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Britain's Most Admired Companies 2024 shortlist
15 November 2024
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Britain's Most Admired Companies 2024 awards.
The winners will be announced on 14 January 2025 at our annual awards ceremony in London, hosted by Dame Julia Hoggett, Chief Executive Officer of the London Stock Exchange.
The Britain's Most Admired Companies study, now in its 35th year, is run by Echo Research in partnership with the London Stock Exchange and celebrates excellence in corporate performance.
This year, we have an outstanding line-up of shortlisted companies showcasing excellence in 27 sectors and across 13 reputational criteria. The sector and criteria winners will be announced on 14 January 2025, alongside the top accolades for Most Admired Company and Most Admired Leader 2024.
SECTOR SHORTLIST
Aerospace & Defence: Airbus, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce Group
Automotive Manufacturers: BMW (UK), Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK), Toyota Manufacturing (UK)
Beverages/Drinks: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Diageo plc, Heineken UK
Business Support Services: Bunzl, Experian Group,
Rentokil Initial
Chemicals: Croda International, Johnson Matthey, Victrex
Digital Retail & Consumer Services: Amazon (UK), Mony Group, Rightmove
Energy Distribution & Supply: National Grid, Octopus Energy, UK Power Networks
Engineering & Machinery: Halma, Renishaw, Rotork
Financial Services: Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), Legal & General, Man Group
Food Producers & Providers: Cranswick, Nomad Foods, Unilever
Healthcare: AstraZeneca, Haleon, Smith & Nephew
Heavy Construction: Balfour Beatty, Kier Group, Morgan Sindall Group
Home Construction: Barratt Developments, Berkeley Group, Redrow
Life Assurance & Insurance: Admiral, Aviva, Hiscox
Media: Future PLC, RELX, Sky UK
Metals & Mining: BHP Group, Glencore, Rio Tinto
Oil & Gas: Equinor, Harbour Energy Plc, Shell plc, TotalEnergies SE
Property / Residential & Commercial REITs: British Land Company, Derwent London, SEGRO
Restaurants & Pubs: Domino’s Pizza Group (UK), Greggs, McDonald’s UK
Retail Banking: Lloyds Banking Group, Monzo,
Standard Chartered
Retailers (broadline & home): Dunelm, Marks & Spencer, Next
Retailers (food & personal): Aldi, Sainsbury (J), Tesco
Software & IT Services: ARM, Darktrace, Oxford Instruments
Support Services (people & places): Hays, Mitie Group,
Serco Group
Telecoms: BT Group, Virgin Media O2, Vodafone
Transport (people): Go-Ahead Group, International Airlines Group, Ryanair
Travel & Leisure: InterContinental Hotels, SSP Group, Whitbread
CRITERIA SHORTLIST:
Ability to Attract, Develop & Retain Top Talent: Equinor, Next, Total Energies SE
Capacity to Innovate: Amazon (UK), Monzo, Octopus Energy
Clarity of Strategy: Berkeley Group, Man Group, Ryanair
Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Mitie Group, Redrow, Virgin Atlantic
Competitiveness: Aldi, Amazon (UK), Ryanair
Effective Corporate Governance: BAE Systems, Barratt Developments, SEGRO
Effective Use of Corporate Assets: Harbour Energy Plc, Mitie Group, Ryanair
Financial Soundness: Amazon (UK), Ryanair, Shell plc
Long-term Value Potential: Berkeley Group, RELX, Ryanair
Positive Contribution to Society: BBC, Future PLC, Mitie Group
Quality of Management: Berkeley Group, Next, Ryanair
Quality of Products & Services: Airbus, Berkeley Group,
Virgin Atlantic
Reducing Environmental Impact: Berkeley Group, Go-Ahead, Tesco
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