The European Diversity Awards, highlighting individuals, organisations, companies, charities and networks that drive diversity, inclusion and equality into the heart of everything they do, have announced 2024’s finalists.
Launched in 2010 by diversity champion Linda Riley, the European Diversity Awards, celebrate all strands of Diversity, including age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, social mobility and sexual orientation. This year’s finalists, by category, include:
HR Diversity Champion of the Year, sponsored by Sanofi
- Ana Inés Urrutia de Souza, AI for HR
- Francisca Beloso, Alvarez & Marsal
- Danielle Ward, IBM
- Mitchell Armstrong, IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Rebecca Roberts, Kellanova
- Chami Dhillon, Kingfisher plc
- Frederic Patitucci, PMI
- Zsofia Komaromi, Publicis Groupe
- Ben Higgins, Societe Generale
- Vanessa Rogers, Tesco Mobile
Social Mobility Initiative of the Year
- GirlDreamer
- Reveal Talent, Accor
- www.CareLeaverMentoring.co.uk, Goal 17 Ltd
- EPIC Supplier Diversity Programme, IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Future Leaders Initiatives, Kearney
- Socio-economic Mobility (SEM) Network Initiatives, Legal & General Group
- Women Of Program, lululemon
- Optum Ireland Social Mobility Initiatives, Optum
- A Million Conversations, Sanofi
- Social Mobility Strategies, TJX Europe
Diversity Team of the Year
- Amazon Logistics EU DEI Team, Amazon
- Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Team, Dyson
- Distribution Strategy and Planning Team, HSBC
- I&D Forum, Kingfisher plc
- IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action) Team, lululemon
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Team, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Group Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing Team, Sky UK Ltd
- UK DEI Council, Swiss Re
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Team, Teleperformance Portugal
- EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Directorate, The University of Manchester
Outstanding LGBTQIA Network of the Year, sponsored by myGwork
- Allianz Pride, Allianz Group
- LGBTQ+ Pride, Bank of America
- dhProud, Dunnhumby
- LGBT+ and Friends, E.ON
- LGBTQ+ Supporters Network, EDF
- Identity Group, EMCOR UK
- FreshPride, HelloFresh
- PRIDE Employee Resource Group in Europe, HSBC
- Pride in JM, Johnson Matthey plc
- PROUD UKI Network, Kellanova
- L&GBT+Allies Network, Legal & General Group
- EMEA Shine, PwC
- TP Pride, Teleperformance Portugal
Charity or Not-For-Profit of the Year, sponsored by Optum
- Charity Bosnian Kids
- Eurofirms Foundation
- Evenbreak
- Himaya Haven CIC
- IMANcorp FOUNDATION
- SEDSConnective
- Skylarks Charity
- Talent Beyond Boundaries
- TGEU – Transgender Europe
- Tout Le Monde Contre Le Cancer (Everybody Against Cancer)
Marketing Campaign of the Year, sponsored by IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Från soluppgång till solnedgång (From sunrise to sunset), Adidas Sweden & Obeya
- Women in STEM, Avanade Italy
- International Women’s Day 2024 – Inspire Inclusion, EPAM Systems Inc
- Use Your Vote, European Parliament & &Co
- FURTHER, lululemon
- Channel Islands Pride 2023, Mantra Brand House
- The Most Illegal Beer, Muschicraft & Heimat
- Name Changer, Penguin Random House & BAR Ogilvy
- It’s Not Just Tea. It’s Progress, PG Tips & Calling
- One Transition, Two Perspectives, SEE Change Happen
Community Project of the Year, sponsored by lululemon
- Enterprise East Group CIC
- HAWA Multicultural Services CIC
- Slovenska Filantropija (Slovene Philanthropy)
- Clean Clothes Campaign
- Mentivity, Avanade
- Digital Seeds, Capgemini Poland
- The Professions Festival, Central Career Branch | Azerbaijan Public Employment Agency
- Giving Committee | Impact Weeks, Criteo
- HSBC x NIYO Pitch Perfect Community Project, HSBC
- PTC Therapeutics Community Team & 2023 FIPFA World Cup, PTC Therapeutics
Outstanding Employee Network of the Year, sponsored by HSBC Europe
- Menopause Support Group, Ardonagh Advisory
- BeAccessible, Bentley Motors Limited
- Carers Network, Centrica
- Working Parents Network, EDF Energy
- DE&I Committee, Experian Bulgaria
- HSBC Muslim ERG, HSBC UK
- Enhance, Johnson Matthey plc
- VETS (Voices for Employees That Served), JPMorgan Chase
- Balance, Macquarie
- Cancer & Work Affinity Group, Sanofi
- Family Matters Network, UBS UK
Outstanding Ethnicity Network of the Year, sponsored by Toyota Motor Europe
