At ITV we’re well-known for entertaining the nation with our much-loved shows. But we can – and should – do more than this. With our scale, reach and creativity we’re in a unique position to shape the national conversation, shift attitudes and change behaviour.
Historically, we’ve used our pl...
Results 2020
Talent
WINNER
Finalist
Muckle
Muckle & Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Muckle LLP is a corporate law firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne with an annual turnover of £13m and employing 150 people. We primarily act for a wide variety of north east based businesses plus a number of national and international corporate clients. The vast majority of our people were born in the north east and there is deep commitment to ...
Finalist
Aviva CSR Team
Aviva
Building Stronger Communities Together – that’s the unifying ambition driving our team and our business. It’s why we’ve worked with the British Red Cross to recruit over 8,500 volunteers ready to respond to emergencies, and why our Aviva Community Fund has not only invested more than £7.25 million in local good...
WINNER
Steve Portess
Nisa Retail
Steve Portess, Warehouse Systems Analyst, has been affiliated with Nisa for the last 20 years and has become a well-known and integral part of the business during this time. Last year, whilst also undertaking his day-to day role, Steve introduced an initiative focused on colleague wellbeing; starting out as a new year workplace chal...
Finalist
Neil Sewell
Kew Green Hotels
In 2016, the Senior Leadership Team at Kew Green Hotels launched a project called “The Big Idea” which aimed to improve community relationships, generate positive PR, invest in people, encourage employee engagement and in turn attract outstanding people.
Neil Sewell, Managing Director, of Kew Green Hotel...
Neil Sewell, Managing Director, of Kew Green Hotel...
Partnerships
WINNER
Street Elite
Berkeley Foundation and The Change Foundation
The Berkeley Foundation’s longest standing Strategic Partnership is with The Change Foundation, in support of the Street Elite programme.
Since 2012, Street Elite has provided coaching and mentoring to young people impacted by violence and crime, helping them to re-engage with employment, education or training o...
Since 2012, Street Elite has provided coaching and mentoring to young people impacted by violence and crime, helping them to re-engage with employment, education or training o...
Highly Commended
Investec Beyond Business
Investec and Bromley by Bow Centre
One of Investec’s core values is to make an unselfish contribution to society. Nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit is another. The Bromley by Bow Centre has been our entrepreneurial partner since 2008. We have supported a range of their programmes. In 2011, when other sources of funding disappeared, we took the opportunity to become t...
Finalist
CLIC Sargent and Morrisons partnership
Morrisons and CLIC Sargent
Since 2017, Morrisons has been helping CLIC Sargent to provide better quality support and expand their reach to every young person facing cancer that needs it.
Thanks to the ongoing enthusiasm of Morrisons colleagues, £11 million has been raised in just three years, but they’re not done yet. In February 2019, fo...
Thanks to the ongoing enthusiasm of Morrisons colleagues, £11 million has been raised in just three years, but they’re not done yet. In February 2019, fo...
Finalist
Marsh & McLennan and British Red Cross Partnership
Marsh & McLennan and British Red Cross
In 2014 Marsh & McLennan partnered with British Red Cross (BRC) to make a positive and sustainable impact on communities. Following a successful 18-month charity partnership, we committed to a five-year strategic partnership with our new, shared vision of ‘helping to build resilient communities in the UK’.
Marsh &am...
Marsh &am...
Kew Green Hotels
Kew Green Hotels and Greenfingers Charity
The charity partnership aim was to satisfy Kew Green Hotel’s CSR objectives within the community and environment, deliver both commercial and charitable benefits and create a rewarding, enjoyable relationship.
A small charity, Greenfingers, was chosen as charity partner as their work, enhancing well-being for seri...
A small charity, Greenfingers, was chosen as charity partner as their work, enhancing well-being for seri...
WINNER
FirstGroup charity partnership with Action for Children
FirstGroup and Action for Children
FirstGroup and Action for Children are working together to support young people on their journey to better mental health.
Just under two years into our partnership, we have hit an incredible partnership value of £1.9 million in employee fundraising, corporate donations and the commercial value of gifts in kind, maki...
Just under two years into our partnership, we have hit an incredible partnership value of £1.9 million in employee fundraising, corporate donations and the commercial value of gifts in kind, maki...
Finalist
CarShop Cares and Global's Make Some Noise
CarShop and Global's Make Some Noise
A strategic partnership with national charity Global’s Make Some Noise has resulted in the donation of over £200,000 since 2016. The partnership has provided sustainability and tangible impact to small charities all over the UK, helping to change the lives of disadvantaged children, young people and their families. The colla...
