BRITISH DIVERSITY AWARDS
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AWARDS SHORTLIST 2020
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COMPANY OF THE YEAR
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Bupa 
Green Park 
Greene King 
GSK
LIDL
Ocado 
Thomson Reuters 
Vodafone
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CAMPAIGNER OF THE YEAR
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Alan Quick - Racism and Homophobia Campaigner ​​
Dawn Bonfield MBE - Gender Campaigner
Diahanne Rhiney - Women & Childrens Rights
Jackie Downer - Services to People with Learning Disabilities
Jordan Bone - Beauty Blogger and Motivational Speaker
Paris Lees -Trans Activist and Campaigner
Samira Ahmed - BBC - Equal Pay

Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson - Anderton School - LGBT Campaigning
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CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
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National Autistic Society - Leading UK charity for autistic people
Opening Doors - Charity for LGBT+ people over 50 
OUTCOME at Mind Islington - LGBT mental health service ​
Premier League Charitable Fund - Sports Charity
Taylor Bennett Foundation - BAME Charity
The Proud Trust - LGBT+ charity
Together for Mental Wellbeing - Mental wellbeing charity 
TransgenderNI - Charity for transgender individuals 
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DIVERSITY ALLY OF THE YEAR
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David Hynam - CEO - Bupa Global and UK
George Mathews - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
Heidi McCormack  - CEO & Founder - Emerald Life 

Joanne Rogers  - Director - PwC
Lesley Wan - General Counsel - FBN Bank (UK) Limited
Pete Markey  - Chief Marketing Officer - TSB
Sandra Thompson - Audit Partner - EY 
Sarwjit Sambhi - Chief Executive, Consumer - Centrica 
Simon Hodgkinson - Chief Information Security Officer - BP  ​
Sue Fox - 
HSBC CEO Channel Islands and Isle of Man
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DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
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Chris Folwell - Senior HR Business Partner - John Lewis 
David Littlechild - Global Head of Culture, Engagement & Wellbeing - London Stock Exchange
Emma Illingworth - Head of HR Transformation - SSE
Eugenio Pirri - Chief People and Culture Officer - Dorchester 
Helen Corden - Partner - Pinsent Masons 
Kevin Poulter  - Employment Law Partner - Freeths 
Krzysztof Sieledczyk - Project Manager - Jacobs
Laura Coombs-Fellowes - Franchise Standards Coordinator - Jaguar Land Rover 

Marcelle Moncrieffe-Johnson - Group Executive Director, People and Organisational Development - LSBU
Tamoor Ali  - Originator - BP 
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HEAD OF DIVERSITY OF THE YEAR

Asif Sadiq - Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging - The Telegraph 
Hollie Woodard - Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - VolkerWessels 
John Dickinson - Inclusion and Wellness Lead -
B&Q Kingfisher 
Kris Phelps - Diversity & Inclusion - Stafford Long 
Melanie Holloway - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead - Metropolitan Thames Valley Homes ​
Paul Deemer - Head of Diversity and Inclusion - NHS Employees
Richard Chapman-Harris  - Global Head of Inclusion and Responsibility - Mott MacDonald 
Sheri Hughes - UK Diversity & Inclusion Director - Page Group
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INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
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Deborah Lee - Group Engagement Director - Compass Group 
Funke Awoderu - Senior Inclusion & Diversity Manager - FA
Laks Mann - Change Consultant - Metropolitan Police 
Lisa Pinney - CEO - Coal Authority 
Maria Grazia-Zedda - Workforce EDI Manager - HS2
Pips Bunce - Director - Credit Suisse 
Sarah Morris - Former Chief People Officer - Aviva plc

I. Stephanie Boyce - Deputy Vice President - The Law Society 
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MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

BBC - The 50:50 Project
British Airways -
Made by Britain
Holland and Barrett - Me. No. Pause. Campaign
McCain - We are Family
Nike - The Nike Pro Hijab
Royal Air Force - Find your Force
Skittles - Give the Rainbow
Tottenham Hotspur FC - Rainbow Laces Campaign
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COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR

All About Trans - Positively changing how the media portrays trans people
BrightStars - A small community club providing a platform for those with autism
Colours Gendered Intelligence - Youth group and events for trans, gender variant and questioning young people of colour
Courageous Leaders - School leadership Development for LGBT+ teachers

Disability and Skills Unit - Dedicated to supporting disabled people to pursue their goals
Greggs - Local Community Projects Fund  - Funding organisations that are doing great work in the community
Pop Brixton - Pop Brixton is an original project that supports local jobs, training and enterprise
Rainbow Families - Rainbow Families events are for specifically for anyone looking to meet other LGBTQI parents
Volunteering Matters - Works in partnership with businesses to ensure people with disabilities are taken on as volunteers 
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DIVERSITY TEAM OF THE YEAR

Army BAME Network - Lieutenant General Tyrone Urch
BBC - The 50:50 Project
CBRE - Multicultural Network
EY - EY R
ecruitment Team
HP Inc - LGBTQ+ Impact Network
Ican Diversity Network 
Transport for London - Staff Network Groups
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SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAMME

AgileOne
Capgemini UK
CBRE
Cummins
Enterprise
GibbsHybrid
​HermanMiller
Natwest
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NETWORK GROUP OF THE YEAR

Bank of America - The LGBT+ Pride Ally Program
BBC - GWiN (Global Women in News)

Heathrow - Proud Network 
Hiscox -
UK Parents Network
Johnson and Johnson - Open and Out EMEA 
KPMG - Breathe LGBT Network 
Tesco - BAME Network 
TSB - LGBT+ Network
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HR CHAMPION OF THE YEAR

Amina Folarin - Global HR Director - Oliver Agency 
Elvina Aghajanyan - Head of HR - HSBC
Heidi Khoshtaghaza - Group Head of HR - Bellway Homes 
Joanna Smith - HR Partner - SSE
Penny St Martin - Group HR Director - A2Dominion 
Robert Hicks - Group HR Director - Reward Gateway 
Sarah Draper - HR Director - Gerald Eve 
Shane O'Brien  - HR Manager UKI - Hewlett Packard Enterprise UKI
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SOCIAL MOBILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Aviva 
Fujitsu 
HSBC
Metro 
Penguin Random House 
PwC
Santander 
WhiteHat
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TERMS & CONDITIONS

​WALDORF HILTON

ALDWYCH
LONDON



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