Congratulations to all of the following organisations, and in particular this year's Winners, who have taken notable steps to creating a stand-out business culture.
Announcing the Winners 2024
Business Culture Awards: Overall Winner
Winner: Sony Music UK
Best Business Transformation Initiative (over 3k employees)
Winner: Evri
International Winner: Cathay Financial Holdings Co.
Finalists:
Astra Zeneca - Global Operations
Heidelberg Materials + Dragon Learning
Project Management Institute (PMI) + Kin&Co
University of Bath + The TCM Group
Best Business Transformation Initiative ( under 3k employees)
Winner: Utility Warehouse + People Made
Highly Commended: Dishoom
Finalists:
Mosca Direct
Navigator Tissue UK
PMW
Sephora UK
Business Culture Builder Award
Winner: XPS Group
Highly Commended: WestSpring IT
Finalists:
Goodbody
Navigator Tissue UK
Samsic UK
UST
Best Business Culture Definition Award
Winner: Stick + Twist
Highly Commended: Project Management Institute (PMI) + Kin&Co
Finalists:
Entrepreneurial Spark
Mosca Direct
Primark + Click
Leading with Purpose for Business Culture
Winner: Noble Foods
Highly Commended: Mitie
Finalists:
Axon
CAE Technology Services
Farmak
Provide Community + ETS
Quilter
TSB + Hive Learning
UST
Sponsored by 
Best Brand & Values Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: Danone
Highly Commended: Mosca Direct
Finalists:
Axon
Chivas Brothers
Dishoom
Independent Governance Group + CoachAdviser
Netsurit
Sponsored by 
Future Workplace Readiness Award
Winner: Cathay Financial Holdings Co.
Highly Commended: Modulr + Hive Learning
Finalists:
Astra Zeneca - Global Operations
Aux Services
British Heart Foundation
Sponsored by 
Best Coaching, Mentoring &/or Personal Development Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: Stick + Twist
Highly Commended: VML
Finalists:
Airwallex
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Dishoom
EDF Energy + t-three
GXO Logistics
Shared Services Connected
UST
Sponsored by 
Best Talent Approaches for Business Culture
Winner: Wise
Highly Commended: Dole plc
Finalists:
Chivas Brothers
GXO Logistics
Samsic UK
Talent Point
Taylor & Francis
Sponsored by 
Building a Culture of Innovation Initiative
Winner: Provide Community + Provide Digital
Finalists:
Dishoom
UST
Best CSR/Corporate Sustainability Initiative
Winner: UST
Highly Commended: Viasat
Finalists:
Gattaca
MIGSO-PCUBED
Noble Foods
Patron Capital
Best Learning Initiative for Business Culture (over 3.5k employees)
Winner: Starbucks Coffee (UK) Ltd
Highly Commended: EDF Renewables + t-three
Finalists:
Amcor + The Culture Club
Astra Zeneca - Global Operations
BT
Danone
Dole plc
HSBC + VIVIDA
Mitie
Unicredit
Best Learning Initiative for Business Culture (under 3.5k employees)
Winner: Dishoom
Highly Commended: Outsourced Events
Finalists:
Argent Energy
CAE Technology Services
MIGSO-PCUBED
Netsurit
Noble Foods
On + Manageable
Talent Point
The Crown Estate + dragonfish
Best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative (over 2k employees)
Winner: AECOM
Highly Commended: Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Finalists:
EDF Renewables + t-three
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Skipton Building Society
UST
Best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative (under 2k employees)
Winner: Sony Music UK
Highly Commended: Gattaca
Finalists:
MIGSO-PCUBED
Pernod Ricard UK
Scott Bader Company
Skyscanner
XPS Group
Best Wellbeing Initiative for Business Culture (over 1.5k employees)
Winner: Farmak
Highly Commended: Shared Services Connected
Finalists:
Alzheimer's Society
Dishoom
Unicredit
Best Wellbeing Initiative for Business Culture (under 1.5k employees)
Winner: Navigator Tissue UK
