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Opportunity Now Awards 2010- Shortlist and Winners
Welcome to the showcase of Opportunity Now Award contenders and winners. The Opportunity Now Awards programme recognises excellent practice in organisations working to create equal, diverse and inclusive workplaces, with a particular emphasis on gender.
Advancing Women in the Workplace - This award is for particular initiative/intervention which aids recruitment, retention and/or development of women.
2010 shortlist
Ministry of Justice
ICAEW
Congratulations to the winner ! HMRC Senior Women's Network.
The Agile Organisation Award - This award recognises programmes/ initiatives that demonstrate an agile/ flexible approach to job design and work enviroment.
2010 shortlist
National Grid
KPMG
Congratulations to the winner ! Sysdoc Ltd- The Sysdoc Way.
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CIPD - Directing Diverse Talent Award - This award is a collaboration between Opportunity Now and the CIPD to recognise an exceptional individual who has demonstrated a real commitment to inclusive management or talent.
Many congratulations to Jane James of MITIE Employment Regeneration Director ![]()
The Global Award - This award is specifically for a gender equality, diversity and inclusion programme/work for initiative which extends across at least three countries.
2010 shortlist
Deloitte
Vodafone
And the winner for 2010 is IBM - Building relationships and influence - women only programme.
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The Inclusive Culture Award: This award recognises a programme/ initiative which is driving change at an organisational or cultural level.
2010 shortlist
Deloitte
Congratulations to National Grid winners of this award for 2010 for the their ID and Strategic Review initiative.
The Innovation Award - This award is for a work/ programme that is particularly innovative or unprecedented. It is designed to recognise organisations that have started to tackle issues in a cutting edge or different way.
2010 shortlist
Midcounties Co- Op
The Open University
Congratulations to the winners! The Olympic Delivery Authority
The Santander Award - This award is for organisations that have demonstrated a commitment to supporting young women in broadening their career aspirations.
Congratulations to The RAF winners for 2010!
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Sponsors of the 2010 Awards
Alison Platt CMG - Divisional Managing Director, Europe, Bupa and Chair of Opportunity Now addresses the Gala Dinner 2010
The Champion Award - This award is for a senior level gender /diversity ambassador or champion within Opportunity Now member organisations. The award has been given to a senior individual who has made a significant contribution to advancing,promoting and embedding a diversity culture within a workplace.
Highly commended
Margaret Tovey- Department of Work and Pensions
2010 Winner
Isabella Janice McManus, Police Sergeant Ministry of Defence,Police and Guarding.
Isabella McManus
FTSE 100 Award Winners:
Organisations with highest number of women on boards within the FTSE 100
FTSE Executive Women Award Winners:
Organisations with the highest % of female executives:
Both FTSE awards based on the index published by Cranfield School of Management
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