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The Business Charity Awards recognise the outstanding contribution made by businesses in the UK to good causes. The following companies and individuals were presented with their awards at a black-tie event held in central London in May 2016.
Yorkshire Building Society is Business of the Year at the Business Charity Awards 2016
The society won the top prize for allowing its staff to take up to 31 hours of paid volunteering leave each year
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Financial Services - Nationwide Building Society with Macmillan Cancer Support
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the financial services sector and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Health & Pharmaceuticals - Lynx (Unilever) with Campaign Against Living Miserably
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the health or pharmaceutical sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Legal - Olswang with Carers Trust
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the legal sector and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Media & Entertainment - Financial Times with Crisis
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the media and entertainment sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Professional Services - Marsh & McLennan Companies with British Red Cross
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the professional services sector and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Property & Construction - Berkeley Group with The Change Foundation
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the property and construction sectors, including architectural practices and structural engineering firms, and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Public Sector - Greater London Authority with The Challenge
For an outstanding partnership between an organisation in the public sector and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Telecoms & Technology - Bluecube Technology Solutions with The Brain Tumour Charity
For an outstanding partnership between an organisation in the telecoms and technology sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Travel & Hospitality - Frankie & Benny's with Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the travel and hospitality sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Utilities & Services - Veolia with Blue Sky Development & Regeneration
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the utilities and services sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Community Impact - Capgemini with Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
For a business that has provided vital support to a charitable project in a specific locality
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Small Businesses (fewer than 50 staff) - Vine House Farm with The Wildlife Trusts
For an outstanding partnership between a business with fewer than 50 employees and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Project of the Year - CBRE EMEA with Plan International UK for Girls' Education Challenge, Sierra Leone
For a scheme or initiative, either in the UK or overseas, that has successfully worked with a UK charity to help its beneficiaries
Business Charity Awards 2016: Outstanding Employee - Matt Smith, Deloitte
For an individual in a company who has made an exceptional contribution to charity with the support of his or her employer
Business Charity Awards 2016: Consortium Award - Forward Carers Consortium
For an outstanding partnership between one or more companies and one or more UK charities
Business Charity Awards 2016: Corporate Foundation Award - Nationwide Foundation
For a corporate philanthropic foundation that has provided outstanding support to the charity sector
Business Charity Awards 2016: Business of the Year - Yorkshire Building Society
For a business that has excelled in helping the wider community by embedding a culture of supporting charitable causes at all levels. The winner was selected from the category finalists by the Third Sector team
Business Charity Awards 2016: CSR Team of the Year - JPA Furniture
For a corporate social responsibility team (or a team that has a similar function) that has successfully increased the charitable or socially responsible activities of the business
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Aerospace, Aviation & Automotive - Jardine Motors Group with Whizz-Kidz
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the aerospace, aviation and automotive sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage - Wholebake with SolarAid
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the consumer goods or food and beverage sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Energy & Industrial - RPS Group with Tree Aid
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the energy and industrial sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Fashion, Retail & Leisure - Halfords with Re~Cycle
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the fashion, retail and leisure sectors and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Charity Partnership, Financial Services - Nationwide Building Society with Macmillan Cancer Support
For an outstanding partnership between a company in the financial services sector and a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Challenge Event of the Year - Deloitte with Alzheimer's Society, Mind and Prostate Cancer UK for Deloitte Charity Challenge 2015
For a staff team from a business that took part in a successful fundraising challenge to benefit a UK charity
Business Charity Awards 2016: Marketing Initiative of the Year - Marks & Spencer with Breast Cancer Now for Spark Something Good and Help Beat Breast Cancer
For a marketing initiative between a business and a charity that has helped to promote the charity's work, or helped to raise funds
Business Charity Awards 2016: Employee Engagement Initiative of the Year - Yorkshire Building Society for Corporate Volunteering Programme
For a company that has adopted policies that have resulted in a significant increase in charitable donations or activities by its workforce
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