The Ethnicity Awards, who are celebrating its 6th year this year, was created to drive ethnic inclusion. The impact of the awards can be showcased in the fantastic progress all of the previous nominees and winners has made and the platforms they’ve created.
Through a combination of evidence for business submissions and voting on public categories to determine the winners; combined with editorial and campaigning, the Ethnicity Awards works together with their audience, nominees and winners to inspire and motivate the public to be more ethnically inclusive.
The shortlist for the Ethnicity Awards 2024 was released today
The Ethnicity Awards, held in partnership with HSBC UK, celebrates the most influential Black, Asian and Ethnic communities in the UK with prestigious accolades celebrating their achievements and tireless work to promote diversity and inclusion.
Businesses, individuals and brands with an outstanding track record of promoting diversity will be recognised at the event with Tesco, KPMG, Channel 4 and Network Rail amongst those making this year’s shortlist. Charitable organisations including Purple Rain Collective, The Diversity Trust and Black Minds Matter are also up for awards.
Founder of the Ethnicity Awards, Sarah Garrett MBE, said:
“I’m delighted that the 2024 Ethnicity Awards are once against supported by HSBC as headline partner, and that the awards continues to highlight the people and organisations who are continuing to do good – both publicly and privately – for Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority communities and organisations across the UK.”
“All the individuals and organisations are very deserving of their place on the shortlist. The awards will be a celebration of their achievements and it is going to be another fantastic event.”
Ian Stuart, CEO of HSBC UK, official partner of the Ethnicity Awards said:
“As an organisation that values difference, HSBC UK is incredibly proud to be a long-time official partner of the Investing in Ethnicity Awards — shining a spotlight on efforts to address systemic barriers and ensure people have equal opportunities to realise their full potential. Congratulations and best of luck to all the incredible role models and change makers nominated this year.”
The Ethnicity Awards were launched in 2018 to celebrate individuals and organisations that support Black, Asian and diverse Ethnic communities. Previous winners include music superstar Dionne Warwick, the outstanding employer Lloyd’s Banking Group, Little Mix singer Leigh Anne Pinnock, The network group Race Together – Nationwide building society, Manchester United footballer and social mobility campaigner Marcus Rashford, newsreader Moira Stuart and Labour MP Diane Abbot.
The Ethnicity Awards engages those who ensure equality, opportunity and fair treatment for all, regardless of ethnic background. The awards bring together communities, businesses and individuals to support a diverse Britain where everyone feels they can belong.
The Ethnicity Awards recognises and showcases individuals and organisations that work tirelessly to make a positive impact on diversity, equity and inclusion and who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the progress of inclusion of marginalised ethnic groups.
HSBC UK returns to headline partner the awards once again. Other awards partners include Warner Bros. Discovery, Lloyds Banking Group and National Grid.
The awards announces their 2024 shortlist ahead of the event in October
Voting is now open for the public categories at EthnicityAwards.com. Meanwhile, a distinguished panel of judges will carefully review submissions to select the winners in the business categories.
The Outstanding Employer Award will be determined based on the Investing in the Ethnicity Maturity Matrix, a tool designed to help organizations assess their progress in promoting ethnic diversity and identify opportunities to enhance inclusivity in the workplace.
The Ethnicity Awards has nominated over 80 individuals, companies and organisations and the shortlist are as follows:
2024 ETHNICITY AWARDS NOMINEES:
Champion Ally
Emma Howard – Tesco
Jayne Opperman – Lloyds Banking Group
Karen Taylor – Amazon
Lisa Hulbert – Cadent
Mark Chapman – Nationwide Building Society
Mat Moakes – OVO
Matthew Hamilton-James -Motability Operations
Nick Howe – NatWest
Zealah Brindley – KPMG
Exceptional Inclusion
Amisha Wilde – Network Rail
Arfan Bhatti – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cordelia Johnney – Stonewater
Helen Choudhury – The Music Publishers Association (The MPA)
Iman Abdi – Sodexo
Jacquline Alcindor – Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
Margaret Zimunhu – Investec Bank
Samantha Owo – Lloyds Banking Group
Tara Forde – Experian
Tricia Lucas-Clarke – GSK
Future Leader
Adam Malik – Avanade
Adnan Anwar – JLL
Alicia George – Salesforce UK Limited
Liam Obuobie – Arup
Niki Lam – Takeda UK and Ireland Ltd.
