Corporate Engagement Awards 2026 winners revealed

With the programme having reached its 16th year, winners at the Corporate Engagement Awards 2026 reflect a shift towards local engagement and programmes designed to deliver measurable change.

The Grand Prix went to Asda Tickled Pink, Breast Cancer Now and CoppaFeel!, recognising a partnership now entering its 30th year and its work to improve breast cancer awareness and early diagnosis.

Judges highlighted the longevity of the partnership and its ability to evolve while retaining a clear sense of purpose. Its work demonstrates how a corporate engagement programme can become embedded in both a brand and the communities it serves.

Long-term partnerships featured strongly elsewhere in the winners list. Whitbread and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity took Gold in the Best Charity, NGO or Not-for-Profit Programme category for a relationship that has supported hospital facilities and raised millions of pounds for children’s healthcare. SPAR UK and Marie Curie also received Gold for a programme that has developed from individual fundraising campaigns into a year-round community engagement strategy.

Elsewhere, MUFG with Big Alliance and City of London Academy Highgate Hill were recognised for an education programme focused on skills, academic outcomes and access to opportunities for young people in a local community. Arm took Gold for its 1 Million Minutes programme, which doubled employee volunteering hours and connected staff with hundreds of charitable organisations.

The full list of Corporate Engagement Awards 2026 winners is below.

PARTNERSHIP

Best Arts, Sports and Leisure Programme

Gold – Pan Macmillan

Silver – West Ham United and Lyca Mobile

 

Best Charity, NGO or Not-for-Profit Programme

Gold – Premier Inn and Restaurants (Whitbread) and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Gold – SPAR UK and Marie Curie

Silver – Young Lives vs Cancer and The Access Group

Bronze – GO Outdoors and Scouts

 

Best Educational Programme

Gold – MUFG with Big Alliance and City of London Highgate Hill

Gold – The Mowgli Trust and Plan International UK

Silver – PA Consulting and The Economist Educational Foundation

Silver – Samsung Electronics UK and Hark

Bronze – BT and We. Communications

Bronze – CGI

Bronze – Investec and Arrival

 

Best Environmental or Sustainable Programme

Gold – WRAP with Flourish CSR

Silver – CGI

 

Best Pro-Bono Work for a Charitable, Social or Ethical Cause

Gold – PA Consulting and PBE

Silver – Barclays – 25 years of Make a Difference

 

SPONSORSHIP

Best Alignment of Brand Values Through a Sponsorship Activity

Gold – GO Outdoors and Scouts

Silver – Kormotech and U-Hearts Foundation

Highly Commended – The Department for Education, Flywheel IT Services, Morgan Sindall Construction, Mott MacDonald, Nexus Associates, Reds10, Wates Group, Willmott Dixon and The Talent Foundry.

 

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Best CSR Activity or Programme to Support or Develop a Corporate Reputation

Gold – mydeposits and Centrepoint

Silver – Trendyol

Bronze – LMAX Group

 

Best Alignment of Brand Values During a CSR Programme

Gold – Nurofen (Reckitt) and Plan International UK

Silver – Pan Macmillan

Bronze – British Gas, Team GB and ParalympicsGB

 

Best Community Involvement During a CSR Programme

Gold – SGN and Marie Curie

Bronze – Knight Frank

Bronze – LMAX Group

 

Best Engagement of an Internal Audience in a CSR or Sponsorship Programme

Gold – Arm

Gold – Barclays

Gold – The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Nationwide Building Society

Silver – Springer Nature

Silver – Young Lives vs Cancer and The Access Group

 

Best Collaboration for a Single Event

Gold – Durham University Charity Fashion Show and Marie Curie

Silver – Lumo

 

Most Innovative Collaboration

Gold – Unreasonable Group and Barclays

Silver – Investec and Bromley by Bow Centre

Bronze – EPAM Systems

 

Best Foundation

Gold – The PA Foundation

 

TIME

Most Effective One-Off Campaign

Gold – Arm

Gold – PureGym and British Heart Foundation

 

Silver – Springer Nature and Everyman on the Canal

Bronze – Lumo

 

Most Effective Long-Term Commitment

Gold – Asda Tickled Pink, Breast Cancer Now and CoppaFeel!

Gold – Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and Mars

Gold – Premier Inn and Restaurants (Whitbread) and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Silver – Studio You, Sport England and We. Communications

Silver – The National Garden Scheme and Marie Curie

Bronze – BBC Children in Need and Asda

Bronze – The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Banham

 

COMMUNICATION

Best External Stakeholder Communications

Gold – WRAP with Flourish CSR

Silver – CWA

 

Best Internal Communications

Gold – Barclays

Silver – Springer Nature

 

PROCESS

Best Collaborative Approach

Gold – Asda Tickled Pink, Breast Cancer Now and CoppaFeel!

Gold – The Co-operative Bank and Centrepoint

Silver – Greater London Authority and Transport for London

Bronze – British Gas, Team GB and ParalympicsGB

 

Best Management of a Programme

Gold – Investec and Bromley by Bow Centre

Silver – The Gas Distribution Networks and Marie Curie

Silver – WRAP with Flourish CSR

 

Best Team Effort During a Programme

Gold – PA Consulting’s Community Engagement Team

Silver – CWA

 

GRAND ACCOLADE

Grand Prix

Winner – Asda Tickled Pink, Breast Cancer Now and CoppaFeel!