Business in the Community

Jennifer Thomas

An image of Jennifer Thomas smiling at the camera.

Jennifer Thomas

Global Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion,

LSEG
Race Leadership Team

Jennifer Thomas is a prominent diversity & inclusion and communications specialist with over 25 years combined experience in leading external and internal communications as well as introducing and developing equity, diversity and inclusion strategies within various organisations.

She is currently the Global Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), leading the EDI strategy and agenda for LSEG. Jennifer was previously the Head of Communications for the Data & Analytics division of LSEG and prior to that she consulted at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to lead the next phase of their global diversity and inclusion strategy. She is also the Senior Independent Director for England Netball and UK Athletics.

Previous roles include Director of Internal Communications, Experience & Sustainability and Director of Financial Communications at Direct Line Group.

She also had a former career as a 400m runner and hurdler for England.

About BITC’s Race Equality Leadership Team

Each area of work BITC undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.

The purpose of BITC’s Race Equality Leadership Team is to support employers to help break down the barriers that prevent the progression of ethnic minorities in their workplaces and show how an inclusive organisation better serves its customers, clients and communities.

Find out more about BITC’s work on race equality

Dan Salanson

Dan Salanson speaking through a microphone

Dan Salanson

Regional Director, Thames Valley and the Cotswolds

Natwest
South East Leadership Board

Dan Salanson is Regional Director of Thames Valley and the Cotswolds for NatWest, leading teams of front-line bankers to deliver for the customers and communities they serve.

Previously Dan was a founding member of the Tyl by NatWest Fintech Exec. Joining in 2018 he worked alongside external partners to build an acquirer and wider payments business. Tyl evolved from a concept, into an exciting project and then a fast-scaling business. Along the way Dan was responsible for most aspects of the business and its strategy – product, pricing, customer experience, in-life as well as marketing and sales, ultimately evolving into the role of Chief Commercial Officer.

Prior to this, Dan has held a variety of senior roles in financial services in the UK and abroad in a career spanning over 25 years, most recently as head of the payments sales teams in NatWest.  

Outside of work Dan is a proud dad of three who is part entrepreneur, part football coach. In partnership with his wife, Dan has founded a number of SME businesses, experiencing first hand the pressures and needs of the SMEs that NatWest serves.

Race at Work Charter Signatories

View the list of Race at Work Charter signatories. Organisations that have committed to improving equality of opportunity in the workplace.

About the Race at Work Charter

The Race At Work Charter asks businesses to make a public commitment to improving equality of opportunity in the workplace.  In 2017 The government-sponsored Race in the workplace: The McGregor-Smith Review found that Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse people staff still encounter significant disparities in employment and progression and that greater progress and positive outcomes are needed to ensure all organisations benefit from the wealth of diverse talent on offer. BITC’s Race at Work 2018: The Scorecard Report was published one year after the McGregor-Smith Review to look at how UK employers performed against the recommendations outlined in the review.

The findings led BITC to create the Race at Work Charter, with five calls to action to improve race equality, inclusion and diversity in the workplace.  In 2021, the Charter was expanded to include allyship and inclusive supply chain commitments, meaning signatory organisations are now asked to make seven commitments.

