Diversity Champion of the Year (Individual)
Alison Jefferis, Columbia Threadneedle; Beena Joseph, WisdomTree; Dennis Owusu-sem, BMO Global Asset Management; Helen Walpole, MetLife; Ijeoma Okoli, JPMorgan Asset Management; Tali Shlomo; formerly of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Provider of the Year (Adviser, Judge and Editorial nominated)
To be unveiled at the awards ceremony.
Employer of the Year
Exante; FutureBricks; PensionBee.
Trailblazing Company of the Year
Cura Financial Services; FutureBricks; MetLife.
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Now:Pensions; Royal Bank of Scotland; Zurich.
Diversity Marketing & Recruitment Campaign of the Year
AJBell; Royal Bank of Scotland; PensionBee.
Product of the Year
To be unveiled at the awards ceremony.
Championing Disability Inclusion Award (Including mental health)
Bank Austria; Cura Financial Services; MUFG.
Championing Gender Diversity
Morningstar UK; Standard Life Aberdeen; St James's Place Wealth Management.
Championing Female Equality
Dynamic Planner; Exante; Sesame Bankhall Group.
Championing LGBT Inclusion Award
Legal & General Investment Management; St James's Place Wealth Management.
Championing Race Equality
To be unveiled at the awards ceremony.
Championing Social Mobility
Investment 20/20; NatWest.
Diversity Champion of the Year
This candidate will be among the best and brightest in their field, and will have made significant professional advancements for diversity and inclusion in their workplace, regardless of how far up the career ladder they are. They should be a shining example of, and role model for, diversity and inclusion, demonstrating drive, ambition and dynamism within their working and even personal life.
Provider of the Year (Adviser, Judge and Editorial nominated)
Employer of the Year
This company will stand out for having a truly successful, diverse workforce, demonstrated through the development of inclusive policies, practices and initiatives which have delivered measurable results.
Over the past year, this company will have gone above and beyond, recognising and publicising the importance of an inclusive workforce, taking practical steps to engage and impact staff at all levels.
Trailblazing Company of the Year
This award celebrates a company that has demonstrated innovative attempts to ensure that their workforce better reflects the makeup of today’s society, by developing inclusion policies for one or many underrepresented groups.
This company will be taking demonstrable and practical steps to develop a company culture of inclusion, actively removing barriers through revised recruitment, retention and career progression practices.
We will need to see evidence of positive progress and plans for next steps.
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
This award is for the most successful programme, scheme or initiative introduced in the last year, which was engineered to improve and increase diversity and inclusion.
Diversity Marketing & Recruitment Campaign of the Year
This award is for the marketing and/or recruitment campaign, introduced in the last year, which was created specifically to improve and increase diversity and inclusion and reach a wide audience with demonstrable results.
Product of the Year
This award will recognise a company’s product or service that has been developed to aid, assist or improve the experience of users with disabilities (mental or physical) or special requirements. Products or services can be designed for use within the workplace, or to improve usability or accessibility for clients or customers.
Championing Disability Inclusion Award (Including mental health)
This company will have championed support for, and inclusion of, individuals with physical disabilities, learning difficulties or mental health issues. Their efforts may cover issues including accessibility and mobility in the office, emotional support in the workplace, awareness campaigns and creating a supportive office culture.
Championing Gender Diversity
This company will have championed the equal treatment and inclusion not just of women but of all gender identities, at all levels of their organisation. Their efforts may span issues such as creating safe spaces, the recruitment processes, improvements to flexible working policies, as well as creating a positive working culture in the office.
Championing Female Equality
This company will have championed the equal treatment and inclusion of women at all levels of their organisation. Their efforts may span issues such as working to reverse any gender-biased pay disparity, the recruitment processes, improvements to flexible working policies, especially for working mothers, as well as creating a positive culture in the office where women can succeed.
Championing LGBT Inclusion Award
This company will have championed the equal treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ+ people at all levels of their organisation. Their efforts may span issues, such as recruitment processes, office culture, recognition and awareness, and creating networking groups.
Championing Race Equality
This company will have championed the equal treatment and inclusion of individuals from racial and ethnic minorities. This will include recruitment processes, internal policies and apprenticeship or internship opportunities, as well as forging a positive and collegiate working environment.
Championing Social Mobility
This company will have championed the equal treatment and inclusion of people across all socio-economic groups. Their efforts may span issues including recruitment processes and campaigns, partnerships, bursaries, working with housing associations, apprenticeships or internship opportunities.