful, lasting impact.
Creating Change Together
Creating a just world free from poverty and injustice requires the best of all of us. By combining inclusion and belonging with ambition, accountability and high performance, we improve how we serve communities, engage supporters and create lasting change.