Nominations for the 2018 Liberate Channel Islands Equality and Diversity Awards have now closed and Liberate report having had a terrific response from the public for nominees.
The awards were open to nominees in both Bailiwicks, and were first held as part of Pride week in 2016.
This year the awards ceremony will be held on Friday 16 March.
The nominees are:
Best Small to Medium Employer (up to 80 employees) (as nominated by their employee(s))
BCR Law (in Jersey)
Best Medium to Large Employer (more than 80 employees) (as nominated by their employee(s))
Citi (in Jersey)
Deloitte (in Channel Islands)
Standard Bank (in 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 (in Channel Islands)
Guernsey College of Further Education
Youth Commission (in Guernsey)
Jersey Youth Service
Lloyds Community Bank (in Channel Islands)
Best Not-for-Profit Support Initiative (as nominated by themselves or the general public)
Guernsey Community Foundation
Helping Wings (in Jersey)
Jersey Child Care Trust
Les Amis (in Jersey)
Lloyds Community Bank (in Channel Islands)
An independent diversity panel will judge the awards.
Vic Tanner Davy, CEO Liberate, said: “The nominees are from across the islands, across business sectors and across different sizes of organisation. We have had nominations from organisations that are working on different inclusion strands including women, religious minorities, children with special educational needs, older members of the community, those with mental ill health, physical disabilities, long-term illness and learning disabilities, LGBT+ people, young carers and BAME youth.”
To find out more about the awards, please visit : www.liberate.je/awards
