What are the Change Makers?
We launched a new initiative in 2022, called the Change Makers, which will recognise brilliant individuals who are delivering either diversity & inclusion or sustainability initiatives to make our industry fairer, more balanced, or more environmentally conscious. An initiative will be beyond the regular day-to-day role and will provide positive change for their business, customers, or the wider industry.
There is no list of finalists or one eventual winner. We are seeking to showcase individuals who can demonstrate that they have developed an initiative within their business or the wider industry in the last 12 months. The impact of an initiative may be relatively small, or it could have a far-reaching impact across a significant part of the market. The impact of the initiative will be reviewed comparably to the size of the business to ensure that individuals from all size of business can demonstrate the good work being done.
Our Change Makers will have shown evidence of how they contribute to limiting climate change or have promoted the green agenda, or they may have programs or policies to encourage inclusivity and the representation of diverse groups across gender, race and ethnicity, ability and disability, religion, culture, age and sexual orientation, both within their own business and also within the advice process and client engagement.
Why is it important?
There is a commercial reality that diversity and inclusion is good for business; we need to attract more people of all gender, race, ethnicity and minority groups to the market and improve their mobility with in the market; We have to contribute towards creating an environment in all companies where people can be their true selves and to show case trailblazers so they can become role models and inspire the next generation of diversity.
Of equal importance is our contribution to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 and keeping global warming below +1.5 °C. There is a reality that over 20% of all carbon emissions in the UK are generated from UK housing and we have a significant part to play in improving sustainability.
There will be no single outright winner for the Change Makers, we want to give recognition to all individuals who can demonstrate that they have developed an initiative within their business or the wider industry in the last 12 months.
Our 2025 Change Makers will be honoured at The British Mortgage Awards on 3rd July at Park Plaza, Westminster – nominations will open in March 2025.
If you want more information please email lorraine.francisco@ae3media.co.uk.
You can nominate yourself or an individual, and all we need is a testimonial of no more than 500 words.
On the nomination form you will be asked the following questions which will make up the testimonial:
Question 1
Please give details of the sustainability or diversity & inclusion initiative(s) you have delivered in the last 12 months which has made a positive contribution to your business, your customers, or the wider market by way of improving policy and standards, customer care, environmental awareness, or diversity & inclusion
Some examples may include:
-Reducing the carbon footprint of your business
-Offsetting carbon emissions with tree planting
-Offering bespoke services to ensure accessibility for all customers from any minority group (e.g. physically disabled, neurodiverse, vulnerable)
-Policies to encourage and support greater diversity in the workforce
-Flexible working patterns to promote fair support for all (e.g. Returning to work after maternity leave, mobility or disability, menopause)
Question 2
Who has your initiative benefitted and are you able to quantify the positive impact you have made?
If you have self nominated we will be in touch once your application has been approved to request a headshot from you.
If you are putting someone else forward, we ask for the nominees contact details on the form including full name, company name and email address so we can get in touch with them too and let them know the good news!
Please email lorraine.francisco@ae3media.co.uk if you need any help.
Robert helped establish the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) as an independent entity on 1st February 2012.
Robert joined the former parent trade body, AIFA, in October 2006, initially looking after the Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) and, since 2008, AMI.
He looks after the day-to-day running of AMI and AFB by delivering member information and services, lobbying regulators and policy-makers and developing press relations.
