Marvin OnumonuMitie has been awarded Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) status, the highest level of the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme led by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The accreditation recognised progress in disability inclusion, recruitment and workplace support.
Since April 2025, there was a 14% rise in colleagues at Mitie disclosing a disability.
This followed new initiatives like the ‘This is Me’ campaign, which encouraged staff to share their diversity data and highlighted the benefits of disclosure.
The Sunflower Lanyard initiative was also introduced to support colleagues with non-visible disabilities or long-term health conditions.
Mitie’s work on disability inclusion is part of its wider social value commitments.
Through the Mitie Foundation’s Ready2Work programme, the business helped people facing barriers to employment – including disabled people, those with learning needs, veterans and the long-term unemployed – into sustainable work.
Sim Sian, head of equality, diversity and inclusion at Mitie, said: “Being recognised as a Disability Confident Leader reflects how inclusion has become increasingly a central part of the way we operate as a business, from improving confidence around disclosure and access to reasonable adjustments, to strengthening the capability of managers and creating clearer pathways into work.
“This recognition builds on the meaningful progress we have already made and reflects a culture grounded in trust, action and a shared ambition to help people facing barriers build sustainable careers.”