Highly Commended: Pernod Ricard UK
Finalists:
BITĖ LIETUVA
G2
MIGSO-PCUBED
Provide Community
Best Working Environments & Practices Initiative
Winner: XPS Group
Highly Commended: CAE Technology Services
Finalists:
MCBS Electrical
MIGSO-PCUBED
Best Internal Communications Strategy for Business Culture
Winner: Healthcare Homes Group + ETS
Highly Commended: BT
Finalists:
Goodbody
Newton
Pan American Energy
Best Employee Voice Initiative for Business Culture (over 3.5k employees)
Winner: Maria Mallaband Care Group + ETS
Highly Commended: Elis UK
Finalists:
HSBC + VIVIDA
Mitie
Pan American Energy
Best Employee Voice Initiative for Business Culture (under 3.5k employees)
Winner: Macmillan Cancer Support Direct Services + The Culture Club
Highly Commended: Quilter
Finalists:
Alzheimer's Society
Associazione Campus Bio Medico
Talent Point
Business Culture Leadership Award
Winner: emc3 - Alistair Graham
Highly Commended: Stick + Twist - Nick Baker
Finalists:
Axon - Mike Ashby-Clarke
CAE Technology Services - Natalie Hailey
Noble Foods - Duncan Everett & Louisa Hogarty
Patron Capital - Keith Breslauer
Business Culture Team Award
Winner: Zopa Bank - Zopa People Team
Highly Commended: Noble Foods - Noble Leaders Group
Finalists:
AtkinsRéalis - Behaviour and Culture Facilitators
Danone - Global Culture & Engagement Team
Unicredit - Group Culture Team & Allies
University of Liverpool + Kaplan Open Learning - Liverpool Online
UST - Office of Values & Culture
Next Generation Award for Business Culture
Winner: Mitie
Finalists:
Alzheimer's Society
Viasat
Wise
Best Integration & Merger Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: HSBC Innovation Banking
Finalists:
Atlas Hotels
Best International Initiative for Business Culture
Winner: Popular + dragonfish
Highly Commended: Dole plc
Finalists:
Argent Energy
Cathay Financial Holdings Co.
Danone
On + Manageable
Unicredit
UST
Best Large Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: Dole plc
Highly Commended: UST
Finalists:
Axon
Cathay Financial Holdings Co.
Danone
Heidelberg Materials + Dragon Learning
Best Medium Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: Sony Music UK
Highly Commended: Argent Energy
Finalists:
Dishoom
MIGSO-PCUBED
Navigator Tissue UK
Noble Foods
Quorn Foods
Taylor & Francis
Zopa Bank
Best Small Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: MyOhMy Events
Highly Commended: Independent Governance Group + CoachAdviser
Finalists:
Airwallex
Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) + Capgemini Invent
Signable
WestSpring IT
Best Public Sector Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: Northumbria University + The Culture Builders
Highly Commended: University of Bath + The TCM Group
Finalists:
Isle of Wight Council + NHS South, Central and West CSU
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
UK Government Department + Capgemini Invent
Best NGO/Non-Profit Organisation for Business Culture
Winner: Alzheimer's Society
Highly Commended: British Heart Foundation
Finalists:
FITC (Financial Institutions Training Center)
Macmillan Cancer Support Direct Services + The Culture Club
Provide Community
Tiro Association of Arts (TAA)
Business Culture Consultancy of the Year Award
Winner: Dragon Learning
Highly Commended: Project X Partners
Finalists:
dialogueSA
elaworld
Mind & Matter Consulting
Quirk Solutions
The Culture Builders
The Culture Club
The TCM group
We Are Brass Tacks
Congratulations to all the above organisations who have taken notable steps to creating a stand-out business culture. The Awards Night Presentation image gallery will be available shortly and we invite you to join the Business Culture Community to learn more about these exceptional approaches.