Finalist
BCA Riding for Rare Disease Research
BCA and Action for A-T
In 2019, the staff and customers of the automotive company BCA joined forces to raise funds for medical research into the rare genetic disease known as Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T). The company partnered with the charity Action for A-T to deliver a mass participation cycle event which started at their auction centre in Paddock Wood, Kent and...
WINNER
Learning to Succeed
London & Quadrant Housing Trust and Construction Youth Trust
The aim of the Learning to Succeed programme with the L&Q Foundation is to help build a cross-industry partnership and offer students a range of meaningful encounters with employers that widen their career horizons, challenge stereotypes, champion Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers and support t...
Finalist
Reaching More Families Across North East London
Berkeley Homes (North East London) and Home-Start London
Berkeley Homes (North East London) Ltd and Home-Start London’s (HSL) 3-year partnership started in October 2018. Home-Start is a leading UK provider of volunteer-based family support. HSL aims to deliver much-needed services to reach more vulnerable families, particularly those living in deprived areas. The Berkeley Foundation aims to hel...
Finalist
Camden Collective
Camden Town Unlimited and Camden Collective
Camden Town was not fulfilling its full economic and social potential. Camden Collective was created as a multi-platform strategy tackling social issues by curating an eco-system which facilitates the needs of both the commercial stakeholders and general community for a sustainable solution.
It is a project which tackles barriers to ...
It is a project which tackles barriers to ...
Finalist
Transforming education in Hackney
UBS and The Bridge Academy
UBS is a global financial services firm. Through our Community Affairs programme we aim to overcome disadvantage in our local communities through support for education and entrepreneurship. In the UK, we have been supporting the London Borough of Hackney through a combination of funding and employee time and skills for over 40 years.
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WINNER
The Money House
Berkeley Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation & L&Q Foundation and MyBnk
The Money House (TMH) is delivered by leading financial education charity MyBnk. It is run in collaboration with funders the Berkeley Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation and L&Q Foundation, with additional support from Greenwich, Newham, and Westminster Councils, independent living charity Settle, and the Behavioural ...
Highly Commended
#Proudland: “When one of us wins, we all win”
Poundland and Make-A-Wish UK, Tommy’s and Whizz-Kidz
In March 2017 Make-A-Wish UK, Tommy’s, and Whizz-Kidz all walked into Poundland’s boardroom as competitors to pitch to become their new charity partner. The promise was a partnership worth £1m over three years. Instead, Poundland saw that underneath we each had a common goal to create amazing moments for families, ...
Finalist
Cambridge LaunchPad
Marshall ADG, Arm, TTP, Schlumberger & supporting organisations and Cambridge LaunchPad
Cambridge LaunchPad is a growing partnership between inspiring companies in the Cambridge area, managed by Form the Future CIC, to deliver a programme of hands-on activities to show young people that Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) is for all, whatever your background.
Twenty-nine contributors, led by ST...
Twenty-nine contributors, led by ST...
Finalist
Leeds By Example
Hubbub with Zero Waste Leeds, Leeds City Council and Ecosurety
We consume more food and drink ‘on-the-go’ in the UK than ever before, getting through thirteen billion plastic bottles, nine billion cans and almost three billion coffee cups each year. Yet the much-needed recycling infrastructure for all packaging used and discarded on our streets has not kept up with demand.
On...
On...
Finalist
Lifesaving Journeys 2019
easyjet, Breast Cancer Now and Prostate Cancer UK
Over a million people in the UK live with either prostate cancer or breast cancer, both of which can be utterly devastating, not just for the person diagnosed, but for their friends and families too. Both causes are particularly close to the hearts of easyJet’s cabin crew who have had personal experiences of these diseases.
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Finalist
KickStart Money
KickStart Money supported by TISA and MyBnk
KickStart Money (KSM) is a unique consortium of over twenty savings and investment firms that collectively believe all young people across the UK should receive high-quality effective financial education while in primary school.
Through a progressive partnership with leading financial education charity MyBnk, and supported by TISA...
Through a progressive partnership with leading financial education charity MyBnk, and supported by TISA...
WINNER
YO! x Movember 2019 Campaign
YO! and Movember
In November 2019, a collaborative fundraising, awareness and health promotion partnership between the UK’s largest Japanese restaurant chain, YO! and the world’s leading men’s health charity Movember to improve mental health within the hospitality industry.
