​​The shortlist for the 2026 British Diversity Awards, headline sponsored by LSEG, has been announced celebrating champions of diversity, equity and inclusion across the UK.
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Outstanding Employee Network of the Year
Sponsored by Clifford Chance
Culture Circles, Fiserv
Forces Network, Centrica
Military Community, Adler & Allan
NextGen, JPMorgan Chase
SN Muslims (Springer Nature Muslims Employee Network), Springer Nature
Carers Network, Centrica
Balance, SMBC Group
Menopause Network, Barratt Redrow
DEI Council, Munich Re
DE&I Working Group, Survitec Group
Journey ERG, HSBC UK
DEI Group, The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP)
Outstanding LGBTQIA Network of the Year
Sponsored by HSBC Innovation Banking
In-FUSE, ScottishPower
equaliTW, Taylor Wessing
Fly With Pride, MAG (Manchester Airports Group)
Pride at RICS, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
OC Pride, Osborne Clarke
QueerWise, Wise
Pride Network, Worldpay
Wipro Europe Pride ERG, Wipro
Pride Europe ERG, Scotiabank
LGBTQ+ at Sky, Sky UK Ltd
HYPride, Hyatt UK & Ireland
Embrace, Baringa
Pride @ E.ON, E.ON Next
LGBTQ+ Network, Monzon Bank
Outstanding Ability Network of the Year
Sponsored by Allianz Commercial
SPARC Employee Network, ScottishPower
Enable Group, Travers Smith
Global Neurodivergent Network Group, auticon
RespectAbility, MAG (Manchester Airports Group)
DHL Supply Chain Abilities Alliance, DHL
Diversability Network, LV=
Neurodiversity BRG, JLL
Neurodiversity at Work, HarperCollins
SN D&N (Springer Nature Disability & Neurodiversity Employee Network), Springer Nature
Enabling UK ERG, National Grid
Enabled, BDO LLP
Able2, BT Group
Outstanding Women’s Network of the Year
Sponsored by Centrica
Connected Women, ScottishPower
Gender Network, NatWest Group
Women in Financial Services (WIFS), Accenture
Women in Engineering Network, Vodafone Three
Women Making Waves, Adler & Allan
Women@CHS, Anglo American & De Beers Group
Women Connect, Scotiabank
Women's Business Network (WBN), NTT DATA UK&I
WiNTR (Women in Non-Traditional Roles), National Grid
Inspiring Women Network (IWN), BAE Systems
Gender ERG, DXC Technology
WISE (Women in Software Empowered), The Access Group
Gender Balance Network (GBN), Close Brothers
Balance@Mercer, Mercer Ltd
Women@Sky, Sky UK Ltd
Outstanding Ethnicity Network of the Year
Sponsored by Paramount
Black Professionals Resource Group, Barclays
Multicultural BRG, Moodys
BOLD (Black Outstanding Leaders Delivering), Warner Bros. Discovery
EmbRace, MAG (Manchester Airports Group)
REACH, Kingsley Napley
Multicultural Network (MCN), NatWest Group
Race Equality Network, University of Birmingham
Race for Change BRG, JLL
EmbRACE Network, Siemens
SN BEN (Springer Nature Black Employee Network), Springer Nature
Race and Equality Network (REN), Capgemini
Embrace Network, Virgin Money
Race & Ethnicity ERG, DXC Technology
Multi-Ethnics ERG, Scotiabank
Culture & Ethnicity Network (CEN), NTT DATA UK&I
Diversity Team of the Year
Sponsored by Haleon
MAG EDI Team, MAG (Manchester Airports Group)
CP Inclusion & Belonging, Colgate-Palmolive
Executive MBA (EMBA) Team, Cambridge Judge Business School
RBC Pride Europe, Royal Bank of Canada
Global Diversity and Inclusion Team, Standard Chartered
Colleague Inclusion Network, The Co-operative Bank
Inclusion & Diversity Team, England Rugby
UK Inclusion Council, Swiss Re
Wellbeing & Inclusion, TUI
DEI Team, Barratt Redrow
DE&I Team, Virgin Media O2
Community and Culture Team, CBRE
Wellbeing & Inclusion Team, IRIS Software Group
DEI Team, Munich Re
Inspirational Role Model of the Year
Sponsored by DHL Express
Andrew Hulbert, Pareto Facilities Management Ltd
Emily Lofting-Kisakye, Cognita Schools
Motie Bring, PPRO
Georgina Snape, Accenture
Roisin Mackenzie, Saga Plc
Roianne Nedd, Oliver Wyman
Lucinda Batchelor, Warner Bros. Discover
Jo Powell, Deutsche Bank
Tokeer Ahmed, Capgemini
Cordi O'Hara OBE, National Grid
Nick Mackenzie, Greene King
Jeff Wilkinson, HSBC UK
Nina Goswami, Clifford Chance
Jonathan Hackett, Lockton
Diversity Champion of the Year
Sponsored by Leathwaite
Colin Kimber, Pareto Facilities Management Ltd
Brendan Hegarty, NatWest Social & Community Capital
Robin Panrucker, Taylor Wessing
Paul Stanley, Anglo American & De Beers Group