- Asian Network, Johnson Matthey plc
- BlackProfessionals@Entain, Entain
- Black Employee Network (BEN), AMS
- Cultural Awareness Network (CAN) EMEA, UBS
- Beyond, Avanade
- Race and Equality Network (REN), Capgemini
- embRace, E.ON
- Fusion, Macquarie
- Racial Equity ERG, HSBC Innovation Banking
- EMBRACE, Haleon
- BP PEN (Positive Ethnicity Network) UK, bp
Outstanding Ability Network of the Year, sponsored by FT
- Accessibility ERG – bp
- DisAbility Colleague Community – Ardonagh Advisory
- DiversAbility – Avanade
- NeuroAbility – Capgemini
- Neurodiversity Network – Centrica
- Disability Accessibility Network (DAN) – Colt Technology Services
- Neurodiversity Network – EDF UK
- disABILITY ERG – HSBC Innovation Banking
- DAWN (Disability And Wellbeing Network) – IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Spark – Macquarie
- Disability Inclusion ERG – Optum Ireland
- Global Ability+ ERG – Sanofi
- Dis-Enable – Toyota Motor Europe
- Disability Network – Womble Bond Dickinson
Outstanding Women’s Network of the Year
- Women@Amey, Amey
- She Leads Network, Dyson
- Women’s Network, EDF UK
- TOGETHER, Generali Group
- UK Women’s Affinity Group, Infineum
- Gender Equality Network (GEN), Johnson Matthey plc
- Global Gender+ ERGs, Sanofi
- Business Women’s Network, SAP
- TP Women, Teleperformance Portugal
Hero of the Year
- Barry Pettitt, Avanade
- Satvir Bungar, BDO LLP
- Rebekah Riddell, Canada Life
- Claudette Whyte, Compliance Institute
- Chloe Ball-Hopkins, Dyson
- Olu Eyinla, HSBC
- Ibrahim A Zulfiqar, IBM
- Logesh Waran, IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Marta Janeczko, Kellanova
- Chris Barnes, Pareto Facilities Management Ltd
- Seema Bhatnagar, PwC
- Khan Grenardo-Simpson, Visa
Inspirational Role Model of the Year, sponsored by Allianz Commercial
- Vanessa Holtz, Bank of America
- Kat Parsons, Centrica
- Estelle Jackson, Ebay
- Lara Páramo, IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Barbara Bergmeier, Jaguar Land Rover
- Morgan Bondiek, Johnson Matthey plc
- Blessing Mutamba, NatWest Group
- Jamie Pizzorno, Standard Chartered
- Raashi Sikka, Ubisoft
Head of Diversity of the Year, sponsored by Haleon
- Marie-Helene Tyack, Allianz Commercial
- Manuela Sforza, Avanade
- Karine Vasselin, Capgemini
- Sophie Breuil, CMS
- Bianca Stringuini, Hays
- Gwen Kolader, Hexaware Technologies
- Simone Coultress, Johnson Matthey plc
- Stacia Jones, lululemon
- Catalina Hernandez, Munich RE
- Mimi Kurniawan, PMI
- David Carrigan, Sky UK Ltd
- Chris Edwards, Travers Smith
Diversity in Technology
- Accessercise
- ARC / HOK / UWS
- Next Tech Girls
- Payara
- Labour and Employment Subsystem (AMAS), Azerbaijan Public Employment Agency
- Eurofirms Foundation Tech Academy, Eurofirms Foundation
- Proactive Disability Payments Mechanism Project, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Women ReBOOT Internship Programme, Optum Ireland
- Women in DevOps, Trinnovo Group
- WeWALK Smart Cane 2, WeWalk Limited
Diversity Champion of the Year, sponsored by Abercrombie & Fitch
- Ramona Williams, Amazon
- Daisy Reeves, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Tokeer Ahmed, Capgemini
- Sasha Covington, JLL
- Ramyani Basu, Kearney
- John Hobson, Kellanova
- Tunji Akintokun MBE CCMI, LinkedIn
- Marc Carena, Mars Wrigley Europe
- Gry Lagerqvist, Nykredit
- Colin Kimber, Pareto Facilities Management Ltd
- Raj Verma, Sanofi
- Anthony Harte, Shell UK
- Piers Linney, Sky UK Ltd
Company of the Year, sponsored by DHL Group
- Adecco
- Aldermore
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Experian Bulgaria
- Kearney
- Kellanova
- Publicis Groupe Hungary
- Sky UK Ltd
- TJX Europe
- Toyota Motor Europe
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd
Women in Tech, sponsored by HSBC Innovation Banking
- Yvonne Kiely, Avanade
- Sarah Häger, Enable Banking
- Marta Kaczmarek, EIT Community
- Symmie Swil, Finverity
- Ilona Ylinampa, Fujitsu
- Sophie Wadsworth, JPMorgan Chase
- Emily Hall-Strutt, Next Tech Girls
- Plamena Cherneva, Nordic Women in Tech Awards
- Nanna Bach Munkholm, Roccai
- Annu Nieminen, The Upright Project
- Pamela Aculey, Just Like Me & MIXD Reality
AWARDS CEREMONY
All the category winners, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, will be announced at the awards ceremony, which will take place on 8th November 2024 at the InterContinental London on Park Lane. Click here to find out more.
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