Olivia Grant – Reed Smith LLP
Ralph Aidoo – Google
Renee Ramsay-Nicol – Computacenter
Rudhira Sambrey – Arcadis UK
Sana Butt – DLA Piper
Inspirational Leader
Apay Obang-Oyway – Microsoft
Donna Herdsman – Korn Ferry
Frama Aboh – Bank of New York (BNY)
Geoffrey Williams – Burberry
Josh Graham – Deloitte
Naomi Sesay – channel 4
Nimesh Joshi – ITV News West Country
Priya Godse – Nomura International PLC.
Raghu Narula – NatWest Group
Roland Carandang – Protiviti
Network Group
Being UK – Warner Bros. Discovery
Black Diversity Council – Linklaters
Black Employee Network – Amazon
Black Professionals Resource Group – Barclays
Computacenter’s Ethnic Diversity Employee Impact Group – Computacenter
Cultural Awareness Network EMEA – UBS
Fusion Employee Network Group – Macquarie Group
Hispanic/Latino Organisation for Leadership & Advancement (HOLA) – Johnson Matthey
Moody’s UK Multicultural BRG – Moody’s
ONE employee Resource Group – National Grid
Positively Ethnic Network (PEN) – BP
Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage Business Resource Group – Boots UK, No7 Beauty Company and Boots Opticians
Whitbred Race, Religion and Cultural Heritage Network – Whitbread
REACH (Race Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) – Macfarlanes LLP
The REAHL Network (Race & Ethnicity at Hogan Lovells) – Hogan Lovells LLP
Outstanding Employer
Bank of Ireland
BP
HSBC UK
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
Linklaters
Lloyds Banking Group
Network Rail
Stonewater
Tesco
Whitbread
Social Impact
Black Britain Unspoken – Warner Bros. Discovery
Creative Access – Creative Access
Cross Company Allyship Programme – KPMG
Early Careers – FT
HSBC and Merky Books – HSBC UK
iCAN – The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network
Moody’s Partnership with Tent Refugees – Moody’s
Sadique Maskeen – Umbrella Faith
What’s The Score – Experian
Workplace Hero
Aisha Addison – EssenceMediacom
Annmarie Holligan – BT Group
Ibrahim Mohammed – Farrer & Co LLP
Marilina Bachmann – Jacobs
Mehareen Latif – Coutts
Rong Su – JLR (Jaguar Land Rover)
Shane Newton – BAE Systems – Maritime Services
Ugo Eboh – Virgin Money
Victoria Einarsen – Kenvue
Zee Botchway – Wickes
Football legend Rio Ferdinand, musician and TV presenter Alesha Dixon, Love Island host Maya Jama and pop icon Zayn Malik are some of the big celebrity names leading the public nominations for the 2024 Ethnicity Awards.
Public categories open for voting on the ethnicityawards.com website are:
Broadcaster, Journalist Or Host
Brand And/Or Marketing Campaign
Outstanding Contribution To Communities
Charity Or Community Initiative
Public voting ends on the 6th of September and winners will be announced at the Ethnicity Awards in London on the 31st of October.
The Ethnicity Awards is preparing for an unforgettable night in October, but until then – Don’t forget to vote!
ABOUT THE ETHNICITY AWARDS
The Ethnicity Awards celebrates individuals and organisations that support Black, Asian and diverse Ethnic communities. We recognise those who work tirelessly – within the public eye, in politics and in the workplace – to make a positive impact on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Since the Ethnicity Awards began in 2018, we have been working with organisations and individuals to drive ethnic inclusion. While the discourse around racial equality in the workplace has increased, these figures show that there is still much work to be done.
Our inclusive awards engages those who ensure equality, opportunity and fair treatment for all, regardless of ethnic background. The awards together communities, businesses and individuals to support a diverse Britain where everyone feels they can belong.
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