Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Champion of the Year

Benefits of winning

• Recognition of being amongst the best in your profession
• Raising your professional profile
• Winners digital assets to utilise as personal marketing collateral
• Featured in our member magazine, Personal Finance Professional
• Highlighted on the Personal Finance Society website and social media

Award criteria

The award seeks to recognise a commitment to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in all areas of the personal finance profession (e.g., inclusive practices, initiatives). Entrants meeting the award criteria could be:

• actively committed to building more inclusive work environments and experiences through day to day behaviours or participations in initiatives (small or large scale)
• involved in or leading on projects/initiatives that support commitment to E, D & I which in turn raise public trust
• in an organisation of any size
• consciously working towards being more inclusive, to staff and clients
• future proofing business and progressing the profession to be more inclusive and representatively diverse
• going the extra mile in considering clients and staff in vulnerable circumstances

Eligibility

• Full members of the Personal Finance Society
• Members of the PFS Board and advisers with ongoing disciplinary actions against them are excluded

Judging

Stage one

When assessing the submission the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:

• Explain your passion for promoting ED&I
• Examples of your commitment to promoting ED&I
• Why you deserve the accolade ED&I champion of the year
• Examples of positive outcomes your ED&I work has had
• Additional contributions / personal statement

Stage two

Supporting video submission