Cynon Taf Community Housing Group Achieves QED Reaccreditation

Cynon Taf Community Housing Group (CTCHG) has successfully achieved reaccreditation with Tai Pawb’s prestigious Quality in Equality and Diversity (QED) mark. This award recognises an unwavering commitment to embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across all areas of their organisation. 

CTCHG first began its QED journey in 2019 and achieved the QED Award in February 2020 and since then has taken significant steps to strengthen its approach to EDI. As an organisation it has developed a strategy that aligns with its overall mission, relaunched their organisational values to reflect inclusivity, and appointed dedicated EDI leads to drive progress through its working group. CTCHG have integrated EDI principles into recruitment, training, engagement, and service delivery, ensuring that fairness and representation are at the heart of everything it does. CTCHG have created safe spaces for employees and tenants to share their voices and contribute to positive change. These efforts have helped build a more inclusive culture where everyone feels involved in decision-making and valued for their contributions. 

Achieving reaccreditation is not just an award, it is a recognition of the culture they are building.

Here at CTCHG we are confident that these changes have made a real difference and inspired us to continue learning and growing as an organisation. Looking ahead, we will maintain momentum by hosting inclusive community events, encouraging participation from underrepresented groups, and regularly monitoring progress through feedback and engagement data. 

 

Auriol Miller, Group Chief Executive of Cynon Taf Community Housing Group, said:

“We are proud to have achieved reaccreditation with Tai Pawb’s prestigious QED mark. This milestone reflects our unwavering commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion across everything we do. It’s not just an award, it’s a recognition of the culture we are building together, where every voice matters and everyone feels valued. Thank you to our teams for their dedication and to Tai Pawb for their continued support on this journey.” 

 

Alicja Zalesinska, CEO of Tai Pawb, added:

 

“Cynon Taf set a fantastic example as the first organisation to successfully achieve QED reaccreditation. This milestone reflects a genuine commitment to making equality, diversity, and inclusion part of everything they do. They have made strong progress on tenant engagement and improving accessible communications; and have demonstrated their commitment an Anti-Racist Wales by signing up to Deeds Not Words 2.0 and embedding anti-racism in their strategic plans.

It’s inspiring to see Cynon Taf working to ensure their organisation truly reflects the communities they serve by creating inclusive homes built on inclusive values.

Congratulations to the whole team for building a culture where equality and inclusion are valued, and we’re excited to see how they continue to drive this work forward.”

You can find out more about the QED award here: https://taipawb.ethicalpixels.dev/qed-award-home/ 

Visit Cynon Taf Community Housing Group (CTCHG) website here:  https://cynon-taf.org.uk/ 

Visit Tai Pawb’s website here: https://taipawb.ethicalpixels.dev/ 

Communication Contact:  

Gemma Howells Interim Communication Manager, CTCHG: ghowells@cynon-taf.org.uk