Revealed: Shortlisted Finalists of 2025’s Inclusive Awards 

Inclusive Companies have revealed the finalists of this year’s Inclusive Awards, supported by sponsors BAE Systems and TalkTalk.

Now in its 11th year, the prestigious Inclusive Awards is one of the only awards ceremony that rewards individuals and organizations who have successfully harnessed and integrated a truly diverse workforce. Recognizing the significant effort and impact of those excelling in their commitment to equality and inclusion across all strands of diversity, the Awards defy those dialling down DEI in the workplace.

The Inclusive Awards provide a powerful platform to recognize and showcase best DEI practice across a range of business sectors that will encourage and inspire other organizations. Finalists this year range from talking therapy to coding services, a housing association to a hospital, universities to utility companies and local councils to an international airline, and features several of myGwork’s partners including Booking.com, Colt Technology Services, Allianz and Munich Re.

All entries were judged by an experienced and diverse independent panel who looked for evidence of positive impact across all strands of diversity including age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race and religion.

“These Awards will take place against the backdrop of an ever-changing and increasingly uncertain world for those committed to equity, diversity and inclusion with this year seeing increasing pressure on people to dial down on DEI,” says Paul Sesay, CEO of Inclusive Companies. “This simply strengthens our resolve to acknowledge those individuals and organisations determined to drive out discrimination and hold fast to their values of creating an equitable workplace. Where they lead, others will follow and that is why celebrating their achievements is absolutely the right thing to do.”

2025’s Inclusive Awards Finalists by category, include:

D&I Consultancy Award: Bempong Talking Therapy, Be What You See, Eagles Wings Consultancy, Engendering Change, FAIRER Consulting, Fearless Futures Limited, Moving Ahead and Someone Else’s Eyes Ltd

Inclusive Culture Initiative Award: Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-operative Housing Association, Colt Technology Services, IATA, Liverpool Women;s Hospital, Manchester Metropolitan University, Matchtech, Snap Finger Click and The Co-operative Bank

Outstanding Diversity Network Award: Able2 Network, BT Bmet BAME Network, Bproud UK - Booking.com, MIND@Playground Games, OVO Pride, PA Women in Tech Network, Women@Sky and Women in RACHP Network

Head of Diversity and Inclusion Award: Katy Hall, Nes Fircroft; Marie-Helene Tyack, Allianz; Zoe Hingston, University of Newscastle; Amanda Phillips, United Utilities; Joy Hume, London Borough of Waltham Forest; Ian Tomney-Bell, GiffGaff; Mabinty Esho, Comic Relief and Jennifer Samuels, Westminster City Council

Chief Executive of the Year Award: Gary Harrold, SPS Global; Yvonne Field, The Ubele Initiative; Diarmuid Molloy, First Star Scholars; Elham Fardad, Migrant Leaders; Jo Gretton, Telent; Alison Dunn, Citizens Council Gateshead, Shirine Khoury- Haq, Co-op and David Hynam, LV

D&I Tech Initiative Award: #BeMeDigitalInclusion, Be My Eyes, Code First Girls, CodeVerse, Green Park AI, MagicSauce.Online, Nimbus and Real Direction

Social Mobility Project Award: British Airways – Your Flying Future Programme, JustUs, Mayamada, National Grid, Rise Construction Framework, Sumo Digital Academy, Tomorrow’s Women (TW) and UK Power Networks

Diversity Team Award: Cheshire and Mersey Specialist Perinatal Service: Racial Ethnic and Cultural Heritage (REACH) Project, D&I Champions at SPS, Munich Re DEI Team, OVO Belonging Team, Savills D&I Team, Westminster City Council EDI Team, Windward Energy DE&I Working Group and YHA People & EDI Team

The winners of all the above categories, along with the Lifetime Achiever Award, the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers Index and Diversity Power List will be announced at the Inclusive Awards on November 27, 2025 at the Hurlingham Club in London. Click here for more information, and click here to check out last year's winners.