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.
The business benefit of inclusive recruitment
Attract talent
Two-thirds of UK workers say that acceptance and inclusion of employees from all backgrounds is important to them when searching for jobs (YouGov, 2023)
Fill vacancies
37% of employers report having hard-to-fill vacancies – 52% of public sector employers and 33% of private sector employers (CIPD Labour Market Outlook, 2025)
Improve business performance
Diverse companies earn 2.5 times higher cash flow per employee, and inclusive teams are more productive by over 35%. (Research and Markets Global Market report, 2022)
Why become an Opening Doors employer?
Support to achieve your inclusive recruitment ambitions
The Business in the Community Opening Doors campaign team and your Relationship Manager can signpost you to relevant content, events, and advisory support to help you implement your commitments.
Peer support
Attend quarterly peer learning forums, which focus on topical inclusive recruitment issues. You will also have access to a closed LinkedIn group where you connect with peers between forums.
Opening Doors Progress Report and Benchmarking
Partake in BITC’s annual Opening Doors Progress survey and receive an individual benchmarking report comparing your progress with other Opening Doors signatories to help visualise your progress.
Celebration of your success
Use BITC platforms, including our content, case studies, events, and social media channels, to get recognition for the impact you have made through the campaign.
The impact of the Opening Doors campaign
The Opening Doors Progress Report 2025 provides the first comprehensive assessment of how employers are turning their inclusive recruitment commitments into action, highlighting where inclusive recruitment practices are taking hold, where challenges persist, and what employers plan to focus on in the year ahead.
160+
Employers have committed to the Opening Doors campaign
1.6 million
Jobs made more inclusive as a result of Opening Doors
1,200+
actions have been committed to by the employers involved over 3 years
The five keys to inclusive recruitment
Business in the Community has created a simple inclusive recruitment framework to guide employers through their inclusive recruitment journey. It identifies 25 actions grouped into the 5 keys to inclusive recruitment. Employers are asked to commit to at least three actions that they will implement during the campaign.
Resources for inclusive recruitment
Opening Doors through partnerships
Jobseeker insights power this toolkit to find employer actions that will have impact to support people from low socioeconomic backgrounds
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
Anonymous recruitment factsheet
This factsheet considers how anonymous recruitment can help businesses eliminate unconscious bias during the hiring process.
Inclusive flexible working toolkit
This toolkit identifies the benefits of flexible working and practical actions employers can take to build an inclusive flexible working culture.
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
Explore the latest case studies from the organisations utilising our five keys to inclusive recruitment to drive progress in their own organisations below or browse our back catalogue of all Opening Doors case studies for further examples of how to make an impact with Opening Doors.
Thales UK: Opening Doors to a More Inclusive Workforce
Capita: Opening Doors to a More Inclusive Workforce Â
Sodexo is Opening Doors to More Diverse TalentÂ
Opening Doors signatories
Over 160 employers from various sectors and locations across the UK have signed up to the Opening Doors campaign. Explore our full list of Opening Doors signatories to the organisations committed to progressing inclusive recruitment.
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.