MRS Inclusion Pledge

"We believe that a sector that provides insight and evidence about human behaviour and society should be representative of the world it serves. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where the only barriers to progress are personal choice and professional competence."

MRS has updated its Inclusion Pledge for CEOs to improve representation in research, as well as launching a pledge specifically aimed at independent consultants, developed in conjunction with the ICG, to encourage commitment to inclusive practices across the sector.

• The refreshed pledge for businesses now covers the commitment to consider both visible and invisible disabilities in the sector’s places of work and to ensure that communications and systems are developed with the needs of these groups in mind.
• Also added to the pledge is the need to actively consider inclusive research designs and methodologies in projects and to ensure transparent communication around samples, particularly for those seeking to be nationally representative.
  
  

Download the pledge for organisations

• The MRS Inclusion Pledge for organisations (PDF) asks CEOs to make five commitments towards creating safer and more representative workplaces. The pledge includes: publishing pay statistics annually, working towards government targets for women and ethnic minorities at board level and improving recruitment practices

Download the pledge for independent consultants

• The MRS Inclusion Pledge for Independent Consultants (PDF) aims to ensure that practices and systems among independent consultants – which make up a sizeable proportion of the market research sector – also support an inclusive environment.
  
  
• The commitments within this pledge include working with research partners who practice pay parity and who have strong representations of women and marginalised communities at all levels of the organisation.  As with the company pledge, this will see consultants commit to design and conduct projects with representation in mind, including around designs, methodologies and transparent sampling.

+100 companies have signed the pledge so far

Links below go to company pages on the Research Buyer's Guide where buyers can see who has signed the pledge.

2CV:
Sabine Cronick

Acumen Field Limited:
Abi Fuller/ Lydia Fuller

Alligator Digital:
Maria Butylina 

Angelfish Fieldwork:
Kelly Barnard

Ardent Fieldwork:
Karen Beardon/Viki Hallahan/Vipul Chokshi

Aspect in View Limited:
Abi Fuller/ Lydia Fuller

AudienceNet:
David Lewis

Axiom Translate:
Plamen Kuninski

B2B International Ltd:
Conor Wilcock

BEAM Fieldwork:
Amy Middleton

Behaviorally:
Sam Albert

Bilendi & respondi:
Daniel Cunill

Blue Yonder:
Richard Heath

BMG:
Simon Wood

Boxclever:
Bethan Blakeley

BritainThinks:
Ben Shimshon

buzzback:
Martin Oxley

BVA BDRC Group:
Cris Tarrant

C Space:
Kathryn Blanshard

Cint:
Tom Buehlmann

Clearview Research:
Kenny Imafidon

Cobalt Sky:
Rebecca Cole

Context+:
Emma Davies / Hollie Davies

Critical Research:
Ben Farr

Crowd DNA:
Matilda Andersson and Andy Crysell

delineate:
James (JT) Turner

Differentology:
Lizzie Gilthorpe

Discovery Research:
Alan Hathaway

DJS Research:
Alasdair Gleed

Echo Research:
Sandra Macleod

Edelman Data & Intelligence:
Colin Deller, Toby Gunton

Empower Translate:
Ruth Partington

England Marketing:
Jan England

FieldworkHub:
Caroline Bates

Firefish:
Jem Fawcus

FlexMR:
Paul Hudson

GfK:
Warren Saunders

Hall & Partners:
Tim Wragg

Hannelius Recruitment:
Katariina Hannelius

Human8:
Kristof De Wulf, Els De Paepe

IFF Research:
Jan Shury

Ipsos:
Kelly Beaver

i-view London:
Bob Qureshi

Jigsaw Research:
Ann Morgan/Jo McDonald

Kadence:
Darren Lewis

Kantar:
Amy Cashman
Kantar Profiles Network:
Caroline Frankum
Kantar Worldpanel:
Chris Morley

