Equality and Diversity Awards nominees announced

Tuesday 06 March 2018

Liberate has announced the list of nominees for its 2018 Channel Islands Equality and Diversity Awards, following what it describes as a "terrific response" from the public.

The awards will be judged by an independent diversity panel and the winners will be announced as part of a ceremony hosted in Jersey on 16 March.

The list of nominees include: 

• Best Small to Medium Employer - up to 80 employees (as nominated by their employees)
  BCR Law (Jersey)
   
• Best Medium to Large Employer - more than 80 employees  (as nominated by their employes)
  Citi (Jersey)
  Deloitte (Channel Islands)
  Standard Bank (Jersey)
   
• Best Service Provider (as nominated by themselves or the general public)
  The Channel Islands Co-Operative Society
  Jersey Youth Service
   
• Best Educational Initiative (as nominated by themselves or the general public)
  Deloitte (Channel Islands)
  Guernsey College of Further Education
  Youth Commission (Guernsey)
  Jersey Youth Service
  Lloyds Community Bank (Channel Islands)
   
• Best Not-for-Profit Support Initiative (as nominated by themselves or the general public)
  Guernsey Community Foundation
  Helping Wings (Jersey)
  Jersey Child Care Trust
  Les Amis (Jersey)
  Lloyds Community Bank (Channel Islands)

Vic Tanner Davy, CEO Liberate,  said: “I do not envy our judges; the standard of the nominations and quality of work being carried out in this area across the islands is extremely high. As far as Liberate is concerned, every nominee is a winner for the game-changing initiatives they are putting in place to make our islands inclusive and accepting places to live and work. The awards were set up precisely to spotlight these programmes and honour the people doing such important work, often under the radar.”

The awards, that are open to nominees in both Bailiwicks, were first held as part of Pride week in 2016. Law At Work (Channel Islands) Limited, RBC Wealth Management International, Dandy, Lloyds Bank and Barnardo’s Guernsey all took awards home. Special awards were also presented to the Jersey Social Security Department and Daphne Minihane MBE DSG.