“We have steered our organisations through the pandemic, the pingdemic, lockdowns, shutdowns and more – and we are still going.” So said Tim Pointer, founder of the Business Culture Awards as he introduced the 2021 Business Culture Awards in London, UK.
The reason, he said, is because as organisations we choose how to respond to challenges. “It is a choice to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of work, it is a choice to put volunteers into our communities, a choice to prioritise mental health and a choice to create and sustain purposeful workplaces that listen to and engage colleagues.”
And it is those organisations that make a positive choice here that the Business Culture Awards recognises. In 202I there was a record level of entries for the 25 categories. The People Space is delighted to continue its media partnership with the awards and to recognise the fantastic winners and finalists who are building better cultures to win in today’s, and tomorrow’s, world. Below are this year’s winners:
Business Culture Awards: Overall Winner
Winner: Openreach – FND
Business Culture in a Crisis (>500 employees)
Winner: ISS - Global Operations
Highly Commended: Dr Martens
Finalists:
BT Group plc
Inmarsat
Maven Seven Solutions + Telenor Hungary
Openreach - FND
Radiology Partners
Volkswagen Financial Services
Business Culture in a Crisis (<500 employees)
Winner: Avado
Highly Commended: Vynamic
Finalists:
Catalina
Gunnercooke
Reward Gateway
Spirit Health Group
Transform Hospital Group
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting UK
Best Business Transformation Initiative
Winner: Openreach - FND
Highly Commended: Ordnance Survey + Dragonfish
Finalists:
Aurora + Corporate Punk
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
McCann Worldgroup
F. Hoffmann-La Roche
Sanne + Emperor
Transform Hospital Group
Best Digital Transformation Initiative
Winner: Dubai Police
Finalists:
Applus+
Foxtons
Glasgow Science Centre
Yodel
Building a Culture of Innovation Initiative
Winner: Aurora + Corporate Punk
Highly Commended: Concentrix
Finalists:
Allianz Turkey
Applus+
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Dubai Sports Council
EngTal
Everflow Group
Best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative
Winner: Mitie + t-three
Highly Commended: Foxtons
Finalists:
Cultural Infusion
Dorchester Collection
GXO
McCann Worldgroup
Reward Gateway
Schroders
Leading with Purpose for Business Culture
Winner: Crown Worldwide Group
Highly Commended: XPS Pensions Group
Finalists:
REAL Fundraising
Volkswagen Financial Services
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting UK
Best Brand & Values Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: REAL Fundraising
Highly Commended: Glide
Finalists:
Jasco Products
Makesworth Accountants
Mortgage Advice Bureau + Culture Consultancy
F Hoffmann-La Roche
Best Working Environments & Practices Initiative
Winner: Personio
Highly Commended: Inmarsat
Finalists:
Avado
Domestic & General
GovGrant
Mount Anvil
Punch Creative
Reward Gateway
Best Learning Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: Mitie + t-three
Highly Commended: Babcock International Group + Hive Learning
Finalists:
Concentrix
John West Foods
Keter UK + Brave Conversations
Notion Limited
Novartis UK + Rubica Change & Analytics
Schroders
Best Wellbeing Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: Lloyds Banking Group
Highly Commended: SSCL
Finalists:
Aico
John West Foods
Keter UK
Orbit
Slalom
Sovereign Housing
Best Internal Communications Strategy for Business Culture
Winner: Inmarsat
Highly Commended: Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting UK
Finalists:
Domestic & General
Transform Hospital Group
UST - Corporate Communications Team
Best Employee Voice Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: Childbase Partnership Ltd
Highly Commended: F Hoffmann-La Roche
Finalists:
John West Foods
UST - Corporate Communications Team
Volkswagen Financial Services
Business Culture Leadership Award
Winner: Patron Capital, Keith Breslauer
Highly Commended: Carparts.com, Lev Peker
Finalists:
Everflow Group, Josh Gill
Globalization Partners, Senior Leadership Team
Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC, Honorable Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish
Mortgage Advice Bureau , Claire Smith
F Hoffmann-La Roche, Jessica Bensch
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting UK, Elise Sallis
Business Culture Team Award
Winner: UST, Office of Values & Culture
Highly Commended: Boston Scientific + Xenergie Consulting, Boston Scientific New
Product Development Team
Finalists:
Cisco, Cisco Global Systems Engineering (GSE) Onboarding Culture Team
Fairstone Group, Fairstone Group Team
HSBC, Global Liquidity and Cash Management (GLCM) Team
Ouma, Ouma Marketing Team
Radley London, The People Team
Vynamic, London Team
Best Next Generation Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: Glasgow Science Centre
Finalists:
Dubai Police
Inmarsat
Best Coaching, Mentoring & Personal Development Initiative
Winner: Foxtons
Highly Commended: Dimensions
Finalists:
Notion Limited
Very
Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
Winner: Bitwise Industries
Highly Commended: Childbase Partnership Ltd
Finalists:
Aico
ISS UK
Mount Anvil
Patron Capital
UST - Office of Values & Culture
Best Integration & Merger Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: Fairstone Group
Finalists:
Fairstone Group
Radiology Partners
Best International Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: Allianz Turkey
Highly Commended: McCann Worldgroup
Finalists:
Applus+
Euro Accounting
Maven Seven Solutions + Telenor Hungary
Radiology Partners
Best Large Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: Openreach - FND
Highly Commended: UST - Office of Values & Culture
Finalists:
Concentrix
HSBC
ISS - Global Operations
Schroders
Best Medium Organisation for Business Culture
Joint Winner: Dr Martens
Joint Winner: GAMA Healthcare
Finalists:
Domestic & General
Featurespace
Gunnercooke
Workhuman
Best Small Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: Mortgage Advice Bureau + Culture Consultancy
Highly Commended: Catalina
Finalists:
Croud
Euro Accounting
GovGrant
Kid-A
Patron Capital
Vynamic
Best Public/Not-For-Profit Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Highly Commended: Dimensions
Finalists
Dubai Police
FITC
Glasgow Science Centre
Orbit
Business Culture Consultancy of the Year
Winner: Dragonfish
Highly Commended: Corporate Punk
Finalists:
Avado
Paradigm Human Performance
Rubica Change & Analytics
Veran Performance
The Business Culture Awards will be sharing case studies from the winners over the coming year. You can find out more on its website here.