Onvero is delighted to announce the shortlist of finalists for this year’s Inclusivity Excellence Awards 2025. 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 candidates will be chosen by a panel of DEI experts and announced at the annual celebration on 13 November 2025. The event, hosted at the Institution of Civil Engineers and supported by HATS Group and Working Families, will honour the outstanding achievements and dedication of all those recognised.
The shortlisted finalists are:
Innovative Approach to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
- Browne Jacobson
- British Antarctic Survey
- Capita Public Service
- National Centre for Atmospheric Science
- NHS Supply Chain
- Travel Counsellors
Inclusive Culture
- Caravan and Motorhome Club
- Happy Smiles Training
- Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
- Police Now
- Ramsay Healthcare
Talent Retention, Development, and Progression
- Capita PLC
- British Transport Police
- Happy Smiles Training
- Imperial College Healthcare Trust
- Shepherd and Wedderburn
Wellbeing & Belonging at Work
- AECOM
- Caravan and Motorhome Club
- Greater London Authority (GLA)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
- Travel Counsellors
Inclusive Recruitment Initiative
- Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- British Transport Police
- Colt Technologies
- Imperial College Healthcare Trust
- National Grid
- North London Waste Authority
Employee Network Group of the Year
- AMS
- Birmingham Metropolitan College
- BMW Group
- HX Expeditions
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Scottish Power
- Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Together for Mental Wellbeing
DEI Influencer of the Year
- Louisa Quarterman – BTTC
- Hodon Abdinasir – HATS Group
- Shakiesha Beckford – Greater London Authority
- Yohanes Scarlett – Royal Academy of Engineering
- Winnie Annan-Forson – Royal Mail
- Rachel Salmon – Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS
- Jennifer Samuels – Westminster City Council
Inclusive Leader of the Year
- Chris Whiting – The Big Word
- Dr Jennifer Waller Martin – Cambridge Judge Business School
- Martin Glover – Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP
About our sponsors
HATS Group
The HATS Group is the UK’s leading private provider of Patient Transport, Mental Health, Home to Schools for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Transport Services and Private Passenger Hire Services, with an enviable reputation for professionalism and service excellence.
Led by a dedicated and highly experienced senior management team and supported by a highly skilled operations and compliance team, HATS are the partner of choice for many, providing over 2,000,000 passenger movements every year.
Expertly trained staff and caring teams successfully deliver high-quality, passenger-focused transport solutions. With a fleet of over 800 vehicles, The HATS Group supports the NHS, CCGS, Mental Health Trusts, Local Authorities, and a range of other Public-Sector bodies and Private Medical Institutions.
We are incredibly proud that our last Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, which took place during 2020, rated us as ‘Good’ Overall and ‘Outstanding’ for Responsiveness.
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 Onvero Inclusivity Excellence Awards
The Onvero Inclusivity Excellence Awards celebrate organisations that are making meaningful progress in workplace diversity, equality, inclusion, and belonging.
Open to organisations of all sizes, sectors and locations, the awards are judged by a panel of experts in the field. Winners are announced at an annual event that brings together people committed to inclusive practice. It’s a chance to be recognised for the work you’re doing, and to learn from others who are driving change across the sector.