The hospitality sector in the UK accounts for more th...
The hospitality sector in the UK accounts for more th...
Finalist
Discover Warburtons Wheat
Warburtons and The Country Trust
Discover Warburtons Wheat enables thousands of disadvantaged children aged 7-11 to get a positive, hands-on experience of farming — in ways that enrich their lives.
During June and July each year, dozens of wheat-growing farms across the UK open their gates to school visits. Farmers — male and female — share their passi...
During June and July each year, dozens of wheat-growing farms across the UK open their gates to school visits. Farmers — male and female — share their passi...
Finalist
Dishoom and Magic Breakfast
Dishoom and Magic Breakfast
Dishoom is a well-loved restaurant paying homage to the Irani cafés and food of Bombay. Magic Breakfast is a charity providing healthy breakfasts and expert support to children in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn. Dishoom donates the cost of a Magic Breakfast for every breakfast sold across all eight UK restaurants – a M...
Finalist
Food Redistribution Project
Central England Co-operative and FareShare
As a food retailer, for Central England Co-operative reducing food waste is a hot topic. As a co-operative, community-based business, social need is also a priority. The Society has driven down food surpluses through a variety of operational improvements, including stock management and logistics. Food waste is stable at under 1% of ...
WINNER
The Berkeley Foundation
The Berkeley Foundation is working to build a society where every young person can thrive. 2019 has seen significant growth and development: the first full year of delivering our new strategy, and higher levels of grants and fundraising than ever before.
We help young people overcome barriers, improve their lives and build a fairer...
We help young people overcome barriers, improve their lives and build a fairer...
Finalist
Wimbledon Foundation
The Wimbledon Foundation is the charity of the All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships. Established in 2013, its mission is to use the resources and heritage of Wimbledon to help change people’s lives.
The Foundation gives more than £1.8 million a year to support charities in line with its four goals: stren...
The Foundation gives more than £1.8 million a year to support charities in line with its four goals: stren...
Finalist
Span Trust
The Span Trust seeks to fund projects by awarding grants between £5,000 and £20,000 that will alleviate poverty, disability, age or ill health, and advance urban regeneration through the improvement of the built environment. We offer grants to both registered and exempt charities.
The Trust was founded and reg...
The Trust was founded and reg...
Octopus Giving
Octopus
Octopus Giving is our way of helping charities and communities- not just with money but also with our time and our enthusiasm. We want to drive positive social change and leave the world better than when we found it.
When we first started out, we relied on the small number of people who gave us a chance and chose to invest in our dream. We n...
When we first started out, we relied on the small number of people who gave us a chance and chose to invest in our dream. We n...
WINNER
Asda Tickled Pink
Asda and Breast Cancer Now
There has been incredible progress in breast cancer research and care, but breast cancer remains the most common cancer in the UK and rates of diagnosis are increasing. A diagnosis can have a devastating impact on all aspects of life, and there are currently more than 600,000 people in the UK living with and beyond a breast cancer diagn...
Finalist
Oliver Bonas and UK Youth
Oliver Bonas and UK Youth
In January 2019, UK Youth and Oliver Bonas joined forces to create a unique, youth driven two-year charity partnership.
Both organisations passionately shared the same core belief: that every young person deserves a safe place to go to in their local community, a trusted adult to support them and positive opportunities to engag...
Both organisations passionately shared the same core belief: that every young person deserves a safe place to go to in their local community, a trusted adult to support them and positive opportunities to engag...
Finalist
CLIC Sargent and Morrisons partnership
Morrisons and CLIC Sargent
Thanks to the ongoing enthusiasm of Morrisons colleagues and customers, £11 million has been raised for CLIC Sargent in three years. With an extra year added to the partnership in February 2019, and a brand new target of £15 million, they are not done yet.
The partnership has seen incredible growth over the last yea...
The partnership has seen incredible growth over the last yea...
Finalist
The power of #Proudland
Poundland and Make-A-Wish UK, Tommy’s and Whizz-Kidz
#Proudland is a partnership between a national discount retailer, Poundland, and 3 children’s charities: Make-A-Wish UK, Tommy’s and Whizz-Kidz. Launched in October 2017, its aim is to change 10,000 families’ lives within three years.
But more than this, #Proudland is a culture of pride that has ex...
But more than this, #Proudland is a culture of pride that has ex...
WINNER
From start-up to national organisation supporting essential skills
UBS and The Skills Builder Partnership
It is increasingly recognised that what is taught in the classroom does not equip students with the skills they really need once they leave school. Addressing this skills gap was the motivation for the partnership between UBS and the Skills Builder Partnership.
