Equality Commitment

Invest NI is working towards creating a successful economy in Northern Ireland that will provide equal opportunities for all citizens. We are fully committed to equality of opportunity across all areas of the organisation.
We comply with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 which requires us to perform our functions in accordance with the principles of equality of opportunity between:
  • men and women generally;
  • persons with a disability and persons without;
  • persons with dependants and persons without; and
  • persons of different religious belief, political opinion, racial group, age, marital status or sexual orientation.

Current Consultations
Invest NI is now carrying out a public consultation on its draft Equality Scheme, Audit of Inequalities and Action Plan 2011 – 2016.  If you would like to comment on the Scheme please contact Pamela Marron at Pamela.marron@investni.com or contact:
Equality Unit
Invest Northern Ireland
Bedford Square
Bedford Street
Belfast BT2 7EH.
The Scheme is available in alternative formats on request. Please contact the Equality Unit for more details.  The deadline for comments on the Scheme is 30th March 2012.
Invest NI has now completed the public consultation on both our Communications and Access Policy EQIA and Disability Action Plan 2011-2014 . An executive summary for this EQIA is also available
If you need any of these documents in another format such as Braille, disk, audio cassette or in a minority language, please complete a contact enquiry form.
We have completed Equality Impact Assessments on many of our programmes. You can download these from our Publications section.
Equality Screening
In line with our Equality Scheme commitment we have made our policy and programme screenings available for public comment. These are available under our Publications section.  The most recent screenings include: