PARTNERS

We would like to acknowledge the following partners for their commitment to advancing social mobility:

Category Champion
SCHOOL/COLLEGE OF THE YEAR

BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas Securities Services is part of Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), a global provider of financial solutions to corporate and institutional clients. With almost 30,000 people in 57 countries across EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Asia-Pacific and the Americas, we offer solutions tailored to all our clients across capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and financial advisory. A globally-recognised leader across multiple disciplines, our areas of expertise include structured financing, derivatives and risk management, among others.

Acting as a bridge between its two client franchises, it aims to connect the financing needs of corporate clients with the investment needs of institutional investors. We are a socially responsible organisation, instigating and participating in a number of projects to prevent exclusion and promote education and culture. We aim to fight against social exclusion, promote compliance with human rights, and sponsor efforts in the fields of culture, social justice and the environment. For this reason, we have chosen to organise worldwide corporate social philanthropy initiatives partnering with local NGOs or organisations.

To find out more, please visit our website: group.bnpparibas/en/group/corporate-social-responsibility

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Category Champion
START-UP OF THE YEAR

Callsign

Callsign has a simple vision: we want to make digital identification seamless and secure. Our unique approach to positive identification balances high security and user experience, allowing customers to interact online safely, with minimal friction, while ensuring that bad actors are blocked, protecting customers’ identities and business interests.

Callsign products use deep learning techniques to combine event, threat, and behavioral analytics with multi-factor authentication. We provide risk intelligence in real time, enabling organizations to intelligently adjust authentication journeys and catch fraudulent activity more effectively. Callsign gives legitimate users seamless and secure experiences, whilst keeping the bad actors firmly locked out.

To find out more, please visit our website: callsign.com

Category Champion
INOVATION

Capita

Capita is a leading provider of business process services, driven by data, technology and people. We are a purpose-led, responsible organisation­. Every day our 50,000 colleagues help millions of people, by delivering innovative, digitally enabled solutions to transform and simplify the connections between government and citizens, businesses and customers. We partner with our clients and provide the insight and technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate across three divisions – Capita Public Service, Capita Experience and Capita Portfolio – in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa. Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L).

Further information can be found at: http://www.capita.com

 

CMC Markets

Category Champion
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR

CMC Markets

CMC Markets is a leading global provider of online financial trading and institutional technology solutions, offering clients the opportunity to trade a broad range of financial instruments through its award-winning spread betting, CFD and stockbroking trading platforms. Established in 1989, headquartered in London and listed on the LSE as a constituent of the FTSE 250 index, CMC has offices in Australia, China, Singapore and across Europe.

To find out more, please visit our website: CMC Markets

Hedley May

Category Champion
RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME

Hedley May

Hedley May is unique in the world of executive search. We specialise in senior functional roles for major corporates, financial institutions and professional services firms, operating globally from our offices in London and New York. By focusing on the critical roles that underpin high-performing executive teams, we can apply a level of intensity and experience that increases that quality of candidates we access and the long term success of our appointments. This is the outcome we care most about. Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, a transparent process and collaborative culture stand us apart, ensuring every client gets the best of Hedley May’s collective energy wherever they are in the world.

To find out more, please visit our website: hedleymay.com

PwC
Category Champion
LEADERSHIP OF THE YEAR

PwC

PwC’s purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. PwC is a network of firms in 157 countries, with more than 223,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services.

To find out more, please visit our website: pwc.co.uk

 

Category Champion
COMMUNITY PROGRAMME

Stagecoach

Stagecoach is part of a portfolio of transport and infrastructure assets managed by DWS Infrastructure. Founded in 1980, Stagecoach is the UK’s biggest bus operator with services connecting more than 100 major towns and cities in England, Scotland and Wales. We also operate coach and tram services. Our team of 23,000 employees are proud to serve our customers and be an integral part of their local communities. Their vision is to work with our partners to deliver a greener, smarter, safer, healthier and fairer country. Stagecoach have extensive expertise in working in both commercial and contracted markets and make it easier for people to live their lives in a busy and complex world – while also helping national and regional government deliver on their ambitions for their citizens, communities and local economies.

To find out more, please visit our website: www.stagecoachbus.com

 

Sky

Category Champion
RISING STAR

Sky

Sky is Europe’s leading media and entertainment company and is proud to be part of Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company that connects people to moments that matter. Across six countries, Sky connects 23 million customers to the best entertainment, sports, news, arts and to our own award-winning original content. 

Following the launch of Sky Glass, we now offer customers our strongest ever line-up of products and services. As well as the new streaming TV with Sky inside and everything integrated, customers can enjoy the award-winning Sky Q with all your favourite channels and apps in one place, and with Sky Go you can now access an even better experience on your devices. Sky TV has new channels, new shows and new deals with Peacock, Paramount+ and more. Sky Mobile was voted Best Pay Monthly and Best Value Pay Monthly network by Uswitch, and with Sky Broadband we’re offering our fastest speeds yet.

Building on the success of Sky Originals like Chernobyl, Gangs of London and Brassic, we are doubling our investment in original content by 2024 through Sky Studios. Our new TV and movie studio, Sky Studios Elstree, is expected to create over 2,000 new jobs and generate an additional £3 billion of production investment in the UK over the first five years alone. Sky News provides impartial and trustworthy journalism for free, Sky Arts is the UK’s only dedicated free-to-air arts channel making the arts accessible for everyone and Sky Sports, our leading sports broadcasting service, brings customers some of the biggest and best global sporting events from the Premier League to Formula 1 and everything in-between. Sky Cinema is the home of Sky Original films with brand new films launching every month alongside an unrivalled range of the latest cinema releases and on demand library.

We believe that we can be a force for good in the communities in which we operate. We’re committed to being Europe’s first net zero carbon entertainment company by 2030 and we’re proud to be a Principal Partner and Media Partner of COP26 – the UN Climate Change Conference. We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for our commitment to diversity, and we’ve set ambitious 2025 targets to continue to increase diversity and representation. We’re also committed to investing £30million across our markets over the next three years to improve our approach to diversity and inclusion, and to tackle racial injustice.

To find out more, please visit our website: sky.com

Barclays

Category Champion
PROGRESSION PROGRAMME

Barclays

Gold Partner

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The UK Social Mobility Awards is a fundraising initiative for the registered charity, Making The Leap

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