Skills Builder is a social enterprise designed to equip young people with the e...
Skills Builder is a social enterprise designed to equip young people with the e...
Finalist
HSBC Water Programme
HSBC, Earthwatch, WaterAid and WWF
Launched in 2012, the HSBC Water Programme brought together the expertise of HSBC, Earthwatch, WaterAid and WWF over eight years, in a holistic approach to tackling the global water crisis. Water has been recognised as one of the top five climate change risks by severity of impact in the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Risk...
Finalist
Barclays Spectrum / Terrence Higgins Trust
Barclays and Terrence Higgins Trust
Terrence Higgins Trust and Barclays Spectrum have been partners for the last four years in an employee engagement and fundraising partnership raising vital funds for Terrence Higgins Trust’s employability programme Work Positive, whilst offering mentoring, volunteering and pro bono opportunities to Barclays staff to support the partic...
WINNER
Rent Deposit Scheme
Yorkshire Building Society and End Youth Homelessness
In 2017 Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) partnered with End Youth Homelessness (EYH) to fulfil a strategic objective of supporting vulnerable people into a place to call home.
The Rent Deposit Scheme (RDS) is a joint project that is paid for through the charity partnership between YBS and administered by EYH, and helps private la...
The Rent Deposit Scheme (RDS) is a joint project that is paid for through the charity partnership between YBS and administered by EYH, and helps private la...
Finalist
Societe Generale & CLIC Sargent
Societe Generale and CLIC Sargent
Societe Generale and CLIC Sargent launched their three-year partnership in 2018 with the aim to raise £1 million to support young people with cancer’s education and employment ambitions. Cancer puts young people’s life on hold, and together we want to ensure young people can get back on track.
Societe Generale e...
Societe Generale e...
Finalist
Ansvar Insurance and The Hygiene Bank
Following a call for help from one of our partner brokers to help set up a local, Eastbourne branch of the Hygiene Bank, we quickly set up a team of (in-house) volunteers to facilitate this.
The whole scheme was set up within a matter of weeks by our team of staff. Working with the charity we identified areas where drop-off b...
The whole scheme was set up within a matter of weeks by our team of staff. Working with the charity we identified areas where drop-off b...
Finalist
Invest for Success
Investec and Arrival Education
Launched in 2015, Invest for Success is investment game that introduces students to the key concepts of trading and Investment. Running over 5 months between October – March, this innovative programme enables students to foster a greater understanding of how financial markets work, allowing them to develop skills in negotiation...
WINNER
Disability Benefits Tribunal Programme
Mayer Brown and Z2K
Disabled people who have been wrongly denied benefits that they are entitled to must navigate what is a complex and lengthy appeals process if they wish to have these decisions overturned. For many, without help this is a daunting, unsurmountable task. Working in partnership with Z2k, the London anti-poverty charity, a team of Mayer...
Finalist
Mills & Reeve and IntoUniversity
National education charity IntoUniversity, and leading UK law firm Mills & Reeve have been working together for the past eight years to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their ambitions. Our multifaceted partnership across five locations, includes funding, fundraising, volunteering and strategic support&...
WINNER
Puffin World of Stories
Penguin Random House UK and National Literacy Trust
Love of reading is one of the reasons I went into teaching . . . this has motivated me and reminded me of what’s important” – participant
Puffin World of Stories is a partnership between Puffin – the children’s arm of the UK’s largest publisher Penguin – and the UK’s leading literacy ch...
Puffin World of Stories is a partnership between Puffin – the children’s arm of the UK’s largest publisher Penguin – and the UK’s leading literacy ch...
Finalist
Secret Studio
Universal Music Group, XLP and EMI Archive Trust
The EMI Archive Trust, in partnership with youth-community charity, XLP and Universal Music Group created Secret Studio, a three-day experiential music education programme. Aimed at a new generation of young artists, who were tasked to write a 21st century track inspired by the earliest recordings in music history.
The chal...
The chal...
WINNER
Deloitte and IntoUniversity partnership
Deloitte and IntoUniversity
National education charity IntoUniversity, and multinational Professional Services firm Deloitte have been working together for the past four years to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their ambitions. Our multifaceted partnership, with Deloitte’s Leeds office, includes funding, fundraising, volunt...
Finalist
Holocaust Memorial Day
Lexington Communications and Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 marked 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) which runs the UK commemoration, asked Lexington to coordinate national PR for this significant anniversary.
