How

 

Neuropower

 

World

 

turned

 

neuroinclusion

 

into

 

practical

 

workplace

 

action

2025 WINNER · ESG supporting mental health

Neuropower World’s winning entry connected awareness of neurodiversity with changes to hiring, leadership and opportunity. Its approach organised the work around three stages: enlighten, encourage and empower.

What they did

The programme combined workplace audits and leadership workshops with mentoring, reverse mentoring and routes into work. These activities gave organisations a way to examine their practices and gave participants a role in shaping the conversation.

Public education and podcast conversations extended the discussion, while mentoring and placements connected it to practical experience. The focus was on helping organisations move from understanding difference to making participation more possible.

What the entry shows

The entry reported training more than 1,500 professionals, delivering over 200 mentoring hours and supporting more than 40 placements. It also reported that three companies had made policy changes.

These are concrete measures of activity and organisational action. The submission also described increased confidence among participating organisations in hiring neurodivergent talent; it did not establish long-term employment outcomes for every participant.

What others can learn

Awareness has more value when it leads to a decision someone can change: how a role is advertised, how a candidate is assessed or how a manager supports different ways of working.

Neuropower World’s example links learning with mentoring and workplace practice, creating several points where inclusion can become tangible.

Based on the original 2025 mentl awards submission. Figures and observations are those reported in the entry.

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