Bronze Tier Status within the AWEI Foundation Submission
The Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) follows a 3-yearly cycle of local index review and international benchmarking. Upon review, new criteria are set with the intention of advancing LGBTQ workplace inclusion practice within Australia and aligning it with any new work being done internationally to ensure that Australian organisations continue to meet global standards of best practice. Within each new iteration, there is an expectation that entry points into the respective tiers will change, and overall scores decrease. This is a pattern we see with the release of every new iteration. It is important that the expectations of submitting organisations take this into account when aiming for a particular tier within a new iteration. It is important to note that the journey to maintain leading practice is not a 6-month journey; it’s a 3-year journey.
It is also important to note that for the fifth iteration, the methodology of determining recognition for Bronze, Silver and Gold tier entry levels has changed. Entry points to each of these tiers in previous iterations have been determined by ranking the scores of all participating organisations and calculating the top consecutive percentages. This meant that, as practices improved or shifted, the entry points would change from year to year.
Starting with the 5th iteration of the AWEI, we will be introducing fixed entry points for each of the tiers making it easier to estimate, realistically, where your tier recognition may fall.
To achieve Bronze Tier Status within the AWEI Foundation Submission, participating organisations must obtain 80% of allocated points.
- For Standard Employers (501 or more employees), this is 64 points out of 80 points.
- For Small Employers (500 or less employees), this is 40 points out of 50 points.
Once this is achieved, organisations are eligible to submit an AWEI Advanced Submission in effort to obtain Silver, Gold or Platinum Tier Status within this benchmark. These winners are announced at the annual Australian LGBTQ Inclusion Awards in May.
Current Bronze Tier Employers
*Organisations are listed alphabetically; and achievements will continue to be announced throughout the year.
*Organisations noted below have fast-tracked their Foundation Submission in the current 2025 – 2026 AWEI Submission year.
To view organisations who obtained Bronze Tier (or higher!) in the 2023 – 2024 AWEI Submission year, head to our 2024 Awards Results!
To view organisations who obtained Bronze Tier (or higher!) in the 2024 – 2025 AWEI Submission year, head to our 2025 Awards Results!
| Standard Employers (501 employees or more) | Small Employers (500 employess or less) |
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For more information on the AWEI and Australian LGBTQ Inclusion Awards event, please contact the Pride in Diversity office on (02) 9206 2139 or at AWEI@prideindiversity.com.au.