JOIN THESE COMPANIES AND MAKE YOUR COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE EQUALITY

SIGNATORIES MARCH 2024

300 NorthGama AviationPhoenix Software LTD
4myschools Education RecruitmentGamesys Group PLCPinsent Masons LLP
A F Blakemore & Son LTDGate OnePizza Express
Aaron ServicesGatenbySandersonPlace2Be
Abel & ColeGB3PLADIS
abrdnGCHQPlanning Inspectorate
AcasGeneral Mills UKPlatinum Facilities & Maintenance Services LTD
AccentureGenome Research LTDPolice Now
ACSGilbert-Ash LTDPolice Service of Northern Ireland
Action for ChildrenGloucester City CouncilPolice, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Essex
ACTSO (Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers)Gloucestershire County CouncilPortico Corporate Reception Management LTD
AdEPT Technology Group PLCGoldman SachsPost Office
Admiral Group PLCGooglePrecedo Healthcare Services
Adversa Recruitment LTDGovernment Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)Prima Cheese LTD
Aegon Asset ManagementGovernment Legal DepartmentPrime People
Aegon UKGowling WLGPrinces Limited
Age UKGPEPrincipality Building Society
Ageas InsuranceGrant Thornton UK LLPProcter & Gamble UK
AIG Life LTDGreater London AuthorityProfessional Cricketers Association
AIG UK LTDGreater Manchester Health & Social Care PartnershipProspectus
AiimiGreene KingProvidor
Air ProductsGreggsPSI Talent Management
Aix Capital Holdings LTDGrosvenorPublic Health England
Aker Systems LTDGround Control LTDPublicis Groupe UK
Akhter Computers LTDGSA CapitalPunter Southall Aspire
Aldermore GroupGSKPurplebricks Group
ALDI Stores LTDGSMAPutteridge High School
Allianz Insurance PLCGuardian Media GroupPwC
AllstateGunnercooke LLPQA LTD
AlphabetGympassQBE European Operations
AlpkitGymshark LTDQueen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Trust
AmazonH2O NationwideQuilter PLC
American ExpressHachette UKQwest Services
Amey PLCHargreaves LansdownRadioactive Waste Management
Amplifi EuropeHarperCollins PublishersRaleigh Learning Trust
AnchorHarrow CouncilRamboll UK
Andron Facilities ManagementHavas UKRandstad UK
Anglian Water GroupHeadlam Group PLCRaytheon UK
Anglo AmericanHealth & Safety ExecutiveRazor LTD
Aon PLCHealth Assured LTDReach PLC
Appreciate Group PLCHealth Education EnglandReach South Academy Trust
AQAHealth Research AuthorityReading Borough Council
Aquila LearningHEARST UKReckitt
Arden UniversityHeart of Kent HospiceRecord Currency Management
Armstrong Craven LTDHEINEKEN UKRecruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)
Arthur J. GallagherHertfordshire PoliceRedRock Consulting
ARUPHFL EducationReed
ASDA Stores LTDHigh Speed Two LTD (HS2)Reed Exhibitions
ASD LimitedHighways EnglandReed in Partnership
ASOS PLCHiltonReed Specialist Recruitment
Association of Accounting TechniciansHiscox UKReed Wellbeing
Association of British InsurersHM Land RegistryRegular Cleaning
Assura PLCHM Prison & Probation ServiceRegulator of Social Housing
AssurantHM Revenue & CustomsRELX Group
AstraZenecaHM Treasury (HMT)ResourceiT Consulting LTD
Atalian ServestHML GroupRethink Mental Illness
Atkins member of the SNC-Lavalin groupHodgeRetinue Solutions
AtkoreHodge Jones & Allen (HJA) Solicitors LTDRevolent Group
AtosHodge Jones & Allen LLPReward Gateway
Auto Trader UKHogan Lovells International LLPRhondda Cynon Taf Council
Avanade UK LTDHome - Start UKRicardo Energy & Environment
Avanti Architects LTDHome GroupRicoh UK
AVEVAHome Office (HO)Ridgeway Partners LTD
AVIVAHomecare Services (Bury)Ritz Recruitment
AvoveHomes for LambethRiverside Group
Avyse PartnersHomeServe Membership LTDRocking Horse Pictures LTD
AWEHorwich Farrelly SolicitorsRowe IT
AXA UK & IrelandHotel ChocolatRoyal Academy of Engineering
AXA XLHouse of Commons and Digital ServiceRoyal Air Force
Axis Europe PLCHouse of LordsRoyal Association for Deaf People (RAD)
Babcock International GroupHouses of ParliamentRoyal Bank of Canada
Bain & CompanyHouses of Parliament Restoration & RenewalRoyal Borough of Greenwich
Baker McKenzieHoxbyRoyal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
BAM Nuttall LTDHSBC UKRoyal Botanic Gardens Kew
BAM UK & IrelandHTA Design LLPRoyal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Bank of AmericaHudson RPORoyal London Group
Bank of EnglandHuman Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA)Royal Mail Group
Bank of IrelandHuman Tissue AuthorityRoyal Mencap Society
Bank of Nova ScotiaHutchinson 3G LTD (Three UK)Royal Navy
BarclaysIBM Client Innovation Centre UKRoyal Society for Public Health
Baringa PartnersIBM UK LTDRoyal Yachting Association
Barnardo'sICP NURSERIES LTDRPC LLP
Barnet CouncilImmediate Future LTDRS Group
Barratt Developments PLCImpact Creative Recruitment LTDRSA Insurance Group LTD
Bartlett Mitchell LTDImpax Asset ManagementRSM
BASF PLCIncyte International LTDSaatchi & Saatchi
Basildon Borough CouncilIndependent Office for Police ConductSaga Group
Basildon SidebySideInfraco ConsultingSage Group PLC
Basingstoke & Deane Borough CouncilIngeus LTDSainsbury's
Basingstoke College of TechnologyInicio Group LTDSalesforce UK LTD
Bates WellsInsight Direct LTDSamaritans