Lexington is a leading communications agency. We worked with HMDT to tell their story in a pivotal year an...
Lexington is a leading communications agency. We worked with HMDT to tell their story in a pivotal year an...
WINNER
Working together to build a better future for children in foster care
CBRE and Action for Children
Action for Children and CBRE are working together to build a better future for children in foster care. In just two years of partnership we have already achieved a partnership value of £1 million through corporate donations, employee fundraising and pro bono support.
Every 15 minutes a child is taken into care in England alone and one ...
Every 15 minutes a child is taken into care in England alone and one ...
Finalist
Miller Homes and Habitat for Humanity
Over the course of 2019, national homebuilder Miller Homes continued its successful partnership with Habitat for Humanity GB (HfHGB) to help provide a safe, decent place to call home for some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
Almost £120,000 was raised by Miller Homes for HfHGB during 2019, bringing the total ra...
Almost £120,000 was raised by Miller Homes for HfHGB during 2019, bringing the total ra...
Finalist
Water For All
Atlas Copco and Just a Drop
Since 2012, Atlas Copco has built a long-lasting and effective partnership with water charity, Just a Drop. The company has raised over £269,985.00 for the charity, reaching over 16,000 people across Eastern Europe and Africa with safe clean water.
In 2019, Atlas Copco marked 100 years of operation within the ...
In 2019, Atlas Copco marked 100 years of operation within the ...
Finalist
RBLI’s Centenary Village
Barratt Developments and RBLI
The unique partnership between Barratt Developments and RBLI has been transformational. For the charity, it has meant the construction of new homes and a chance of a new life with sustainable employment for some of the UK’s most vulnerable veterans; for Barratt it represents its largest corporate donation to date, and an ongoing commi...
WINNER
Camden Collective
Camden Town Unlimited and Camden Collective
Camden Town was not fulfilling its full economic and social potential. Camden Collective was created as a multi-platform strategy tackling social issues by curating an eco-system which facilitates the needs of both the commercial stakeholders and general community for a sustainable solution.
It is a project which tackles barriers to ...
It is a project which tackles barriers to ...
WINNER
Creating a 'Safe Haven'
Haven and RNLI
In 2018, the UK’s leading, award-winning caravan holiday park operator, Haven, launched a charitable partnership with the RNLI with the vision of creating a truly ‘safe haven’ for the 2.9million holidaymakers who visit its parks each year.
Water safety messages are shared at touch points throughout the gue...
Water safety messages are shared at touch points throughout the gue...
Finalist
Championing clean water for healthier lives
Wimbledon Foundation and WaterAid
In 2018, the Wimbledon Foundation and WaterAid launched a three-year partnership, aiming to create social change by transforming the world’s poorest communities through improved access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. The Wimbledon Foundation has committed to donate £100,000 annually to make these basic h...
Finalist
CLC World Charity Holidays
CLC World Resorts & Hotels and Dreams Come True
Many families face challenges in daily life that place a stress on the family dynamic and often leaves them without the opportunity or ability to afford time away to relax. In 2016, CLC World Resorts & Hotels representatives attended a charity function which highlighted the need for holidays and breaks away for many people in the UK.
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Finalist
Flying Start partnership
British Airways and Comic Relief
Flying Start is British Airways’ flagship community investment programme, a partnership with Comic Relief since 2010. We fundraise all year round for Flying Start, through a host of unique events for colleagues, and by encouraging customers to donate spare currency during flights.
The funds we raise support Comic Re...
The funds we raise support Comic Re...
WINNER
Digital Transformation Partnership
Nominet and Samaritans
Nominet and Samaritans teamed up in January 2019, embarking on a strategic partnership where Nominet would use its technical expertise and philanthropic resources to support the digital transformation of Samaritans.
One of the key challenges faced by Samaritans is meeting the growing demand for their services. They are the UK&r...
One of the key challenges faced by Samaritans is meeting the growing demand for their services. They are the UK&r...
Finalist
Exposed: The Scale of Transphobia Online
Brandwatch and Ditch the Label
Brandwatch, in partnership with Ditch the Label, conducted an in-depth report on the prevalence of transphobia online. With the wide disparities in transgender rights geographically and the ongoing debates surrounding acceptance, language use and legislation, this was a critical time to raise awareness of the degree of hate which tr...
Finalist
Tackling the disability unemployment crisis
Virgin Media and Scope
Virgin Media’s purpose is building connections that really matter, this sums up why the business exists and why we do what we do. Since 2015 Virgin Media has been building connections with, and for, disabled people through their strategic partnership with Scope.
