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The 2024 City AM Dragon Awards categories have been designed to offer opportunities for individuals as well as businesses of all sizes. Explore the categories below, and to submit a nomination simply follow the link next to each category and provide short yet detailed explanations for your nomination.

Individual Awards

Dragon Industry Leader of the Year – In Partnership with Eastern City

We welcome submissions highlighting leaders who are driving indisputable change and impact. Nominate here

Dragon Entrepreneur of the Year – In Partnership with Tide

Any business owner or founder who has set up their organisation with a clear sense of purpose and ambition to drive impactful and meaningful change. Nominate here

Company Awards

Dragon Heart of the City Award – In Partnership with the City of London Corporation

We welcome submissions from businesses of all sizes, especially small and midsize enterprises (SMEs), that have begun to make a social impact in Greater London. Within the last three years they will have demonstrated a strategic commitment to tackling a social issue(s) and put the foundations in place to deliver sustainable impact into the future. Nominate here

Dragon lnclusive Workplace and Employee Wellbeing – In Partnership with the Canary Wharf Group

For organisations proud to be focused on delivering real benefit to their employees’ wellbeing, DE&I, culture and working environment. We welcome submissions from organisations of any size.  Nominate here

Dragon Impact Business of the Year – In Partnership with AON

Impact businesses are those built with the purpose of contributing to a positive change in the social or environmental area of ESG.  We welcome submissions from any organisation of any size that is clearly committed to this endeavour. Nominate here

Dragon Advisor of the Year

For any advisory, consulting, communication or legal firms that have been helping clients to design and implement impactful initiatives.  More than simply helping firms meet their ESG governance criteria, this is focused on championing advisors who are helping clients really do good by doing business.  Nominate here

Dragon Investor of the Year – In Partnership with BuyAssociation

For any investment firm, VC, PE house, private bank, family office, pension fund  – even private investor – committed to helping firms to thrive while making a demonstrable positive  impact on society or the environment. Nominate here

Dragon Start-Up of the Year

For any early stage firm with a clear vision and strategy to build social impact into the foundations of their business. Nominate here 

Dragon Bank/Financial Institution of the Year

For any bank or financial institution that is committed to supporting its customers’ efforts to do the right thing while also demonstrating its own undeniable commitment to growing its own impact. Nominate here

Dragon Team of the Year

Let’s sing the praises of the all too often unsung heroes. People matter and we welcome submissions from firms keen to showcase and champion their talent from dedicated teams who go beyond their day job to achieve extraordinary philanthropic, cultural or social impact. Nominate here

Dragon Industry Association of the Year – In Partnership with Eastern City

All too often overlooked, we acknowledge and herald the efforts to drive change at scale. We welcome  submissions from working groups, collaborations that are bringing together multiple parties to drive change across the industry.  Nominate here

Dragon Award for Leadership in Financial Literacy

Celebrates influential leaders or businesses whose initiatives or support have demonstrably enhanced financial literacy and inclusion within communities.  Nominate here