Excellence in Diversity Awards

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  • 2015 EiDA Nominee – Reverend John Butcher

    For the last 48 years, Reverend John Butcher has championed harmony, equality and diversity with people from all backgrounds, ages, cultures, beliefs and nationalities. He developed the annual Rotherham Show for young people to educate them on social awareness through entertainment and drama. John also trained a multi-cultural team to form ‘Cosmo Club’; creating harmony among children from all backgrounds. The club had a significant impact on the Hackney community, and John was able to engage local businesses and professional bodies in providing funding and resources; An outstanding £40,000 was also raised each year from charitable trusts. Due to the success of Cosmo Club John was not only invited and welcomed into other Boroughs, but also nationally and internationally. John’s work in inclusion was raised to a new level with his links with West Midlands Police as a volunteer Police Chaplain and as the Force Lead Chaplain. His passion has seen the development of a 40 strong West Midlands Police Multi Faith Chaplaincy Team.

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  • Asda

    Diversity and inclusion sits at the heart of Asda. They place great emphasis on creating a working environment that truly promotes this, not just because it is the right thing to do, but to make them representative of the customers they serve and local communities they work in. Exceptional evidence highlights why inclusion is important to their business, and diversity is seen as more than just a policy, but plays a central role in everything they do. As part of their commitment to addressing key issues, they have created dedicated Network Groups to focus on all protected characteristics. Asda recognise they still have a long way to go, but should be extremely proud of their ongoing development across all aspects of diversity. They have shown outstanding commitment to continue reviewing their diversity strategy; ensuring they are working towards a truly inclusive environment for all diverse segments in their employee make up, and continue to step change their programmes to be best in class for diversity policies.

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  • 2015 EiDA Nominee – The City of Liverpool College

    The City of Liverpool College is a bold and exciting national leader that is the largest college of further education in Liverpool. Their inclusive approach highlights the great strengths the college goes to in order to create an environment that upholds respect and removes all barriers to achievement. The college is committed to promoting equality and diversity throughout its practices for both students and staff which is evident through quality evidence. As a College, they serve some of the most deprived areas of the country and also some of the most diverse; they recognise not only the relevant Equality legislation but also the most basic principle of fairness and the importance of creating a College where everyone has equal opportunity and access. Whilst their data and statistics are positive, City of Liverpool College continues to consider ways to improve the diversity of their workforce across all aspects of diversity, and are working tirelessly to be a true representation of the community they operate in.

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