THE PURPOSE INDEX

Recognising those committed to levelling up

AS SOCIETY’S EXPECTATIONS OF ORGANISATIONS HAVE WIDENED, SO TOO HAS THE ROLE THEY CAN PLAY IN BOOSTING OPPORTUNITY AND HELPING TO LEVEL UP THE UK. THE LEVELLING UP INDEX IS ABOUT RECOGNISING THOSE COMMITTED TO SOCIAL MOBILITY AND LEVELLING UP

The Social Mobility Pledge is the largest social mobility campaign in the UK with 600 Index as well as being a The 2021 Levelling Up signatory on the Social Purpose Index identifies which organisations are going the organisations signed up. Mobility Pledge website. Gold Award organisations furthest and having a real impact have in place a Levelling on the key challenges facing the UK and championing Up Statement or Opportunity Action Plan. By having the ‘Levelling Up Goals’. a Levelling Up Statement in place, organisations Former Education Secretary, Rt Hon Justine Greening, demonstrate a commitment to going further faster and launched the Levelling Up Goals to focus efforts on are recognised as Gold Award employers. driving equality of opportunity at key life stages. The Platinum Award is reserved for those organisations The 14 Goals are a common architecture for levelling up who are not just committed to the levelling up agenda, Britain that brings together policy makers, business but who we are recognising for working with us to drive and education. and shape the agenda. Platinum Award organisations Some of the Goals are about preventing gaps opening have already completed the requirements of Silver up between privileged and less privileged children in and Gold and are now contributing to shaping and early years and school years. Others are around getting advocating for the Levelling Up Goals. good advice and experiences to develop people, and These organisations are represented by the UK’s most making sure that opportunities are open to all and that committed purpose leaders; they are developing the progression within careers is fair. Other Levelling Up Goals measurements and indicators, advocating for the Goals are around the parts of lives that either help or hinder and shaping the wider agenda on how organisations can the path forward - for example good housing, health and deliver on their purpose by maximising their positive access to the online world. For the first time, the Goals impact to drive levelling up across the UK. set out those challenges as a whole. The Levelling Up Purpose Index demonstrates to The Index positively recognises commitments at all customers, clients, colleagues and communities an levels - it lists the organisations who have made a public organisation’s commitment to putting levelling up at the commitment to levelling up and social mobility. heart of their purpose. A lot of organisations are doing Their award ranking indicates the level of commitment incredible work in this sector and the Index is making they have made with us to the agenda. sure they are recognised. Any organisation committed to supporting social mobility and opportunity can sign the Social Mobility Pledge. The Social Mobility Pledge is the largest social mobility campaign in the UK with 600 organisations, covering seven million of their employees and students, already having signed it. Organisations committed to the three elements of the Social Mobility Pledge - outreach, access and recruitment - are given a Silver Award on the Index. There is no cost and Silver members will be listed on the For more information visit www.levelupthegoals.org