Virgin Media and Scope are working together to transfo...
Virgin Media and Scope are working together to transfo...
WINNER
Warm Homes
e.on and Age UK
Age UK and e.on’s Warm Homes programme was established in 2011 to support the older people most vulnerable to fuel poverty and cold-related deaths across the UK. It is Age UK’s largest and longest-standing strategic partnership and has so far helped 135,370 older people since its conception.
We have identified a stagg...
We have identified a stagg...
Finalist
HEAT (Home Energy Advice Team)
Scottish Power and The Wise Group
The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise, building bridges to opportunities across Scotland and North East England. Scottish Power has been working in partnership with the Wise Group for over ten years to facilitate the Home Energy Advice Team (HEAT) service.
As part of this partnership, Scottish Power provides funding su...
As part of this partnership, Scottish Power provides funding su...
WINNER
Love Your Neighbourhood - Safer Neighbourhoods
Southern Co op and Society of St James
In 2019, Southern Co-op selected Society of St James as its charity partner to address important issues within local communities, including the reduction of criminogenic factors such as drug/alcohol misuse meaning their mutual objectives were well aligned.
With support given in the form of skills based volunteering from marke...
With support given in the form of skills based volunteering from marke...
Highly Commended
Building resilient families
The Myers-Briggs Company and PACT - Parents and Children Together
PACT is one of the UK’s leading independent adoption and family support charities. It helps hundreds of families every year and has a clear vision to strengthen families through high quality therapeutic support and inspirational community projects. The Myers-Briggs Company is a people development business which, while working towards B Co...
Finalist
Mizuho and YoungMinds Collaboration
Mizuho and YoungMinds
In October 2018, we were proud to commence a two year partnership with YoungMinds, joining them in their fight for a future where every young mind is supported and empowered.
Young people’s mental health has never been so important, with research showing how big the problem is in the UK. This is an issue that our employee...
Young people’s mental health has never been so important, with research showing how big the problem is in the UK. This is an issue that our employee...
Finalist
SOU / HIOWAA Charity Partnership
Southampton Airport and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
31st December 2019 marked the end of a hugely successful three-year partnership between Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and Southampton International Airport. The lifesaving Charity teamed up with Southampton Airport in January 2017, and since then customers, staff and supporters have raised over £100,000.00.
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Finalist
British Airways Holidays and Born Free
British Airways Holidays and The Born Free Foundation
In August, British Airways Holidays (“BAH”) launched a partnership with Born Free to develop an animal welfare strategy. Underpinned by Born Free’s expertise, BAH have committed to helping customers make an informed choice where hotels are associated with captive wild animals and never selling tickets for attractions promo...
WINNER
Work Training
Mechline Development and MK SNAP
The partnership between Mechline Developments, a UK leading manufacturer of specialised equipment for the food service and hospitality industry and MK SNAP, an education and skill-building charity for people with learning disabilities, has lasted more than 25 years. The long-term impact has been a broad and dynamic positive cultural cha...
Highly Commended
Rail Industry Suicide Prevention Partnership
Network Rail and Samaritans
In 2010 Network Rail (on behalf on the rail industry) entered a partnership with Samaritans with the aim to reduce suicides on the rail network in Great Britain. Nationally there had been a reduction in suicide up to 2010, a pattern not reflected on the railways. The partnership is very much a pioneering one in that, although a commercial c...
Finalist
Asda Tickled Pink
Asda and Breast Cancer Now
Tickled Pink started as a fundraising campaign 24 years ago and is now an integrated, strategic partnership, that through a bold and ambitious vision, is striving to deliver real change around breast cancer diagnosis rates in the UK, to ultimately, save lives.
It is not the 24-year old history alone that sets Tickled Pi...
It is not the 24-year old history alone that sets Tickled Pi...
Finalist
Sky and WWF; 10 year of delivering huge impact through our partnership
Sky and WWF UK
In 2009 Sky Rainforest Rescue was launched by Sky and WWF with the aim to help protect one billion trees in the Amazon rainforest. The mission was to keep the rainforest standing by making it possible for local people to make a sustainable living from the forest without having to cut it down. When the partnership came to an end in 2015, it had ...
Finalist
Transforming young lives in east London for over ten years
UBS and IntoUniversity
Young people from Britain’s poorest communities face a considerable educational disadvantage: they do far less well at school, they are unlikely to go to university, and they have little chance of entering a professional career.
