Community Business Unveils Asia’s LGBTQ+ And Diversity Awards Finalists

Community Business, the leading not-for-profit organization advancing responsible and inclusive business practices in Asia, has announced the finalists of this year’s Responsible and Inclusive Business, LGBTQ+, and Wellbeing Awards.

“In this inaugural year we were delighted to receive such high-quality and varied nominations for the awards. It was incredibly exciting to receive submissions from across the Asia region and we were overjoyed to see finalists from new industries and markets make it through to the next round,” stated Peter Sargant, CEO at Community Business.

“The global pandemic and subsequent changes to the way we live and work shone a spotlight on the increasing need for robust D&I and employee wellbeing strategies and initiatives. It quickly became evident that companies which prioritize their people are the ones that are emerging from the pandemic in the strongest position. We hope that by establishing these broad reaching awards for Asia, we can build on the momentum we've created with our previous siloed initiatives, and build a library of best practice for leading companies. I look forward to the Awards Ceremony and the winner’s reveal!”

The finalists (in alphabetical order) for each award category include:

RESPONSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE BUSINESS AWARDS

LGBTQ+ INCLUSION

LGBT+ Inclusion Champion in Asia Award, sponsored by Credit Suisse

Finalists:

• Ada Ho, Equinix
• Amita Karadkhedkar, Citi
• Mike Kung, Goldman Sachs

LGBT+ Ally in Asia Award, sponsored by Manulife

Finalists:

• Maria Abbonizio, Fidelity International
• Odile Thiang, Mind HK
• Roshni Rathi, Boston Consulting Group, India

LGBT+ Newcomer in Asia Award, sponsored by Shell

Finalists:

• Deloitte Asia Pacific
• FactSet
• Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited

Transgender Inclusion in Asia Award

Finalists:

• Fidelity International
• Thoughtworks Technologies India Private Limited
• Wells Fargo
• D&I in India

Advancement of Women in India Award, sponsored by Credit Suisse

Finalists:

• Aditya Birla Capital
• Citi
• Infosys Limited

Building Disability Confidence in India Award, sponsored by Goldman Sachs

Finalists:

• Infosys Limited
• Verizon India
• Wipro Limited

LGBT+ Inclusion in India Award, sponsored by Goldman Sachs

Finalists:

• Boston Consulting Group, India
• Citi
• Credit Suisse

D&I Champion of Change in India Award, sponsored by LSEG

Finalists:

• Aditya Batavia, Thoughtworks Technologies India Private Limited
• Gopinath Pullaihgari, Verizon India
• Gurpreet Sandhu, Intel
• Meenu Bhambhani, State Street

Responsible Business Leader in Asia Award, sponsored by Thomson Reuters

Finalists:

• Amol Gupte, Citi
• Angel Ng, Citi
• Anthony Thompson, Michael Page International
• Ruhi Ranjan, Accenture

Employee Network in Asia Award

Finalists:

• Citi
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Intel

Pioneering Initiative in Asia Award, sponsored by Northern Trust

Finalists:

• AIG
• Allen & Overy
• Tata Consultancy Services

D&I in Asia Intersectionality Award, sponsored by Standard Chartered

Finalists:

• Linklaters
• Prudential plc
• PVH

Promoting Social Inclusion in Asia Award

Finalists:

• Barclays
• Citi
• Google
• Moody's

EMPLOYEE WELLBEING

Work-Life Harmony in Asia Award

Finalists:

• Fidelity International
• Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited
• Stephenson Harwood
• Talawakelle Tea Estates

Physical Wellbeing in Asia Award, sponsored by Shell

Finalists:

• Barclays
• Marriott International
• UST

Emotional Wellbeing in Asia Award, sponsored by Intel

Finalists:

• American Express
• Booking.com
• Northern Trust

The winners of the Awards will be announced at the Virtual Awards Ceremony sponsored by Citi on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Ahead of the awards announcement, there will be a Virtual India Conference sponsored by Publicis Sapient showcasing the insights and learnings from the India Awards on Wednesday May 25.

Click here for more details about the awards.