The language of «principles» as opposed to «policy» or «practice» clearly suggests belief rather than conduct, and the upcoming educational (CPD) requirements, on equality, diversity and «inclusion» (the latter being a term that is undefined in the case law but which has variously been
defined by the Working Group (in the report) as «making a better
space for everyone» and (on the definitions website) with reference to RBC's corporate policy — which we can celebrate as the first time that a corporation's principles have been incorporated by reference into legal requirements!