Bauer Media Group UKInstitute of Development StudiesSantander UK
BCL Consultancy LTDIntellectual Property OfficeSavers Health & Beauty
BCS ConsultingInterContinental Hotels GroupSavills Investment Management
BDO LLPInterfaceSavills UK LTD
Beazley GroupInvesco PLCSBFM Group LTD
Bedfordshire PoliceInvestec PLCSCC Plc
Belfast City CouncilInvolved SolutionsSchroders
Belfast Health & Social Care TrustIPS Groupschuh
Bell Phillips ArchitectsIpsos MORIScience in Sport PLC
Bentley Motors LTDIRIS Software GroupScotRail
Berkeley GroupIrwin MitchellScott Dunn
Big Yellow Group PLCIsle of Ely Primary schoolScottish Athletics LTD
Birmingham City CouncilISS UKScottish Equity Partners LLP
Birmingham Community Health Care Foundation TrustITNScottish Government
Black Country Consortium LTDJ.P. MorganScottish Qualifications Authority
Black Training & Enterprise GroupJacobsScriberia LTD
BlackRockJaguar Land RoverSearcys Tansley
Blake Morgan LLPJames Andrews Recruitment SolutionsSecuritas Security Services UK
BLM LLPJanus Henderson InvestorsSedgwick International UK
BloombergJigsaw Systems LTDSeetec Business Technology Centre LTD
BMGJLLSEGRO
BMW (UK) LTDJN Bank UKSellafield LTD
BMW Financial Services (GB) LTDJust Group PLCSellick Partnership Group LTD
BNP Paribas Personal FinanceJuul LabsSenedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament
BNP Paribas UK CIBK&T HeatingSerco
BodenKainos Group PLCSERT Workforce Solutions (part of SERT Group Limited)
BondKaluzaService Management Group LTD
BondKeltbraySeven Investment Management LLP
Bonhill Media LTDKent PoliceSevern Trent
Boots UKKents Hill Park All-through SchoolSGN
Bourne LeisureKeystream Group LTDShakespeare Martineau LLP
Bouygues Construction UKKFC UK & IrelandShawbrook Bank
boxxe LimitedKhandokar & Co LTDSheffield City Trust
Boyden Executive SearchKlöckner PentaplastSheffield United Community Foundation
BPDTS LTDKonica MinoltaShell UK
Bramwith ConsultingKPMGShoosmiths LLP
Brand AdvanceLa Fontaine AcademySHS Group LTD
BRELabour Relations AgencySia Partners
Brewin DolphinLaing O'RourkeSiemens UK & Ireland
Bridgewater Community Health Care Foundation TrustLambeth CouncilSight & Sound Security
Brighton & Hove City CouncilLandmark Mortgages LTDSir Robert McAlpine
Bristol AirportLandQ GroupSkanska UK
Brit InsurancelandsecSkills Development Scotland
British AirwaysLane Clark & Peacock LLPSkipton Building Society
British American TobaccoLanes GroupSky
British ArmyLangley Search & InterimSkyBlue Solutions
British Business BankLaurus TrustSlaughter & May
British Film Institute (BFI)Leaders in SportSLR Consulting
British International InvestmentLeeds Art UniversitySmart Solutions
British LandLeeds Building SocietySMBC Bank International PLC
British Psychological SocietyLegal & General Group PLCSMS PLC
British Transport PoliceLegal Services BoardSocial Enterprise UK
Brooks MacdonaldLeicester Diocesan Board of FinanceSocial Work England
Browne Jacobson LLPLeicestershire County CouncilSociete Generale
Brown-Forman UKLeicestershire PoliceSodexo UK & Ireland
BruinLeidos UKSoftcat PLC
BTLendlease Europe LTDSolenis
Bupa Global & UKLewisham HomesSopra Steria
Burges SalmonLexisNexis Legal & ProfessionalSouth Yorkshire Community Foundation
Buro Happold EngineeringLexisNexis Risk SolutionsSouthend City Council
Business 2 Business (UK) LTDLiberal DemocratsSovereign Housing Association
Business Disability ForumLiberty Academy TrustSparta Global LTD
Business in the Community (BITC)Liberty ITSpectrum.Life
Cabinet Office (CO)Lidl GB Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
Cadence PartnersLifeSearchSpirit Energy
CadentLilian Baylis Technology SchoolSport England
CALA Group LTDLincolnshire Co-operativeSport Wales
Calderdale CouncilLinkedinSports Chaplaincy UK
Cambridge SULinklatersSpringfields Fuels LTD
Cambridgeshire ConstabularyLittle Dot StudiosSquarcle Consulting LTD
Canada Life LTDLiveWest Homes LTDSSCL
CAPCOLloyds Banking GroupSSE
Capgemini UKLloyd's of LondonSt Christopher's
CapitaLLW Repository LTDSt James's Place Wealth Management
Capital Home Loans LTDLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentSt Michael's V.A. Junior School
Capital Law LTDLondon Borough of Barking & DagenhamSt Ursula's Convent School
Capital One UKLondon Borough of Hammersmith & FulhamSt Mungo's
Capsticks Solicitors LLPLondon Borough of HaveringStandard Chartered
Cardiff Business SchoolLondon Borough of NewhamStantec UK LTD
Cardiff CouncilLondon Borough of Tower HamletsStepChange
Care InspectorateLondon Fire BrigadeStephenson Harwood
Care Quality CommissionLondon Legacy Development CorporationSticky
Carpenters GroupLondon North Eastern Railway (LNER)Stockport Homes Group
Carpmaels & Ransford LLPLondon North West University NHS TrustStoke-on-Trent City Council
CBRE UK LTDLondon South Bank UniversityStreetGames
CC33 FS LimitedLondon Stock Exchange GroupSuma Foods
CDS Co-operativesL'Oreal UK & IrelandSuperdrug Stores PLC
Cellnex UKLoungers PLCSure Maintenance
Central England Co-operativeLV = General InsuranceSureserve Fire & Electrical
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)Lyndon Goode ArchitectsSureserve Group PLC
