Accountability: Policies and Commitments
Our policies and commitments explain how we safeguard children, act with integrity and remain accountable for our impact with girls and communities worldwide.
Plan International is committed to providing a safe and inclusive workplace where staff and associates are treated with dignity, courtesy and respect.
We are committed to fostering a positive working environment for all, where people are respected and valued regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or other differences.
To create an enabling and safe workplace where staff can openly express their ideas and perspectives, we apply principles of feminist leadership to promote diversity and equality. This recognises the structural inequalities within workplaces that contribute to discrimination, and helps address how power is abused and reinforced through systems and behaviours.
This commitment is reflected in how we work internally, including:
- Employee network forums that create safe spaces and ensure the voices of under‑represented groups are heard
- A new leadership framework that encompasses feminist principles
- Staff wellbeing initiatives and activities
- Gender-related key performance indicators for recruitment and talent management to ensure there is more equal representation of men and women at leadership level
- Positive role modelling and living our organisational values by including criteria on gender equality and girls’ rights and inclusion in annual staff Global Awards
Guidance for staff and associates
Our Values and Behaviours Framework makes clear that equality and inclusion are integral to how we work together.
Our Code of Conduct clearly sets out the standards of conduct expected of all staff, regardless of where or in what context they work. We have a zero‑tolerance approach to discrimination, bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment.
Our Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination Policy includes the preventive and response measures we apply as well as mechanisms to deal with workplace misconduct:
- The policy requires staff to understand harassment, bullying and discrimination, and their responsibility to speak out and help keep colleagues safe.
- We have robust reporting procedures, including anonymous channels, to ensure concerns are reported safely and managed consistently.
We take allegations of harassment, bullying and discrimination seriously and respond promptly and with sensitivity to every complaint.
Plan International Inc participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme which supports the responsible sharing of information about misconduct between recruiting organisations and previous employers. The scheme helps prevent individuals responsible for misconduct from moving within and between development and humanitarian organisations.
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