Now in its twenty first year, the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards is the oldest scheme to reward companies and public bodies across London for their Corporate Community Involvement schemes.

The Education category has had the highest number of entries, taking 28% of all the applications. 50% of these applications to the Education category are from Financial and Professional Business Services firms.

This influx in applications suggests that more companies than ever are realising the value of community initiatives in the education field.

The Shortlisted:

Education Award
Allen & Overy LLP: Partnership with Bethnal Green Technology College
Buzzacott LLP: St. Alban's Primary School - Buzzacott in the Community
Herbert Smith LLP: Thomas Buxton Junior School Programme
KPMG, Clifford Chance, Morgan Stanley and Clare College: Partnership for Schools
Lakehouse Contracts: 141
Lehman Brothers: Oaklands School/Lehman Brothers Partnership
UBS: The Bridge Academy, Hackney

Economic Regeneration Award
Barclays Plc: Positive East and Barclays Employability Project
Compass Group UK & Ireland: Hoxton Apprentice
Mace Sustain: Regeneration and Inclusion Programme
MITIE Group Plc: The Real Apprentice

Social Inclusion Award
Deloitte: Deloitte Parasport - Disability Sport Programme
St George's, University of London: The Experiments Roadshows
Thomson Reuters, CMS Cameron McKenna: London Legacy 2020 Photography Project

Heart of the City Award
Addleshaw Goddard: Launching CSR at Addleshaw Goddard
Capco: Establishing CSR initiative
Rothschild: Rothschild in the Community
The Bank of New York Mellon: The Bank of New York Mellon Community Partnership Programme

Volunteer of the Year Award
Peter Hamlin (Impact Print Display Ltd), Nominated by: Inspire
Richard Zaborski (UBS), Nominated by: The Brokerage Citylink

For more information visit www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/dragonawards.