CentrePointM&G PLCSurrey Police
Centrica PLCM&S BankSussex Police
CGIM2A MediaSuzie Walker Executive Search
Channel 4MaceSwan Housing Association
Chartered Institute for Securities & InvestmentMagnox LTDSwansea Building Society
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD)Magpas Air AmbulanceT. Rowe Price International LTD
Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)Make-A-Wish UKTalbot Underwriting LTD
ChaucerMan Group PLCTalkTalk Telecom Group PLC
Checkout.comMarks & SpencerTarmac PLC 
Chemonics UKMarlborough Communications LTDTata Consultancy Services
CHEP UKMars UKTate
Cherith Simmons Learning & Development LLPMarsh McLennanTavistock College
CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries LTDMarston's PLCTaylor Bennett Foundation
Choice SupportMason AdvisoryTD SYNNEX UK Ltd
Christie'sMaximus UKTeach First
ChubbMayer BrownTecknuovo LTD
Churchill Hui LTDMazarsTeesside University
CIMSPAMc&TTelecom Plus PLC
CiscoMcDonald's Restaurants LTDTempleton & Partners
Citi UKMCFTTeneo
City & Essex LTDMediaComTESCO PLC
City & Guilds GroupMedicine & Healthcare Regulatory AuthorityThales UK
City of London CorporationMelrose Education LTDThalia Waste Management
CityFibreMental Health at WorkThames Valley Police
Civil ServiceMental Health First Aid EnglandThames Water Utilities LTD
CK GroupMental Health FoundationThe AA
Cleanbrite (UK) LTDMercator IT Solutions LTDThe Barnet Group
Clive Henry GroupMercedes-Benz Financial Services LTDThe British Library
Close Brothers GroupMethodsThe Business of Fashion
Clover Hill V.A. Infant & Nursery SchoolMethods Analytics LTDThe Charterhouse
CMSMetLifeThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Cobham Mission Systems Wimborne LTDMetro BankThe Collective
Coefficient Systems LtdMetropolitan Police ServiceThe Co-operative
Colas UKMetropolitan Thames Valley HousingThe Co-operative Bank
Coleg y CymoeddMI5The Crown Estate
Colt Technology ServicesMI6The Edge Picture Company
Community Gateway AssociationMiddlesbrough College GroupThe Faith & Belief Forum
Community UnionMiddlesbrough CouncilThe Gate London
Companies HouseMiddlesex UniversityThe Gateway Learning Community Trust
Compare the MarketMiller Insurance Services LLPThe General Optical Council
Compass GroupMills & Reeve SolicitorsThe Good Shepherd Trust
Compassion in World FarmingMilton Keynes CollegeThe Growth Company
Competition & Markets Authority (CMA)Mindset Mental Health LTDThe Gym Group
ComputacenterMINI UKThe Hepatitis C Trust
Confederation of British Industry (CBI)Ministry of Defence (MOD)The Hinckley School
ConsilioMinistry of Housing Communities & Local Government The Insolvency Service
Content + CloudMinistry of Justice (MOJ)The Institute of Government & Public Policy
Cooley LLPM-Integrated Solutions PLCThe Investment Association
CorEnergyMitcham Belle CoachesThe Kite Trust
Costain GroupMitie Group PLCThe Legal Ombudsman
CouttsMizuho Corporate BankThe London Clinic
Covea InsuranceMoat Homes LTDThe Maine Group
Coventry Building SocietyModels One LTDThe Midcounties Co-operative
Coventry City CouncilMoneySuperMarket GroupThe MPA
CPC Project Services LLPMorgan Sindall Infrastructure LTDThe National Lottery Community Fund
Credas Technologies LTDMorgan Stanley InternationalThe New Foscote Hospital
CrederaMorson Group LTDThe Next Chosen Generation CiC
Credit SuisseMoto Hospitality LTDThe People's Energy Company
Croner Group LTDMotorola Solutions UKThe Prince's Trust
Crossroads TogetherMott MacDonald GroupThe Prince's Trust International
Crown Commercial ServiceMouldex LTDThe Royal Society
Crown Prosecution ServiceMTR Elizabeth LineThe RSA
Currys PLCMUFG Mitsubishi BankThe Shared Learning Trust
Cynnal Cymru / Sustain WalesMulberry Academy ShoreditchThe Southern Co-operative
D2Murgitroyd & Company LTDThe Sovini Group
Danske BankNando's UK & IrelandThe Stylist Group LTD
Darling Associates LTDNatCen Social ResearchThe Telegraph
DAS UK GroupNational Audit OfficeThe Tutu Foundation
Dassault Systemes UK LTDNational Crime Agency (NCA)The Watches of Switzerland Group
David Chipperfield ArchitectsNational Development Team for Inclusion (NDTI)The Weir Group PLC
DCUK FMNational Farmers Union Mutual (NFU Mutual)The West Bromwich Building Society
Delaware North UKNational GridThe7stars
Deloitte LLPNational Health Service (NHS)TheCityUK
Dentons UK, Ireland and Middle EastNational House Building CouncilThoughtWorks
Dentsu Aegis NetworkNational Infrastructure Commission (NIC)Thriving Life Company
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE)Tideway
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)National Physical Laboratory (NPL)Together
Department for Education (DfE)National Police Chiefs CouncilTranslink
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)National Savings & Investments (NSI)Transparency International UK
Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC)NationwideTransUnion
Department for International Trade (DIT)NatixisTrilogy Real Estate LLP
Department for Transport (DfT)NATSTrust Payments
Department for Work & Pensions (DWP)NatWest GroupTSB Bank PLC
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustNestle UK & IrelandTSG Building Services PLC
