Our work with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Introducing our work
Diversity and Inclusion at Oda is about striving to create a balance of differences in the people we hire, and how they progress and advance through the company. Equity is not accomplished through treating people equally but through treating people according to their circumstances AND recognizing that not everyone has equal access to opportunities. Inclusion is about cultivating behavioral and structural practices that ensure everyone feels considered and welcomed. Belonging is the shared affinity for being here enabling our employees to mesh with the culture, the people and everyday life at Oda.
To us, diversity and inclusion is about cultivating a community built on difference, tolerance, collaboration and compassion. We believe in accepting and valuing differences between people of varying ethnicity, gender and gender identity, age, religion, ability and disability, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background. We actively seek to hire people with differences in education, personality, skill set, life experience, and knowledge base. We believe that people from all walks of life are the key to achieving our goals and that these differences make us more creative, collaborative, innovative and integrative. We are building a workplace culture to embrace and celebrate differences, valuing the nuances of extraordinary people, understanding that no two people are the same. These are the values and behaviors that led to us being recognized as a diverse and inclusive employer by the Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity, awarded a silver national prize in the 2021 Diversity Awards (Mangfoldsprisen).
Link to our overarching strategy and company behaviors
Oda’s Diversity and Inclusion strategy is closely linked to our higher level ambitions to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our dedication to diversity and inclusion is also reflected in our three behaviors that lie in our very foundation and are a starting point for our efforts to work actively and intentionally to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
1. We care about people. This behavior requires true allyship and advocacy, recognizing that privilege works in different ways
2. We shoot for the stars. A diverse workforce enables us to design products and solutions that suit the wider society
3. We’re here to stay. Requires an equity driven mindset to help foster a sense of purpose and belonging for all employees.
These are underpinned by a company mantra, #spaceforlife applying equally to our customers and our employees.
More information about our work
Key gender data
disclosures
Being a data-driven company, transparency around data is an important part of our culture. Here you will find some gender statistics for Norway that link to the required reporting for the Norwegian Activity and Reporting duty.
Our DEI program:
The Global ‘4 Calls to Action’
Our anti-discrimination work incorporates several actions that we have implemented under a wider Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy, focusing on 4 Calls to Action.
Awards for our work within Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We have received some recognition for our our DEI efforts from both NGOs working within the field and from the Norwegian Government.
Room for improvements and future efforts
Through our work we also recognize that we have room for improvement and also potential blind spots that we need to work on going forward.
About the Norwegian Activity and Reporting Duty
This webpage details information about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and work. On a secondary level it feeds into our 2021 report for the Norwegian Activity and Reporting duty.
In Norway, all companies are required to actively work to promote equality and prevent discrimination in the workplace. The employer activity duty is preventative work that employers are expected to carry out to prevent incidents of discrimination from occurring. The activity duty is important as a preventive measure, giving the workplace an obligation to identify and address challenges related to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. These are the types of discrimination that workplaces need to actively address:
gender
disability
sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression
religion, belief
ethnicity
pregnancy
leave in connection with childbirth or adoption, care responsibilities
Companies are also obliged to prevent intersectional discrimination and must also seek to prevent harassment, sexual harassment and gender-based violence.