IntoUniversity is a national charity, inspiring young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to...
IntoUniversity is a national charity, inspiring young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to...
Finalist
Deloitte and Teach First Long-term Partnership
Deloitte LLP and Teach First
Too many children aren’t getting the education they deserve. Where you’re from shouldn’t affect where you’re going; yet a child from a disadvantaged background is less likely to get good GCSEs and go on to higher education. The effects of this slow start can last a lifetime, widening social inequality.
Del...
Del...
Innovation
WINNER
PureGym National Relay
PureGym and Mental Health UK
PureGym wanted to create a flagship activity, reaching every community where they work, to demonstrate their commitment to physical and mental health in a fresh and innovative way. They partnered with Mental Health UK on a National Relay which linked up all their gyms from Aberdeen to Plymouth through a weeklong challenge which ran 24/7 fro...
Finalist
Coast to Coast Bike Ride
Kew Green Hotels and Greenfingers Charity
In late 2016 Kew Green Hotels (KGH) nominated Greenfingers as their Charity partner. As a small nationwide charity, Greenfingers, Kew Green Hotels felt that the work of the charity which is dedicated to enhancing well-being for seriously ill children in hospices across the UK by creating inspiring gardens and outdoor spaces, was innovat...
Finalist
Nisa Miles
Nisa Retail and Making a Difference Locally
Last year saw the launch of a new initiative at Nisa that began as a new year workplace challenge helping to motivate colleagues into getting active, and became a fantastic annual fundraiser that to date has raised in excess of £60,000 for charity.
The ‘Nisa Miles’ challenge was launched in January 2019 to encourage sta...
The ‘Nisa Miles’ challenge was launched in January 2019 to encourage sta...
Finalist
BF100 - Bath Half Marathon 2019
Bishop Fleming
In 2019, Bishop Fleming celebrated its centenary year and to mark this unique milestone its people set the ambitious target of raising £100,000 through a range of fundraising challenges. At the heart of this target was our largest mass participation challenge - our title partnership of the Bath Half Marathon. This is the largest chari...
Finalist
Dance Beats
Tesco and Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation & Diabetes UK
During 2018/9, Tesco joined forces with its three Health Charity Partners - Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK - to launch an innovative and ambitious new challenge event – Dance Beats. The aim of this unique event was to engage thousands of Tesco customers and colleagues from across the UK, to highlight ...
WINNER
Aviva Volunteering Week
Aviva
All Aviva employees get three days’ paid volunteering leave a year – but there’s a difference between being given something and taking it. We want to help employees overcome the barriers to giving their time in support of good causes and prove that we’re serious about building stronger communities together.
We set o...
We set o...
Highly Commended
Your Everest, Powered by Wellbeing
Premier Inn and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
Since 2012 Whitbread and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH) have worked in partnership to reach a fundraising target of £20 million. Employee fundraising is at the heart of our partnership and its success is driven, not by a corporate donation, but by the dedication of Whitbread employees across the country to make a differen...
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The Co-operative Bank supports Amnesty International’s global letter writing campaign, Write for Rights
The Co-operative Bank and Amnesty International UK
We pioneer banking that makes a positive difference to the lives of our customers and their communities. Through our long-standing partnership with Amnesty International we are committed to driving positive social change, which is why we were delighted to support Write for Rights, their global letter writing campaign which supports people a...
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Santander supporting Memory Walk 2019
Santander UK and Alzheimer's Society
Santander UK began a partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, in January 2019. The mission for the partnership is for Santander to become the best dementia friendly bank in the UK.
We are focussing on three key areas:
Communities – maximise the positive impact Santander has in the communities we operate in
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We are focussing on three key areas:
Communities – maximise the positive impact Santander has in the communities we operate in
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WINNER
Cadbury & Age UK Donate your Words
Cadbury and Age UK
Cadbury’s Donate your Words campaign with Age UK was a social-campaign to raise awareness of the issue of loneliness for older people, whilst raising money through the sale of a limited-edition bar.
To highlight that 225,000+ older people often go a whole week without speaking to anyone, Cadbury created the Wordless bar b...
To highlight that 225,000+ older people often go a whole week without speaking to anyone, Cadbury created the Wordless bar b...
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Making Space for Samaritans
Leeds Building Society & Leeds Rhinos and Samaritans
Every six seconds someone contacts Samaritans for help.
Our "Making Space for Samaritans" campaign was designed to get the message out to rugby fans that it’s ‘okay not to be okay’.
