The finalists for the Burberry British Diversity Awards 2023, celebrating organisations and individuals, championing diversity across the UK, have been revealed.
The British Diversity Awards, founded by diversity champion Linda Riley, promote the values of equality, diversity and inclusion by rewarding those individuals, organisations and unsung heroes who help to make the world and the workplace a better place for others.
“The awards shine a light on the individuals, organisations, charities and unsung heroes who help to make the world and workplaces a better place for others across all strands of diversity,” shared Riley. “In a world where hate and division is being sown in some quarters, we believe that by continuing to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion we can help make the UK and indeed the universe a better place to live and work for everyone.
“I am really proud that we’ve announced the Burberry British Diversity Awards shortlist for 2023. There are some incredible individuals, companies, campaigns and charities included this year, just being shortlisted is an amazing achievement. Congratulations to you all.
The winners will be announced on Wednesday 22 March 2023 at the awards event, hosted by June Sarpong OBE and Dr Ranj Singh, at Grosvenor House in Park Lane, London.
BRITISH DIVERSITY AWARDS FINALISTS
The finalists for the British Diversity Awards 2023, by category include:
COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
- Bring The Power – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Hinkley Connection Project -National Grid
- I AM: Programme – Unloc supported by Verizon
- Northumbria Police and Hedleys College Students Police
- Getting on Board
- Schools’ Inclusion Alliance
- The 93% Club
- The Community Impact Initiative CIC
- The Wolfpack Project
- UK Black Pride
10X BANKING – HEAD OF DIVERSITY OF THE YEAR
- Alessandro Storer – OVO
- Ama Ocansey – BNP Paribas
- Cecil Peters – J.P. Morgan
- Dr. María Angélica Pérez – Fitch Ratings
- Karen Wiesenekker – British Transport Police
- Katherine Gansallo – London Stock Exchange Group
- Lisa Waterhouse – National Grid
- Megan Cross – Kantar
- Melissa Godfray – Jacobs
- Raj Jones – Sodexo
- Tim Hardy-Lenik – CSG
- Zoey Hudson – Govia Thameslink Railway
BOOTS – HERO OF THE YEAR
- Amjad Khan – HSBC
- Anne Aslett – Elton John Aids Foundation
- Anna Dilku – Aviva
- Chloe Davies – Lucky Generals
- Elizabeth Rimmington – Barclaycard
- Jamie Christon – Chester Zoo
- John Gillies-Wilkes – Motor Neurone Disease Association
- Katie Neeves – Cool2BTrans
- Oliver Holmes – Browne Jacobson
- Mandy Rico – INvolve
BT – DIVERSITY IN TECH (DISABILITY) OF THE YEAR
- AccessAble
- Accessercise
- auticon UK
- BRACI
- Brain in Hand
- Caretech & Smartbox
- Clifford Chance Tech Group
- Clu
- Code First Girls
- Connected Academy
- Snap Finger Click
MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
- #Breakthestereotype-The Glenlivet
- Break the Bias Campaign – Wates Group
- Fair Pensions For All – NOW: Pensions
- Guest How You Guest – IHG Hotels & Resorts
- I’m Not Prejudiced, But… – Greene King
- Imagine a world… – CPB London
- Gender Neutral Uniform Campaign – Virgin Atlantic
- No Fixed Address – HSBC UK and Shelter
- Say Yes to Rainbow Laces and No To Hate – Chelsea FC
- Welcome Inclusion Campaign – ICAEW in collaboration with We are Sunday
CENTRICA – SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
- Abigail Adams – Motion Content Group
- Amir Sethu – MS Amlin
- Anna Russell – Bupa
- Ben Wilson – Association of British Insurers
- David Croft – Reckitt
- Dominique Santini – CSM Sport & Entertainment
- David Pugh – Digital Catapult
- Jessica Runicles – Motorsport UK
- Julia Meek – Zenobe Energy
- Peter Bragg – Canon EMEA
HALEON – DIVERSITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
- Be Yourself & Community Team – Virgin Atlantic
- Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Team – Govia Thameslink Railway
- DE&I Team – OLIVER
- DE&I Team – Clarasys
- DEI Team – News UK
- Diversity Board – Selfridges
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee – Sidley Austin LLP
- Inclusion Team – HSBC UK
- Belonging Team – OVO
- Student Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Team – University of Birmingham
BURBERRY – CHARITY OF THE YEAR
- Age Exchange
- DFN Project SEARCH
