In recognition of the responsibility of senior leadership to take action to make tangible change in the FCDO to ensure we are living up to our commitments on diversity and inclusion, the Department,at its creation, appointed a Director General level Board Sponsor for Race in September 2020. In July 2022, the FCDO Executive Committee agreed a series of actions to ensure progress on race within the organisation, in particular increasing representation of minority ethnic staff at senior grades. This included reaffirming our commitment to ensure a zero-tolerance environment for bullying, harassment and discrimination, and ties in with work to refresh our internal systems for managing grievances. The Board Sponsor is supported in their work by five senior Race Sponsors, who work with human resources and the FCDO’s REN to ensure progress is made on the Business in the Community Charter Commitments.