Sponsorships
We are proud to present our 2025 Civic Award sponsors. These local organisations demonstrate their clear commitment to shaping and supporting our communities.
Without them, the Civic Awards would not be possible, and we thank our sponsors for supporting the programme and all the unsung heroes in the borough.
Berkeley is our headline sponsor and builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England.
Their passion and purpose is to build quality homes, strengthen communities and improve people’s lives. Berkeley specialises in long-term brownfield regeneration - reviving underused land to create unique, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life. Their homes and neighbourhoods are individually designed in close consultation with local councils and communities. Berkeley believes this is the only way to create places of lasting character, benefit and beauty, making them a sustainable and responsible business, with industry leading commitments to climate action, nature recovery and social value.
Lendlease is sponsoring the Community Wealth Builder Award and they are a market-leading Australian integrated real estate group.
Headquartered in Sydney, their core capabilities are reflected in their operating segments of Investments, Development and Construction. As an accredited partner to Newham’s Community Wealth Building programme, Lendlease is delighted to sponsor the Community Wealth Builder Award at this year’s Newham Civic Awards. Ensuring investment brings real community benefit is at the heart of what Lendlease do and is embedded in their two strategic regeneration projects in the borough - Silvertown in the Royal Docks and Stratford Cross, adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Creating new futures for East Londoners
Foundation for Future London is an independent charity. They connect people in East London with the opportunities, investment and companies that can change lives.
Foundation for Future London link talent and ambition in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest to the businesses and organisations that fund projects in the arts, creative industries, heritage, local environments, sport and digital and data.
Their programmes include grants schemes, capacity building, community leadership and exchange, safer spaces, grassroots programming, strategic investment, advocacy and policy change. Through these partnerships, Foundation for Future London helps shape the futures of East Londoners – and the places they call home.
Foundation for Future London work with over 400 grassroots organisations and have provided over 35,000 training, employment, young people and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Home - Foundation for Future London
Excel London is sponsoring the Outstanding Contribution Award and is part of ADNEC Group.
First opening in November 2000, in an area of huge regeneration in London’s historic Royal Docks, almost 25 years later it has become one of Europe’s largest and most successful event venues, hosting over 400 events per year and welcoming around four million visitors from every corner of the globe. Excel London is a proud member of the Royal Docks and Newham community.
From major medical congresses including the European Society of Cardiology, through to the World Travel Market trade show and the all-electric Formula E motorsport championship, Excel hosts an array of events all bringing communities and businesses together through the power of face-to-face. Events hosted at Excel generate around £4.5 billion in economic impact for London and support approximately 37,500 jobs within London and throughout the events industry.
Westfield Stratford City is sponsoring the Youth Excellence Award and has rapidly become the UK’s leading retail and leisure destination, attracting 50 million visitors annually.
Positioned at the gateway to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the centre offers stunning views of London and houses over 315 stores and 80 dining outlets. The centre is a cornerstone of East London’s revitalisation, and a lasting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics. By 2027, a projected £25 billion will have been invested in the area, further underscoring the centre’s pivotal role in the region’s ongoing transformation.
Committed to community impact, Westfield Stratford City collaborates closely with the London Borough of Newham. Together, they founded The Skills Place Newham, a retail academy managed by Seetec, aimed at reducing long-term unemployment in the local community.
General Projects is sponsoring the Good Neighbour award and is a groundbreaking developer driven by creativity, community, and conscience.
An innovative real estate developer that imagines, designs and delivers transformative and inspiring buildings, General Projects’ portfolio within the borough includes Royal Albert Dock, Stratford Workshops and Expressway Royal Docks. Their aim is to establish new benchmarks for the built environment that transform the way users, live, work and play. Drawing on pioneering architecture, a marketing driven approach and cutting edge technology, General Projects’ focus is entirely on the next generational needs of the new economy.
