Fourteen awards were handed out last night to people, businesses and organisations which have most excelled in promoting equality and diversity across Europe – with gongs going to big businesses including Nestlé, HSBC and Coca-Cola.
Other smaller European Diversity Awards winners included LGBT rights organisation Stonewall, sports charity Youth Sport Trust, and youth mentoring charity Urban Synergy.
BBC newsreader Jane Hill, who hosted the event, said: ‘The European Diversity Awards recognise the efforts of people and organisations who are building a society across Europe which embraces all citizens – irrespective of race, gender, physical or psychological abilities, sexual orientation, age, or religious belief.
‘The awards provide an important opportunity to highlight some of the excellent work that people and organisations are doing to make a lasting difference.’
The official 2013 European Diversity Award winners were:
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