Reykjavík Rainbow Certification

Description of the action and objectives

Green Deal action

All Reykjavík City workplaces can obtain Rainbow Certification. The aim of Reykjavík City’s Rainbow Certification is to make Reykjavík City more LGBT+ friendly, both for employees and service recipients, thus preventing direct and indirect discrimination against LGBT+ people.

Implementation period

Ongoing projects.

Status: In progress

Status report on January 1, 2024

There is a long waiting list for entry into Reykjavík City's Rainbow Certification program. About 100 workplaces have received Rainbow Certification, with a similar number on the waiting list. The Rainbow Certification program was on hold as of January 1, 2024, due to staffing changes and workload pressures since the fall. The program resumed accepting workplaces off the waiting list at the beginning of 2024.

Older status reports

Below you can find older status reports with information on the progress of the action since its inception (if you're using your phone, it's better to turn it sideways).
Timing Progress description
July 2023 Work continues on Rainbow Certification in the workplace. In 2023, seven new workplaces received Rainbow Certification, bringing the total number of certified workplaces in Reykjavík City to 97.
January 2023 By the end of 2022, over 90 workplaces have received Rainbow Certification, with two more in the process and several others planned. Additionally, over 30 workplaces are on the waiting list to receive certification. Just under a third of them are workplaces outside of Reykjavík City that have expressed interest in participating. The certification process continues to evolve, setting clearer and stronger requirements for workplaces while providing counseling, support, and materials beneficial for making their workplaces and services more LGBT+ friendly.
July 2022 As of early November 2022, 80 workplaces have received Rainbow Certifications, with 9 other workplaces in the process. The certification process continues to evolve, setting clearer and stronger requirements for workplaces while providing counseling, support, and materials beneficial for making their workplaces and services more LGBT+ friendly.

Connection of action to Reykjavík City's policies:

Reykjavík City departments:

Related actions

The table below contains actions related to this initiative, and you can access more information by clicking on the "action title" in the table (if you're using your phone, it's better to turn it sideways).
Action name Completion Departments
My Neighborhood Ongoing Human Rights & Democracy Office

Department of Environment & Planning
Reykjavík Rainbow Certification Ongoing Human Rights & Democracy Office
Reykjavík City's Action Plan Against Violence 2022-2024 2024 Human Rights & Democracy Office
Inclusion, immigrants, and origin Ongoing Human Rights & Democracy Office
Accessibility and disabled people Ongoing Human Rights & Democracy Office
Provision of information in English 2023 Department of Welfare

Department of Service & Innovation