At Hope&Glory, transparency has always been important to us.
We’ve shared our diversity data annually for years, and back in 2016, we were the first agency to put our parental leave policies front-and-centre on our website. But while numbers are great for the spreadsheets, they don’t always capture what it actually feels like to walk through the door (or log onto Zoom or Teams) every morning.
This report, which we’ve named Belong, is our attempt to paint a much fuller picture.
In 2024, we launched a new three-year strategy. Now that we’re in 2026, we wanted to hold ourselves accountable. Inspired by industry peers who paved the way (a huge nod to the team at Harvard – now VCCP Roar – for the structural inspiration), we decided it was time to make our progress (and our pitfalls) public.
We’re the first to admit we haven’t got everything right. There’s data in this report that we aren’t especially proud of, and as a senior team, we’re taking full responsibility for the work that still needs to be done.
But we also believe that inclusivity is built on two things.
The Big Moves: Significant, business-wide actions designed to move the needle for under-represented groups.
The Small Moments: The tiny details, everyday habits, and “in-the-weeds” policies that actually create a sense of belonging.
We’ve broken the report down into the “hard numbers” followed by our work across seven key pillars: Disability & Neurodivergence, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Mental Health, Parenting, Race & Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic factors.
We’ve gone into quite a bit of detail because we believe that’s where the real story lives. We’re sharing the stuff that’s worked in the hope that you might want to “steal” our ideas for your own teams, and we’re being honest about where we’re falling short.
This isn’t us claiming we’ve crossed the finish line. Far from it. This is us saying: “this is where we are, and this is where we’re going”.
We plan to release a full report like this every two years, with summary check-ins in between. You can read it below and there’s a link to a downloadable PDF which works with accessibility audio readers that you can also access.
We’d love to hear your thoughts, observations, or even your critiques. Drop us a note at hello@hopeandglorypr.com.
The report is below. Or you can download an accessible PDF here.
