Major companies including Asda, British Gas, BT and Lloyds are among the shortlisted organisations for this year’s Business Charity Awards.
The awards, which are run by Third Sector and are in their eighth year, recognise the outstanding contributions made by UK businesses to charities and voluntary organisations.
There are 23 categories this year and companies in the running also include Royal Mail, easyJet, Prudential and Domino’s Pizza.
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Hilton London Bankside on 25 May.
Yorkshire Building Society won the Business of the Year at the 2016 awards and Pauline Giroux, the company’s corporate responsibility manager, is co-chairing the judging panel.
For more details on the shortlisted entries, click here. Ticket information can be found here.
The shortlisted entries
Challenge event of the year
Lloyds Banking Group with BBC Children in Need
PWS with Help for Heroes
Royal Mail with the Stroke Association
Unite Students with Sport Relief
Wolseley UK with Cancer Research UK
Employee engagement initiative of the year (sponsored by the Charities Trust)
CBRE with Plan International
Deutsche Bank with Autistica
Ikano Group with Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
Informa with the World Cancer Research Fund
Marketing initiative of the year
Beiersdorf UK with Cancer Research UK
British Gas with Shelter
Rail Industry Suicide Stakeholder Group
Snappin’ Turtle with the UNHCR
Charity partnership – automotive and transport
BMW Group UK with Whizz-Kidz
easyJet with Unicef UK
Heathrow Airport with Oxfam
Monarch with Blind Veterans UK
Charity partnership – consumer goods/food and beverage
Co-op with the British Red Cross
Domino’s Pizza with the Teenage Cancer Trust
Ella’s Kitchen with Save the Children
Iceland Foods with University College London
Charity partnership – fashion and retail
Andrews Charitable Trust
Asda with Breast Cancer Care & Breast Cancer Now
TJX UK with Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens
Charity partnership – financial services (banks)
Credit Suisse with the NSPCC
Morgan Stanley with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity
NatWest with the Prince’s Trust
Société Générale with Mind
UBS with IntoUniversity
Charity partnership – financial services (insurance)
Aviva with the British Red Cross
Prudential with Greenhouse Sports
Prudential with Save the Children
Simply Business with Whizz-Kidz
Standard Life with Scope and Capability Scotland
Charity partnership – health, beauty and pharmaceuticals
Boots Opticians with the National Literacy Trust
Novo Nordisk with Diabetes UK
Charity partnership – legal
Allen & Overy with Amref Health Africa
Debevoise & Plimpton with the Human Dignity Trust
Hogan Lovells with London’s Air Ambulance
Renaissance Legal with Mencap
Charity partnership – media and entertainment
Pearson with Kiva
Sony Interactive Entertainment with the Prince’s Trust
Turner Broadcasting with ActionAid
Charity partnership – professional services
Lansons with HighTide
OC&C Strategy Consultants with Just Like Us
Charity partnership – property and construction
CBRE with Shelter
Land Securities with Mencap
Miller Homes with Habitat for Humanity GB
Patron Capital with the Royal Marines Charity
Charity partnership – small businesses
Aiimi with UK Youth
Event Academy with the Teenage Cancer Trust
JPA Furniture
Charity partnership – sport, travel and leisure
Everyone Active with Anthony Nolan
Festival Republic with ActionAid UK
Premier Inn & Restaurants (Whitbread) with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity
Charity partnership – telecoms and technology
Accenture with MAC-UK
BT Group with Rio Ferdinand Foundation & 5 Star Active
Dixons Carphone with The Mix
Charity partnership: utilities & services
To be announced on the night
Community impact
Investec with the Bromley by Bow Centre
Wesleyan with Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Consortium award
The Columbia Threadneedle Foundation & the JP Morgan Chase Foundation with Toynbee Hall
Greater London Authority
RISSG
Social Business Trust Corporate Partners
Corporate foundation award
The Berkeley Foundation
The Innocent Foundation
CSR team of the year (sponsored by the Charities Trust)
Amey
Aviva
Olswang
Standard Life
Yorkshire Building Society
Outstanding employee
David Fawcett, Amey Hampshire
Michelle le Clerc, Investec
Laura Parker-Tong, EY