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HSBC, Barclays, Heathrow Airport Ltd and Legal & General Group crowned winners in big night for banks at the British Diversity Awards 2024 headline sponsored by Burberry

 

Bob Bakish awarded Outstanding Commitment to Global Diversity for his work at Paramount at the star-studded event

 

British institutions, large companies, corporate leaders and a children’s charity have all been named winners at the 2024 British Diversity Awards.

 

The awards celebrate leading diversity and inclusion champions, recognising achievements over the past year across ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and religious beliefs.

 

The awards ceremony, headline sponsored by Burberry, took place at the iconic Great Room at the five-star Grosvenor House Hotel and was hosted by Sky News presenter, Gillian Joseph and NHS doctor and award-winning television presenter, Dr Ranj Singh.

Heathrow Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team were crowned Haleon Diversity Team of Year, while elsewhere it was a big night for Financial companies at the star-studded ceremony which saw the likes of television personality Christine McGuiness and Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes attending. 

 

In a momentous evening for HSBC, their Global Digital Accessibility Programme took home the BT Group sponsored Diversity in Technology specific to Disability award. HSBC Innovation Banking also saw off stiff competition, from the likes of Mace and Moneypenny, to take home the coveted National Grid Company of the Year crown.

EMCOR UK’s Identity Group was awarded the Financial Times partnered Outstanding LGBTQIA Network of the Year, and Deon Fang from Clifford Chance won the Leathwaite backed Diversity Champion of the Year accolade.

Meanwhile, Jason Lee won the Greene King sponsored Media Champion in the Public Eye for his commitment to addressing racism and discrimination in football.

Elsewhere at the BDAs it was a big night for community projects and charities. The Kindness Postbox won the Centrica sponsored Community Project of the Year whilst charity Be Kind Movement were awarded the prestigious Burberry Charity of the Year prize. The charity works to build future generations of emotionally intelligent children, who can lead and influence their workplaces, family lives and communities with compassion, equality, inclusion, respect and diversity. As the winning charity they also took home a generous donation from Burberry.

Bob Bakish, President and Chief Executive Officer at Paramount won the Attest sponsored Outstanding Commitment to Global Diversity award for his work promoting Diversity and Inclusion across all strands of Paramount globally, from the content on our screens to his advocacy within the 24,500 strong workforce.

Linda Riley, British Diversity Awards founder, said: “These awards are all about celebrating those who've put in the hard work to support Diversity and Inclusion, inspiring others to become involved. I really hope we saw that reflected tonight. 

The companies and business leaders who received awards are a testament to the tremendous efforts being made in the corporate world to promote Diversity and Inclusion.”

Alexandra McCauley, Chief People Officer at Burberry said: “We are delighted to support the British Diversity Awards again this year, and to celebrate the individuals and organisations driving progress towards a more diverse, equitable and inclusive world. 

We all have an important role to play in reaching this shared vision, and this year’s recipients are testament to what can be achieved with passion and commitment. Congratulations to all of the winners for their outstanding contribution to furthering this mission.”

 

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Community Project of the Year sponsored by Centrica

Winner: The Kindness Postbox 

Highly Commended: SEN Parents in Swale

Highly Commended: Windrush Memories of Arrival, CIRCA

 

Head of Diversity of the Year sponsored by Sedulo

Winner: Chanelle Gray, Savills UK

Highly Commended: Oliver Holmes, Browne Jacobson

 

Hero of the Year sponsored by Boots

Winner: Emma Riley, RX

Highly Commended: Ambily Banerjee, Johnson & Johnson

 

Diversity in Technology (Disability) sponsored by BT Group

Winner: Global Digital Accessibility Programme, HSBC

Highly Commended: Signapse

 

Diversity Team of the Year sponsored by Haleon

Winner: Heathrow Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team, Heathrow Airport Ltd 

Highly Commended: EMEA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team, JPMorgan Chase

 

Charity or Not-For-Profit of the Year sponsored by Burberry

Winner: Be Kind Movement

 

Inspirational Role Model of the Year sponsored by Lockton

Winner: Victoria Monk, CSM Sport & Entertainment

Highly Commended: Rakesh Thakrar, Phoenix Group

 

Outstanding Employee Network of the Year sponsored by Atlanta 

Winner: Forces Community Network, Centrica

Highly Commended: Mental Wellbeing ERG, OLIVER

 

Outstanding Women's Network of the Year sponsored by Financial Times

Winner: Win UK, Barclays

Highly Commended: Women in Aerospace UK ERG, Actuation Systems | Collins Aerospace

 

Outstanding Ability Network of the Year sponsored by Allianz Commercial

Winner: Neurodiversity Network, Legal & General Group

Highly Commended: ABLE, AXA UK

 

Outstanding LGBTQIA Network of the Year sponsored by HSBC Innovation Banking

Winner: Identity Group, EMCOR UK

Pride Matters, Colt Technology Services

 

Outstanding Ethnicity Network of the Year sponsored by Paramount

Winner: Black Affinity Group, Latham & Watkins LLP

Highly Commended: Culture and Ethnicity Network, NTT DATA UK&I

 

HR Champion of the Year sponsored by Ruebik

Winner: Zoe Brunswick, RSK Group

Highly Commended: Janeace Thompson, PRS for Music

 

Social Mobility Initiative of the Year sponsored by AMS

Winner: PA in the Community, PA Consulting

Highly Commended: Bank of America x upReach

 

Diversity Champion of the Year sponsored by Leathwaite

Winner: Deon Fang, Clifford Chance

Highly Commended: Akua Opong, LSEG

 

Global Diversity Initiative of the Year sponsored by LSEG

Winner: Teens in AI

Highly Commended: In Their Shoes, VIVIDA working together with HSBC

 

Company of the Year sponsored by National Grid

Winner: HSBC Innovation Banking UK

Highly Commended: Mace

 

Media Champion in the Public Eye sponsored by Greene King

Winner: Jason Lee

 

Outstanding Commitment to Diversity sponsored by Attest

Winner: Bob Bakish, Paramount.

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