- Gendered Intelligence
- Hidayah UK
- Micro Rainbow
- NeuroDiversity in Business
- Sporting Equals
- Technology Community for Racial Equality (TC4RE)
- UK Chinese Women Connect
- Urban Synergy
LOCKTON – INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
- Antonio Bebba – Pfizer
- Bobbi Pickard – bp/Trans In The City
- David McIntosh – KPMG
- Emma Rawlinson – Atlanta Group
- Franklin Asante – Coutts
- Greg Turner-Smart – Rolls-Royce SMR
- Hannah Awonuga – Barclays
- Kabir Alam – HSBC UK
- Michael Adeniya – UK Black Business Week & Show
- Roianne Nedd – Oliver Wyman
- Tolu Oke – Amazon Web Services
- Vishal Desai – MS Amlin
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
- Collabor8 – Santander Consumer Finance
- Defence Women’s Network
- Greene Sky – Greene King
- Health & Wellbeing Network – Legal & General
- LSEG WIN (Women Inspired Network) – London Stock Exchange Group
- Pride Network – Sage
- Forces Community Network – Centrica
- Social Mobility Network – KPMG
- WiNG (Women in National Grid) – National Grid
- Inclusion Council – Ketchum UK, part of Omnicom Group
- OUTSTANDING DISABILITY NETWORK OF THE YEAR
- Ability – Mills & Reeve
- Ability – Greene King
- Ability UK – HSBC UK
- Able2 Network – BT
- Disability & NeuroDiversity Employee Resource Groups – AMS
- Disability Staff Network – University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
- Enable – Clifford Chance
- NeuroDiversity & Disability Employee Network – Direct Line Group
- The Adapt Network – Atos
- The Association of Disabled Lawyer
OUTSTANDING ETHNIC DIVERSITY NETWORK OF THE YEAR
- EMPOWERED – Oliver Wyman
- Ethnic Diversity Network – BT
- FT Embrace – Financial Times
- LEAD Network (Latin@s for Empowerment, Advancement and Development) – London Stock Exchange Group
- Mosaic Employee Resource Group – Dell Technologies
- Multicultural Inclusion Network (MCIN) – WTW
- Multicultural Network (MCN) – NatWest
- Positive Ethnicity Network (PEN) – bp
- REACH – Direct Line Group
- Unity – Greene King
OUTSTANDING LGBTQI+ NETWORK OF THE YEAR
- Archway – Network Rail
- bp Pride – bp
- Breathe Network – KPMG
- Pride – HSBC UK
- Pride Alliance UK – Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Prism – Post Office
- Proud FT – Financial Times
- PrOWd – Oliver Wyman
- UK LGBT+ Network – WTW
- Unity – EY
SOCIAL MOBILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
- Big Voice London
- Clu
- Football For Change
- Passport to Change – Virgin Atlantic
- Pathways to Consulting – Oliver Wyman, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
- Social Mobility Action Plan – Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Social Mobility Network – KPMG
- Social Mobility Strategy – Mishcon de Reya LLP
- The Changing Face of Technology – Atos
- The Integrated Vicious Circle Campaign – HSBC UK
RUEBIK – HR CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
- Ciprian Arhire – Entain Group
- Claire Hope – IHG Hotels and Resorts
- Genevieve Glover – Barchester Healthcare
- Hannah Spencer – National Grid
- Jordana Semaan – Investcorp
- Marie-Helene Tyack – Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
- Rebecca Roberts – Kellogg Europe
- Sanchia Alasia – London South Bank University Group
- Sharlene John – Selfridges
- Vania Jussura – The Bank of London
NATIONAL GRID – COMPANY OF THE YEAR
- Deutsche Bank
- Kantar
- London South Bank University Group
- NatWest
- Silicon Valley Bank UK
- SThree plc
- Swinton Insurance
- Virgin Atlantic
- Wickes
- WTW
DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
- Bano Sheikh – KPMG
- Deepa Shah – Bupa
- Deon Pillay – Legal & General Investment Management
- Eimear O’Connor – Form3
- Emily Hamilton – RS Group PLC
- Fraser Longden – Wickes
- Jennifer Tippin – NatWest
- Olivia Grant – Reed Smith
- Romi Savova – PensionBee
- Simon Lem – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Victoria Anderson – Big Voice London
- Georgia Dawson – Freshfields
GREENE KING – MEDIA CHAMPION IN THE PUBLIC EYE
- Alan Carr – Comedian, broadcaster and writer
- Alison Hammond – TV Personality
- Ellie Simmonds OBE – Paralympian
- Jill Scott MBE – Professional footballer
- John Bishop – Comedian
- Little Simz – Musician
- Ncuti Gatwa – Actor
- Romesh Ranganathan – Actor and comedian
- Sadiq Khan – Mayor of London
- Stormzy – Musician
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