Dinner Programme 2 Message from Alderman Charles Bowman, The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of London 7.00 Drinks and canapés served in the Salon 3 The City of London Corporation 7.30 Guests to be seated 5 What to Expect – Our Dinner Traditions in the Egyptian Hall 6 Previous Winners Roll of Honour 7.45 Welcome address by Alderman 11 Heart of the City Award Finalists 2018 Charles Bowman, The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of London 15 Accelerator Award Finalists 2018 19 Inclusive Employment Award Finalists 2018 8.00 Dinner served in the Egyptian Hall 23 Innovation Award Finalists 2018 9.30 Awards ceremony in the Egyptian Hall 29 Regional Impact Award Finalists 2018 10.15 Stirrup Cup in the Salon and 33 Community Partners Award Finalists 2018 winners’ photographs in the 39 The Lord Mayor’s Award – Business of Trust Champion Finalists 2018 North Drawing Room 52 2018 Applicants 10.45 Carriages 54 Judging Panels 1 Message from Alderman Charles Bowman | The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of London Welcome to the 31st Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards! As Lord Mayor I have been promoting my This year, I have created a special award: programme titled “The Business of Trust” – The Lord Mayor’s Award – Business of Trust a City of London Corporation initiative Champion, which celebrates firms that seeking to improve the trustworthiness of the are championing a responsible business financial and professional services sector and approach and driving change across the to create a lasting legacy of better business, wider business community. trusted by society. For this reason, the Dragon The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of London Awards are particularly close to my heart – Across all our categories, this year’s Alderman Charles Bowman I am delighted to welcome you all to the applicants have galvanised nearly 12,000 Mansion House for this special moment in the employee volunteers and reached 1.8 million year when we celebrate the positive impact people. It is more important than ever that that businesses have on society. we tell this story and be proud of it. It is my hope that we collectively commit to meeting The Awards were founded in 1987 by one that challenge and to increase the value that of my predecessors as Lord Mayor, Sir David business brings to society. Rowe-Ham. Over the years, the Awards have recognised and celebrated best practice Here is to a wonderful in community engagement. They also aim and inspiring evening. to encourage firms at the start of their responsible business journey to reflect on how they can do more for society. 2 The City of London Corporation The Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards and the City of London Corporation The Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards are an initiative • Looks after key London heritage and For 31 years, the Awards have celebrated of the City of London Corporation. The City green spaces including Tower Bridge, the businesses that demonstrate excellence in Corporation provides local government and Museum of London, Barbican Centre, City their approaches to responsible business – policing services for the financial and commercial gardens, Hampstead Heath, Epping Forest, addressing social issues, using their influence heart of Britain, the ‘Square Mile.’ In addition, Burnham Beeches and important commons and resources for good, and inspiring others the City Corporation: across London. to engage by showcasing examples of best practice, collaboration and innovation. • Supports London’s communities by working • Supports and promotes the City as a world- in partnership with neighbouring boroughs leading financial and business hub, with Tonight’s winners have been chosen by on economic regeneration, education and outward and inward business delegations, expert judging panels chaired by The Rt. skills. The City of London Corporation’s high-profile civic events and research-driven Hon. The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman charitable funder, the City Bridge Trust, policies, all reflecting a long-term approach. Charles Bowman. This year, the judges were makes grants of around £20 million annually particularly focused on businesses that have to tackle disadvantage across London. changed their internal practices to have a positive impact on their communities. You can find out more about our final judging panels on page 54. 3 4 What to Expect – Our Dinner Traditions If this is your first time at The Mansion House, we’ve included a preview of tonight’s proceedings and the dinner traditions of The Mansion House. Once guests are at their places in the Egyptian The Toastmaster will invite all guests to stand Following the presentation of the Awards, the Hall, the Toastmaster will announce the for a short note of thanks to be led by Compère will propose a toast to the health of procession of the Principal Guests. the Hon. Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, The the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. Reverend George Bush. It is a City custom for guests to stand and clap The Lord Mayor will then reply with a toast to slowly as the procession makes its way around Preceding the Dinner, the Lord Mayor of London the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards. the Egyptian Hall to the top table. will propose a Loyal Toast in honour of Her Majesty The Queen. The Dinner will At the end of the evening, all guests are invited When the Principal Guests have taken their then commence. to join the Lord Mayor for a final farewell seats, the Lord Mayor of London will deliver drink in the Salon, customarily known as an Address of Welcome on behalf of the At the end of the Dinner service, The Lord a Stirrup Cup. City of London Corporation. Mayor and the Compère, will proceed to the presentation stage for the presentation All winners will be escorted to the North of the Awards. Drawing Room for photographs, immediately following the final toast. 5 Previous Winners Roll of Honour 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Assael Architecture Aimia Beyond Food Andaz Liverpool 8build Bank of America Arsenal Foundation Street Hotel Merrill Lynch Football Club Dentons Alium Partners Body & Soul Chiswick Park K&M McLoughlin Catlin Underwriting The Bromley Liberum Capital Barclays Guy Fox History Enjoy-Work Decorating Limited Agencies Ltd by Bow Centre Project Limited Oliver Wyman Freshfields Dovetail Lloyd’s of London eFinancialCareers Impact Creative Bruckhaus Deringer MITIE Penguin Random Recruitment LLP GL Hearn Lloyds Banking Freshfields House UK Pearson Limited Group Bruckhaus Deringer IBM Hogan Lovells Tower Hamlets Reed Smith LLP LLP Keytree International LLP Pilotlight Education Business London Wildlife Sapphire Systems ISG Mayer Brown Partnership Trust Slaughter and May Purdy International LLP UBS Lakehouse Transport for ZenithOptimedia PwC London St Luke’s Trust UBS 6 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Allen & 8build Capco Denton Wilde Barclays and Lovells Allen & Overy LLP Allen & Overy LLP Overy LLP Sapte LLP Joint entry and Simmons Base Creative Deloitte Bain & Co & Simmons EY Giles Keating, Compass Group British Airways Lakehouse Deutsche Bank Joint entry Individual Hidden Art Contracts Deutsche Bank, British Land Volunteer Winner James Wigg Gensler Linklaters and UBS London Chamber Lehman Brothers Nominated by GP Practice Broadgate Estates Joint entry HSBC of Commerce St Mungo’s Mace Sustain Lehman Brothers & Industry Investec Gensler KPMG, Marsh, London Borough Richard Zaborski Morgan Stanley Barclays, London City Airport Knightsbridge of Barking and iMPOWER Individual Marks & Spencer Guarding Dagenham Consulting Limited Steve Thompson Nomura Volunteer Winner Joint entry Lovell Partnership Nominated by The Lovells LLP KPMG The Blomfield Taylor Bennett Lloyd’s of London Brokerage Citylink Group Rosie Spooner Merrill Lynch Tim Cole, The Higgins Group Individual Rothschild Individual Swanke Hayden Volunteer Winner Volunteer Winner UBS St George’s, Connell Architects Nominated by Nominated by University St George’s, Trowers & Hamlins Central Brent of London University of Partnership London UBS 7 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 Allen & Overy LLP Cadbury Allen & Overy Advance Systems Allen & Overy LLP Bain & Company Bankers Trust Schweppes LLP and the & Support Clifford Chance Bain & Company Canary Wharf BT New Addington Enfield Travel Inn Freshfields Deloitte & Touche Education Diageo Gartmore John Laing PLC Metro Bruckhaus Action Zone Deutsche Bank Deringer Happy Computers Lehman Brothers Lloyd’s of London KPMG Joint entry EDF Energy Laing Training Look Ahead Linklaters National Tenants The Brokerage Barts & the Services Housing & Care Resources Centre, King’s College Citylink London NHS LWT John Laing Hospital Trust Pricewaterhouse Shell International UBS Warburg Pelcombe Training PLC & Grand NHS Trust Coopers Limited Happy Computers Limited Metropolitan PLC Marks & Spencer Tower Hamlets Joint entry Herbert Smith Education St Luke’s NatWest Lehman Brothers Business Communications Partnership Warwick Wright The Guardian Motors UBS Warburg 8 1996 1995 1994 1992 1991 1990 1989 Barclays Bank Bio-regional Burger King British Rail Freshfields B E Services Allied Dunbar PLC Charcoal Network South Costain Group Kesslers Citibank American Express East Bridisco Ltd BP International Glaxo City of London BAT Industries John Laing PLC Limited British Gas PLC Herbert Smith Corporation PLC Lovell White News Sedgwick Conran John Laing Durrant Prudential Haberdasher’s International PLC Group PLC Restaurants Corporation Company Royal Bank of Marks & Spencer The Sedgewick Stafford Knight Herbert Smith Scotland Shell UK Rosehaugh PLC Mayday Staff Group PLC & Co PLC SR Allen Swiss Bank Services W.H. Smith Whitbread PLC The British Corporation Limited Tarmac PLC Royal Mail Petroleum 1987-1988 Winterhur The Bromley by Company The Gateway The Brix at St Insurance Co Unfortunately Bow Centre Training Centre Matthews (UK) Limited unknown Whitbread The RTZ-CRA Woolwich Group Building Society 1993 Unfortunately unknown 9 10 Heart of the City Award Finalists 2018 This Award celebrates businesses that have set up a strategic approach to community engagement for the first time in the last three years.