Kantar Public:
Craig Watkins

Kudos Research:
Chris Smith

Kynetec:
Lorraine Matthews

 Lacuna:
Fergus McVey

Launchpad Research:
Cathy Brown

Laurel Research Consulting Limited:
Lindell S Cumes MSc
Dr James Mullen

LDA Research:
Lucy Doorbar

Lovebrands:
Louise McLauren

M·E·L Research:
Skye Curtis

MESH:
Fiona Blades

MIS Group:
Romain Leray

 Mackman Research:
Paul Mackman

mTab:
Mark Langsfeld

Morris, Hargreaves, McIntyre:
Elinor James

MM-Eye:
Damien Field

MTM:
Caroline Wren

 Mustard Research:
Anthony Shephard-Williams 

Ninth Seat:
Victoria Duckworth

Norstat UK Ltd:
Jacob Lagerstedt/Paul Wealleans

Northstar:
Matthew Sell

Obsurvant:
Alex Morrison

Omnisis Ltd:
Brian Cooper

Opinium:
James Endersby

OnePoll:
Chris Pharo

PFA Research:
Robert Rush

Potentia Insight:
Suzy Hassan

Progressive Partnership Ltd:
Diane McGregor

PRS IN VIVO:
Nicole Duckworth

Public Perspectives Ltd.:
Mark Yeadon

 PWC:

QRi Consulting:
Simon Patterson

Quadrangle:
Ali Camps

QuMind:
Natalie Bailey

RED C:
Charlotte Butterworth

Research Opinions Limited:
Abi Fuller / Lydia Fuller

Rigour Research Ltd:
Cornelius Barry

Ronin:
Simon Glanville

SAM UK (formerly Product Perceptions):
Yvonne Taylor

Savanta Global:
Roger Perowne
Savanta UK:
Nick Baker
Savanta Americas:
Vin DeRobertis

Saros Research:
Shelley Hodgson

Shift Insight:
Scott Lampon

Simpson Carpenter Ltd:
Tom Simpson

Solutions Research:
Michelle Lloyd & Emma Miller

STRAT7:
Marta Lobo Monteiro

StreetLife UK:
Lindsay Kitchen

STRIVE Insight Ltd:
Paul Thomas

Tapestry Research:
Ian Wright and Kevin Thompson 

 The Behavioural Architects:
Ben Jones

The Future Laboratory:
Chris Sanderson/Martin Raymond

The Nursery:
David Alterman

The Survey Initiative:
Katherine Alexander

The Young Foundation:
Helen Goulden

thisisthegoodside:
Saul Parker

Toluna (parent company of Harris Interactive):
Frederic-Charles Petit

Touchstone:
Jon Darby

Truth:
Matilda Andersson

 Verian Group:
Craig Watkins

Verve:
Andrew Cooper

Walnut Unlimited:
Jane Rudling

Walr:
Lewis Reeves

Watermelon:
Mark Squires

Winning Moves:
Debs Secker

Yonder:
Michael Simmonds

Yonder Data Solutions:
Michael Simmonds

YouGov:
Stephan Shakespeare

Zappi:
Steve Phillips

The following have signed the pledge for independent consultants:

ACE Market Reseach:
Amanda Claesens

Bayes Price:
Matt Gibbs/Nikki Leftly

BMB Holdings Ltd:
Mark Rogers

Caledonia Market Research:
Lynne Guthrie

Collaborate Research:
Monique Rotik

Constellation-i:
Phil Gray

Danny Russell Consulting:
Danny Russell

Field Solutions Market Research:
Allison Samuel

 Industryline Research:
Alexander Howson

Insight Engineers:
Jeffrey Deighton

 Know Research:
Stuart Green

Moorcroft:
Debbie Moorcroft

Oxygen Brand Consulting:
Stephen Pickthall

Qualitative Street Ltd (Qual Street):
Kathy Rhodes

Sharp Research Ltd:
Liz Montgomery

Shed Research Consulting:
Dan Young

 True Insights:
Kathryn Hall

 Untapped Innovation:
Sally Kemkers

 Untapped Opinions:
Joe Wheller

 Yugen Research:
Alex Hodge

If you have any queries about the pledge email inclusion@mrs.org.uk

Have you or your business signed up to the MRS Inclusion Pledge, and you're not quite sure what to do next? Join The Inclusion Collective: MRS Inclusion Pledge linkedin group. It is your space to guide, collaborate, inspire, ask silly questions and update others on your progress.

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