Design & Analysis Ltd.Network RailUber
Deutsche BankNew Look Retail Group LTDUBS
DG Partners/BH-DG Systematic TradingNewable LTDUK Athletics LTD
DHL Supply Chain UK & IrelandNewcastle Building SocietyUK Export Finance
DiageoNews UKUK Finance
DimensionsNewstead Wood SchoolUK Government Investments
Direct Line GroupNext PLCUK Greetings LTD
DLA Piper UKNexusUltima Business Solutions 
Docklands Creative LTDNHS Business Services AuthorityUnibail-Rodamco-Westfield
DottNHS Coventry & Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning GroupUnicard LTD
Dounreay Site Restoration LTDNHS EnglandUnilever UK LTD
Dowds GroupNHS Property Services LTDUnite Students
Dr ZigsNHS ResolutionUnited Culture
Draken EuropeNHS Salford CCGUnited Learning
Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilNHS Shared Business ServicesUnited Utilities
DWF LawNHS Suffolk & North East Essex ICBUnitemp limited.
Dwr Cymru / Welsh WaterNHS North East London Commissioning Support UnitUnity Trust Bank PLC
Dynamic GroupNickelodeonUniversity of Bristol
E.ON UKNomura InternationalUniversity of Edinburgh
East & North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning GroupNorfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustUniversity of Huddersfield
East Midlands RailwayNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUniversity of Hull
easyJet PLCNorth East Ambulance ServiceUniversity of Leeds
EDF EnergyNorth Lanarkshire CouncilUniversity of St Andrews
Eigen TechnologiesNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS TrustUniversity of Warwick
Electoral CommissionNorth Star Housing GroupUnruly Group LTD
Electricity North West LTDNorth West Ambulance ServiceUnum
Elim Housing AssociationNorth West Regional CollegeV.I.A
EllisKnight International RecruitmentNorthern Care Alliance NHS (Salford & Pennine Acute Hospitals)Valuation Office Agency
Elsevier B.V.Northern Ireland OfficeVanguard Group
EMCOR UKNorthern TrustVaultex UK LTD
Emerald PublishingNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustVertex Pharmaceuticals
England AthleticsNorthumbrian Water LTDVictim Support & Witness Service
England Sports GroupNorton Rose FulbrightVictoria & Albert Museum
EnnismoreNottingham City CouncilVirgin Atlantic
Enterprise Rent-A-CarNottingham City HomesVirgin Care
Environment AgencyNottingham Community Housing AssociationVirgin Limited Edition
Equal Experts UK LTDNottinghamshire County CouncilVirgin Management
EQUANS UK & IrelandNovunaVirgin Money
Equifax LTDNovus Property SolutionsVirgin Red
ErevenaNPTC Group of CollegesVitality
Ergomonkey LtdNTT DATAVIVID Housing LTD
ERM Group LTDNuclear Decommissioning AuthorityVodafone UK
Essentra PLCNuclear Transport Solutions VVB Engineering LTD
Essex County Fire & Rescue ServiceO2 (Telefónica UK)Waddesdon CE School
Essex PoliceOccam Group Ltd.Wagamama
E-Synergy LTDOctavia HousingWakefield & District Housing
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group LTDWaltham Forest College
EVCOMOdgers BerndtsonWatson Farley & Williams LLP
Evelina Hospital SchoolOfcomWe are Just
Eversheds SutherlandOffice for National Statistics (ONS)Weightmans LLP
EverwarmOffice of the Advocate General for ScotlandWellcome Trust
Evolve Housing + SupportOfqualWells Fargo
ExperianOil & Gas AuthorityWesleyan Assurance Society
EYOLIVER AgencyWessex Water
F1 Recruitment LTDOliver WymanWest Midlands Police
FactSet Europe LtdOmni RMSWest Yorkshire Police
Family ActionOmnicom Media Group UKWest Dunbartonshire Council
Family Assurance Friendly SocietyOne ManchesterWestminster City Council
Farley Hill Primary SchoolOne YMCA WHG
FCO ServicesOnside North WestWhistl UK LTD
FCS Laser MailOrbit Group LTDWhitbread PLC
FDM GroupOsborne Clarke LLPWHSmith PLC
FE fundinfoOsler DiagnosticsWickes Group PLC
Federated HermesOvo EnergyWildHearts Group
Fidelity InternationalOxfam GBWilliam Grant & Sons Distillers LTD
Field Studies Council (FSC)Oxford Instruments PlcWilmington PLC
Fife CollegeOxfordHRWipro LTD
Financial Conduct AuthorityPA Consulting GroupWM Morrisons PLC
Financial Ombudsman ServicePageGroupWokingham Borough Council
Financial Reporting CouncilPalace for Life FoundationWolverhampton City Council
Financial Services Compensation SchemePalladiumWoodrow Mercer Healthcare
Financial TimesPAM WellbeingWoolcool
Fitch GroupPan MacmillanWorcestershire County Council
Five Point RecruitmentParagon Banking Group PLCWorldline
FlorenceParamount GlobalWPP PLC
FNZ UKPaul J Watson SolicitorWSP
Food Standards AgencyPay.UKWye Valley NHS Trust
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)Pearson PLCYMCA North Staffordshire
Forest Holidays Peninsula Business Services LTDYMCA St Paul's Group
Fortel GroupPension Protection FundYorkshire Building Society
Fortnum & MasonPensionBeeYoung Epilepsy & St Piers
Freesat LTDPepsiCo UK & IrelandYour Homes Newcastle
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLPPertemps LTDYouth Futures Foundation
FujitsuPets at Home Group PLCYSC Consulting
Future Industrial Services LTDPfizerZoological Society of London
Galliard Homes LTDPhoenix GroupZurich Insurance UK