15 August 2019 was one of the biggest games in the rugby league calendar as Leeds Rhinos took on St Helens RFC at Headingl...
Our "Making Space for Samaritans" campaign was designed to get the message out to rugby fans that it’s ‘okay not to be okay’.
15 August 2019 was one of the biggest games in the rugby league calendar as Leeds Rhinos took on St Helens RFC at Headingl...
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Nan Knows Best
Beko and Electrical Safety First
Electrical Safety First and Beko worked together towards a shared objective to improve electrical product registration rates and reduce accidental electrical fires in the home.
Government fire data and the Charity’s research identified that people on lower incomes and living in densely populated accommodation in the Greater Man...
Government fire data and the Charity’s research identified that people on lower incomes and living in densely populated accommodation in the Greater Man...
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Refill x Chilly's
Chilly's and City to Sea
The Refill campaign and Chilly’s are on a mission to accelerate the adoption and everyday use of reusable products to prevent plastic pollution at source. Plastic is a material that is made to last forever, yet most of it is used just once and thrown away. One million plastic bottles are bought every minute and it’s predicted that f...
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Nominet & Samaritans "Its good to..."
Nominet and Samaritans
Nominet and Samaritans established a ground-breaking Digital Transformation Partnership in 2019.
Bringing expertise in technology, and philanthropic funding, Nominet is supporting Samaritans to research, design and build three new digital services for its users and staff to transform the reach and effectiveness of Samarit...
Bringing expertise in technology, and philanthropic funding, Nominet is supporting Samaritans to research, design and build three new digital services for its users and staff to transform the reach and effectiveness of Samarit...
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Capgemini Coding Academy in Partnership with Code Your Future
Capgemini and Code Your Future
Capgemini is transforming lives of refugees and people from disadvantaged backgrounds through a partnership with Code Your Future (CYF), a non-profit organisation, ‘supporting refugees and disadvantaged individuals with the dream of becoming developers.’
In 2018, we became the first corporate partner offering ...
In 2018, we became the first corporate partner offering ...
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Movement for Good Awards
Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical and UK charities
Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good Awards was a £1 million charitable giving initiative designed to change people’s lives for the better by supporting the incredible work done by UK charities across all sectors – from health and community to education and heritage.
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Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good Awards was a £1 million charitable giving initiative designed to change people’s lives for the better by supporting the incredible work done by UK charities across all sectors – from health and community to education and heritage.
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Thrive Not Just Survive Grant
Societe Generale and CLIC Sargent
Societe Generale and CLIC Sargent launched their three-year partnership in 2018 with the aim to raise £1 million to support young people with cancer’s education and employment ambitions.
Cancer puts young people’s life on hold, so together we launched the ‘Thrive Not Just Survive Grant’ for young peo...
Cancer puts young people’s life on hold, so together we launched the ‘Thrive Not Just Survive Grant’ for young peo...
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Camden Collective
Camden Town Unlimited and Camden Collective
Camden Town was not fulfilling its full economic and social potential. Camden Collective was created as a multi-platform strategy tackling social issues by curating an eco-system which facilitates the needs of both the commercial stakeholders and general community for a sustainable solution.
It is a project which tackles barriers to ...
It is a project which tackles barriers to ...
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Seafit provides Smiles at Sea
Smile Together Dental CIC, The Fishermen's Mission and the Seafarers’ Hospital Society
Nationally 48% of adults and 42% of children have no access to an NHS dentist and numbers are much higher in fishing communities. In Cornwall alone 1,000 children each year are admitted for tooth extractions while there are around 25,000 people on the NHS dental waiting list.
Fishermen are often even more disadvantaged in accessing...
Fishermen are often even more disadvantaged in accessing...
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Puffin World of Stories
Penguin Books and National Literacy Trust
Love of reading is one of the reasons I went into teaching . . . this has motivated me and reminded me of what’s important” – participating teacher
Puffin World of Stories is a partnership between Puffin – the children’s arm of the UK’s largest publisher, Penguin Random House – and the Na...
Puffin World of Stories is a partnership between Puffin – the children’s arm of the UK’s largest publisher, Penguin Random House – and the Na...
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The Berkeley Foundation
The Berkeley Foundation is working to build a society where every young person can thrive. 2019 has seen significant growth and development: the first full year of delivering our new strategy, and higher levels of grants and fundraising than ever before.
We help young people overcome barriers, improve their lives and build a fairer...
We help young people overcome barriers, improve their lives and build a fairer...