Jen Patterson, Adler & Allan
Justin Hargate, National Grid
Alvaro Garrido, Standard Chartered
Matt Mundy, Royal Bank of Canada
Lilly Chen, Virgin Money
Kirsten Whitworth, Sky UK Ltd
David Ziyambi, Latham & Watkins
Charlotte Helliwell, Lockton
Dr Jennifer Waller Martin, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Changemaker of the Year
Sponsored by CBRE
Maria Elisa Lloyd, Anglo American & De Beers Group
Julien Brain, Wipro
Craig Downing, The Co-operative Bank
Marie-Helene Tyack, Allianz Commercial
Mark Chadwick, Fiserv
Sam Fresa, Entain
Natasha White, Cisco
Adelle Barker, Sky UK Ltd
Lauren Thompson, Virgin Media O2
Anna Deignan, The Premier League
Andrew Kyte, TUI
Natalie Ojevah MBE, Barclays
Kike Agoro, BYP Network
Dr Kamran Iqbal, Chiesi Ltd
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Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging of the Year
Sponsored by Amazon
Gemma Webb, Barratt Redrow
Donna Herdsman, Korn Ferry
Fiona Pargeter, Chanel
Rebecca Ormond, SMBC Group
Chris Lawrence, Deutsche Bank
Reema Samuel-Lewis, Sky UK Ltd
Dr Asif Sadiq MBE, Warner Bros. Discovery
Ally Tyger-Doyle, MiQ
Gemma Jackson, Intact Insurance UK
Sarah Kenuel, Bolt
Priyanka Patel, Colgate-Palmolive
Katy Hall, NES Fircroft
Miranda Simms, TUI
Company of the Year
Sponsored by National Grid
PPRO
BDO LLP
Chanel
Oliver Wyman
CBRE
ScottishPower
Sky UK Ltd
Clifford Chance
Greene King
Latham & Watkins
Bolt
Barratt Redrow
Social Mobility Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by AMS
Pathways to Law Work Experience Scheme, Mishcon de Reya x Sutton Trust
Mentoring Scheme, Lewis Silkin
Accenture Social Mobility Month, Accenture
Spring Forward Programme, Slaughter and May
OC Talent Programme, Osborne Clark
The Building Your Future (BYF) Virtual Work Experience, JLL, Meta and Springpod
Social Mobility Team UK, Oliver Wyman
Building Tomorrow, Today, Barratt Redrow
Leeds Access to Medicine (A2M), Leeds Access to Medicine Society
Mental Health Research For All, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North Thames
Digital Boost Mentoring, Digital Boost
Global Diversity Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by LSEG
The ‘Equity Engine’ Initiative, King
Flora Qi, Wise
Empowering Inclusion: A joined-up approach to Workplace Adjustments, Sky UK Ltd
Big Respect, National Grid
The Reason Why Workshop, JLL
Inclusion and Culture Festival, Oliver Wyman
Building Forever, Anglo American & De Beers Group
Global Policy For Prevention Of LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, Wipro
GBM Propel Programme, Scotiabank
AI & Data Sheroes, IBM (Black Women at IBM)
Global Colleague Communities, Standard Chartered
Charity or Not-For-Profit of the Year
Sponsored by Legal and General
Touchstone
Migrateful
Workstyle Revolution CIC
Women in Tri UK
Strength With In Me (S.W.I.M.)
Codebar
Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence
Reclaim The Frame
The AVOCADO Foundation
The CRUMBS Project
Digital Boost
HAWA Multicultural Services CIC
Community Project of the Year
Sponsored by Bank of London
WCHG Youth Opportunities, Wythenshawe Community Housing Group Youth Team
Snowball, Snowball Community Ltd
True Faces of Rare: Shaping Visual Representation Together, Chiesi UK
Hedleys Police Cadets, Hedleys College – Percy Hedley Foundation
CitiSEN4u
Musicians in Exile, The Glasgow Barons
Academy for Disabled Journalists (ADJ), Ability Today
Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF), Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Trans is Human
Scotiabank Europe & 2econd Chance
Creu 30 Mwy (Create 30 More), WISP Dance Club
Community Initiatives, Bridgend College
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Media Personality of the Year
Adam Pearson
Ria Hebden
Vicky McClure MBE
Emma Watson
Sir Lenny Henry
Sir Elton John and David Furnish
Chris McCausland
Nicola Coughlan
Saskhia Menendez
Dr Alex George
Cat Burns
Sam Thompson
Athlete Empowering Positive Change
Sponsored by Lockton & UK Sport
Ellie Simmonds OBE
Jodie Ounsley
Kare Adenegan
Chloe Kelly
Dame Kelly Holmes
Richard Kilty
Tess Howard MBE
Seamus Derbyshire
Ruth Mwandumba
Adrian Derbyshire
Tully Kearney MBE
Emily Campbell
Marcus Rashford MBE
Dina Asher-Smith MBE
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