seven actions to improve equality

List of Business in the Community Members

Updated on a monthly basis, the page includes a list of founder members too.

TOGETHER WE ARE A FORCE FOR GOOD

This page features the current list of Business in the Community members.
Established in 1982, Business in the Community (BITC) is the largest business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business. Our origins lie in economic regeneration, and while programme names may have changed over the past four decades, our calls to action remain unchanged. We ask businesses to work together to create fairer, greener organisations and thriving communities. Learn more about BITC’s Making Work Work campaign, which asks businesses to “work it – Fairer, Greener, Together.”

Business in the Community Founder Members

We are grateful to our Founder Members who joined us between 1982 and 1985.
Together, over the last 40 years, we have grown the responsible business movement and worked collaboratively to create impact.

ASDAEDF EnergyLloyds Banking Group
AvivaEYMarks & Spencer
AXAFordMarsh
Barclays BankFreshfieldsNatWest
bpGSKPost Office
BootsHSBCPwC
British LandKPMGShell
Credit SuisseIBMTesco
CurrysJLLUBS
DiageoLegal & GeneralUnilever

Full list of Business in the Community members

Updated March 2024
Abcam PlcEYNottingham University Business School
ABMEYNovus Property Solutions
Accenture Technology CentreFactSetNPTC Group of Colleges
ACT TrainingFedcap EmploymentNuclear Decommissioning Authority
ADI GroupFidelity InternationalOffice for National Statistics
Aegon UKFidelius GroupOrbit Group Ltd
AF Blakemore & Son LtdFinance adjustments (Finance Only)Osborne Clarke
AldermoreFinancial Services Compensation SchemeOtsuka Pharmaceutical (UK) Ltd
Allianz Insurance PLCFisher German LLPOVO Energy
AmazonFlagship Housing Group LimitedOxera Consulting LLP
Ambient PeopleFletchersOxford Instruments Plc
Amey PLCFordPagegroup PLC
Anchor Hanover GroupFujitsuPartridges of Sloane Square
Anglian Water GroupGamesys GroupPeartree Cleaning Services
Anthesis Consulting Group plcGeneral Medical CouncilPennon Group
ArupGlasgow Caledonian UniversityPfizer
ASD LimitedGlaxoSmithKlinePhoenix Group
ASDA Stores LtdGlenmorangie CompanyPIMCO Europe
Associated British FoodsGooglePinsent Masons LLP
Association of Accounting TechniciansGrant ThorntonPrincipality Building Society
AssurantGreat Ormond Street HospitalProwrap Group - Wrapex Ltd / Procare UK Ltd
AstraZenecaGreggsPwC
Audit ScotlandGresham Technologies plcQuestGates
AugeanGymshark LimitedRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
AVIVAH J Lea OakesRicoh UK
AWEHachette UKRidge
AXA UK & IrelandHeadlam Group plcRobertson Group
AXA UK & IrelandHeathrow Airport LimitedRoyal London Group
AXA UK & IrelandHenry Boot plcRoyal Mail
Axis Europe PLCHeron Bros LtdRWE Offshore
Bailie Group LimitedHM Revenue and CustomsRyder Architecture Ltd
Bain & CompanyHogan Lovells International LLPSaffery LLP
Bakkafrost Scotland LimitedHolland & BarrettSage plc
Bank of AmericaHomeserveSalesforce.com
BarclaysHouse of LordsSamworth Brothers (Holdings)
BBCHouses of Parliament Restoration and RenewalSantander UK
Beaverbrooks the JewellersHSB Engineering InsuranceSC Johnson Professional
Bentley Motors LtdHSBC BankScottish Qualifications Authority
Bettys & Taylors Group LtdHuddersfield Business School, University of HuddersfieldScottish Water
BHP LLPHutchinson 3G UK (Three)Secure Trust Bank
Bidvest NoonanHydrockSedgwick
Bishop FlemingIdentity Holdings LimitedSerco
Blackpool Football Club LtdInnovate TrustSevern Trent
BMGInterContinental Hotels GroupShell UK
BNP ParibasIrwin MitchellShoosmiths LLP
Boult Wade TennantIsomorphic LabsSHS Group Ltd
bpISS UKSiemens PLC
BREJ Barbour and SonsSimplyhealth Group
Bristol AirportJ SainsburySky
British AirwaysJC DecauxSLR Consulting
British American TobaccoJLLSociete Generale
British LandJobs 22Sodexo
BTJohnson Service GroupSolenis
BTTC Infrastructure LimitedJoseph Rowntree FoundationSolicitors Regulation Authority
BupaJTISouth Wales Police
Burger KingKeenan Recycling LtdSouthern Water
Burges SalmonKier GroupSovereign Network Group
Business StreamKing's College Business SchoolSpencer Stuart
CalorKingspan GroupSport England
Canada LifeKLAStandard Chartered
Cancer Research UKKnight FrankStone King LLP
CapgeminiKPMGSweet Project Holdings Limited
Capita GroupKyndrylTeneo
Capital OneLandmarc Support Services LimitedTESCO PLC
