enei unveils shortlist for 2024 Inclusivity Excellence Awards

The Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) is delighted to announce the shortlist of finalists for this year’s Inclusivity Excellence Awards 2024. The awards celebrate individuals and organisations that are making a significant contribution to promoting inclusivity and diversity in their companies and industries.

Winners and highly commended will be selected by a judging panel of DEI experts and will be announced at the annual gala event on 28 November 2024. The event will be hosted at the Institute of Physics (IOP) and sponsored by NHS Employers, Radius Networks, and Working Families.

The shortlisted finalists are:

Innovative Approach to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
  • Browne Jacobson
  • Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
  • National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Inclusive Culture
  • Balfour Beatty
  • Randstad UK and Enterprise EMEA
  • Shepherd & Wedderburn
Progressive Working Practices – Sponsored by Working Families
  • British Film Institute (BFI)
  • Engineers Without Borders UK
  • Molson Coors
Workplace Social Mobility & Inclusion
  • Burness Paull
  • Morton Fraser McRoberts
  • NHS Business Services Authority
Wellbeing & Belonging at Work – Sponsored by NHS Employers
  • British Antarctic Survey
  • ICAEW
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities
Inclusive Recruitment Initiative – Sponsored by NHS Employers
  • BBC
  • Capita
  • Shepherd & Wedderburn
Supporting Neurodiverse Talent
  • Balfour Beatty
  • Heywood-MacDonald Accountancy Services
  • Shepherd & Wedderburn
Employee Network Group of the Year Sponsored by Radius Networks
  • Colt Technology Services
  • Playground Games
  • Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
DEI Influencer of the Year
  • Natalie Simmonds-Alleyne (Birmingham Metropolitan College)
  • Rachel Collins (Colt Technology Services)
  • Natalie Collingwood (Randstad Academy for Talent (RAFT) part of Randstad Sourceright)

About our sponsors

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AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

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NHS Employers

NHS Employers is the employers’ organisation for the NHS in England. We support workforce leaders and represent employers to develop a sustainable workforce and be the best employers they can be. We also manage the relationships with NHS trade unions on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. We are part of the NHS Confederation.

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Radius Networks

Radius develops employee networks and resource groups for the world’s biggest brands, putting them at the heart of organisations and unlocking their potential to ignite change. With a focus on developing networks to support the entire ERG ecosystem, Radius offers a complete range of services and programmes for everyone involved in an ERG’s success, from training for Network Leads, Sponsors, and DEI Champions to network audits, playbooks, maturity reports and in-house summits.

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Working Families

Working Families is a charity on a mission to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace. We provide free legal advice to parents and carers on their rights at work. We give employers the tools they need to support their employees while creating a flexible, high-performing workforce. And we advocate on behalf of the UK’s working parents and carers, influencing policy through campaigns informed by ground-breaking research.

About the enei Inclusivity Excellence Awards

The enei Inclusivity Excellence Awards are a platform for organisations to showcase and share their achievements in promoting and progressing workplace diversity, equality, inclusion, and belonging. 

The awards are open to all organisations, regardless of size, sector, or location. The awards are judged by a panel of experts in the field of diversity and inclusion, and the winners are announced at a gala event each year. 

The enei Inclusivity Excellence Awards are a valuable opportunity for organisations to be recognized for their work in promoting inclusivity and diversity. The awards also provide a platform for organisations to learn from each other and share best practices.