Cardiff and Vale CollegeLeeds Building SocietyThales UK
Cardiff Business SchoolLegal & General Group PlcThames Clippers
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityLendlease Europe LTDThames Water
CBRE UK LTDLewis SilkinThe Co-operative
Cellnex UKLincolnshire Co-operativeThe Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust (CWRT)
Central England Co-operativeLinklatersThe Eden Project
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceLiverpool John Moores UniversityThe Midcounties Co-operative
CentricaLivewest Homes LimitedThe Rank Group
CHEPLloyds Banking GroupThe Southern Co-op
Chevron U.K. LtdLloyds Register Quality AssuranceThe University of Birmingham
CiscoLNERThe West Bromwich Building Society
CITBLondon Stock Exchange GroupTideway
CITIZEN HousingLoqboxTJX Europe (TK Maxx)
City & Guilds GroupL'Oreal Group UKTLT LLP
CITY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LIMITEDMacIntyre HudsonTransport for the West Midlands
CityFibreMacmillan Cancer SupportTransUnion
ClarksMandMDirect.comTSB Bank plc
Cleone FoodsMarkerstudy GroupUBS
Columbia Threadneedle InvestmentsMarket Operator Services LtdUK Greetings Ltd
Compleat Food GroupMarks & SpencerUnilever
Cooley LLPMarshUnipart Group
Costain GroupMayborn GroupUnited Utilities
Coventry & Warwickshire ChampionsMcKinseyUniversity of Hull, Faculty of Business, Law and Politics
Coventry Building SocietyMcLaughlin & Harvey Construction LtdUniversity of Manchester
Crown Estate ScotlandMercer LimitedUniversity of Southampton
Crown Worldwide UK&IMills & Reeve SolicitorsUniversity of Warwick
CurrysMizuho International plcUniversity of York
Dassault Systemes UK LTDMorgan Sindall Infrastructure LTDUnum
David Lloyd LeisureMorgan StanleyUPS Ltd
Deloitte LLPMott MacDonald GroupV12 Retail Finance
Derwent LondonMWH Treatment LtdVerizon UK Limited
DiageoMyenergiVertex
DWFNational Gas TransmissionVictrex plc
Dwr Cymru Welsh WaterNational GridVVB Engineering
DysonNATSWales & West Utilities Ltd
EDF EnergyNatWest GroupWalgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)
Eigen Technologies IncNetwork Rail - Wales and WesternWatches of Switzerland Group
Electricity North West LtdNewcastle Building SocietyWheatley Group
EMCOR (UK)Newcastle Business SchoolWhyte & MacKay
Emerald Group PublishingNext PLCWildHearts
EncircNHS LondonWincanton
Enterprise MobilityNikalWJ Group
EquansNominetWorldline
ERM Group LTDNorth Star Housing GroupXPS Pensions Consulting Ltd
ESB Independent EnergyNorthern Gas NetworksYorkshire Building Society
Eversheds SutherlandNorton Rose FulbrightYunex Traffic
ExperianNottingham Trent UniversityYusen Logistics (UK) Ltd

become part of the responsible business movement

What we do

Business in the Community (BITC) works with our members to continually improve their responsible business practice, leveraging their collective impact for the benefit of communities.

Our focus

We grow the responsible business movement and collectively create a greater impact focused on

  • developing a skilled and inclusive workforce
  • ensuring work is good for everyone
  • innovating to sustain and regenerate the planet
  • building thriving communities.

What we offer

  • We provide expertise to measure and improve your impact in responsible business.
  • We encourage you to be faster, braver and bolder in how you create sustainable change.
  • We create a unique network of leaders who together want to solve problems, share insight and take action.
  • We profile best practice to lead and inspire others.

What we ask

  • Take action to be the most responsible business you can through a journey of measurable improvement.
  • Embed responsible business at every level throughout your organisation.
  • Share your journey and take pride in your leadership as an advocate for change across your networks.

WANT TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS, BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE, OR CONNECT MORE CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITIES YOU SERVE?

Kevin Rodgers

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Kevin Rodgers

Chief Executive,

Citizen Housing
West Midlands Leadership Board

Kevin Rodgers was appointed Chief Executive at Citizen Housing in May 2015. Prior to that he was the Group’s Deputy Chief Executive and Group Finance Director having previously worked as a consultant at PWC.

Citizen Housing owns and manages 30,000 homes for diverse communities across the West Midlands, from urban tower blocks to rural villages and towns with an annual turnover of over £200m and a substantial programme for the development of new homes. Prior to amalgamation in April 2019 Citizen was known as WM Housing Group with subsidiaries: Whitefriars, Optima Community Association, Family HA (Birmingham) and West Mercia Homes.  

In September 2016 Kevin was elected as the Chair of the West Midlands Housing Association Partnership which was created to provide a single voice for housing associations to engage and support the West Midlands Combined Authority (“WMCA”) in delivering on an ambitious change programme for housing. He is also a member of the Coventry One Partnership Board and actively involved with the work of the National Housing Federation.

Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis

VP – Global Leader Energy Transition

Capgemini
East Midlands Leadership Board

Mike Lewis is responsible for Capgemini’s Energy Transition capability, working with clients in the Energy and Utilities market. Leading a global team of consultants, he is focused on how to transition away from carbon intensive energy to low carbon solutions. Specifically accelerating the required need for renewable energy, de-carbonising transport, and providing alternate heating solutions – while increasing efficiency of buildings and overall enabling energy conservation.

Technology has been the backbone of Mike’s long career, working with some of the world’s largest corporations – such as Salesforce, SAP and IBM. He is passionate about technology being the enabler, and ensure people possess the digital skills to take full advantage.

Growing up in a remote community, with apparently very few employment opportunities, particularly in growth industries like technology and energy – his own life experience showed that talent is everywhere, and business could benefit so much if they inspire and inform an inclusive diverse talent base. With this purpose Mike was delighted to become an East Midlands Business in the Community (BITC) Board member.

Mike has also recently completed the Business Sustainability Management programme at University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership.

Louise Harry

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Louise Harry

Sustainability & EHS Director

Siemens
Climate Action Leadership Team

Louise Harry leads Siemens Sustainability and Environmental Protection, Health Management and Occupational Safety in the UK and Ireland. She is a member of the Executive Management Team of Siemens UK plc.

Louise started her career with Motorola as an EHS graduate in 1995. She has worked globally in Sustainability and EHS (Environmental, Health and Safety) roles in manufacturing, IT and telecoms sectors before joining Siemens in 2018.

With a passion for employee engagement, digitalisation and manufacturing, Louise is committed to ensuring businesses demonstrate the enablement and power of being responsible to society, customers and investors.

About Business in the Community’s Climate Action Leadership Team

Each area of work Business in the Community (BITC) undertakes is led by a group of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our objectives.

The purpose of BITC’s Climate Action Leadership Team is to help business drive innovation that turns the threats of the climate emergency into opportunity for people and nature.

Find out more about BITC’s work on the environment.

Tamsyn Cole

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Tamsyn Cole

People and Culture Director

Gresham Technologies
South West Leadership Board

Tamsyn Cole is people professional with a diverse strategic and operational background in public and private sectors, spanning 30 years.

As People and Culture Director at Gresham Technologies, she leads on the design and execution of the people strategy with a focus on building a high-performance culture through employee engagement, learning and development, diversity and inclusion and employee wellbeing.  Committed to nurturing talent, supporting professional growth and cultivating an inclusive workplace culture to drive the achievement of commercial objectives, at the core of her career lies a steadfast dedication to empowering individuals to truly thrive, make meaningful contributions, and find genuine satisfaction in their work.

Tamsyn joined the Business in the Community (BITC) network in 2019 and is passionate about sustainable business and social value. She is excited to work with like-minded individuals to make a positive impact in our region.

Born in Cornwall, she has spent some time living abroad before settling in Bristol over 20 years ago.

Paul Lewis

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Paul Lewis

Head of the Department of Management

University of Birmingham
West Midlands Leadership Board

Paul Lewis is an Associate Professor in Political Economy and Director of the Birmingham Business School Centre for Responsible Business. Paul’s primary research interest is how economic product is generated and distributed within national economies and how this relates to ensuring a sustainable and equitable future for people and planet. With a background in natural and social sciences, Paul employs both quantitative and qualitative methods in his research. He has been an expert advisor to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and has led Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC) funded projects.

Paul has previously led the Department of Management and the Birmingham MBA Programme at the University of Birmingham and is an external examiner for Trinity College Dublin.

Karen Holdsworth

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Karen Holdsworth

Community Engagement Lead

Samworth Brothers
East Midlands Leadership Board

Karen Holdsworth is the Community Engagement Lead for Samworth Brothers, a fourth-generation family company that produces a wide range of quality chilled and ambient foods.  As well as producing quality own-label products for many well-known retailers, Samworth Brothers’ brands include Ginsters, Soreen, Walker & Son and Higgidy.

Karen is responsible for building and delivering Samworth Brothers’ community engagement strategy, to bring its purpose of ‘doing good things with great food’ to life within its local communities.  Since joining the role in September 2022, Karen has established a clear and defined community strategy for the business, increased the engagement of its individual businesses with their local communities and introduced a Community Framework for all colleagues which sets out the ambitions and targets of the business, whilst also providing guidance to colleagues on key partnerships and volunteering opportunities.