IMMEDIATE RELEASE: REDI Index 2026 Recognises Industry Leaders Advancing Faith Inclusion Across the UK
London, UK — 20th April 2026 — The Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF) in partnership with Faith at Work UK will recognise the 2026 UK Faith-Friendly Workplace ‘REDI’ Index honourees, recognising leading organisations across sectors that are setting the standard for faith-friendly workplaces.
This year’s awards highlight a powerful trend: faith inclusion is no longer confined to a single industry. Instead, leading employers across aviation, consulting, finance, retail, energy, utilities, and government are embedding faith-friendly practices into their workplace cultures—strengthening employee engagement, innovation, and organisational performance.
2026 UK REDI Index Honourees
- AWE — Top in UK Government Sector
- Baringa — Top in UK Management Consulting
- EY UK — Top among UK Big Four
- John Lewis Partnership — Top in UK Retail
- NATS — Top in UK Aviation Industry
- Nationwide — Top in UK Financial Services
- OVO Energy — Top in UK Energy Sector
- Thames Water — Top in UK Utilities
Key Takeaways
Faith-friendly workplaces span multiple sectors
The 2026 honourees demonstrate that faith inclusion is a cross-industry priority. From infrastructure and energy to professional services and retail, organisations are recognising that supporting employees’ religious identities contributes to a more inclusive and productive workplace.
A competitive advantage in today’s workforce
Companies that actively support faith inclusion are seeing tangible benefits, including improved employee wellbeing, stronger retention, and enhanced reputation. In an increasingly values-driven labour market, faith-friendly policies are emerging as a key differentiator in attracting top talent.
Alignment with core organisational values
Each of this year’s honourees exemplifies how faith inclusion aligns with broader corporate values such as respect, integrity, belonging, and purpose. By embedding these principles into workplace culture — through employee resource groups, inclusive policies, and leadership commitment — these organisations are translating values into action.
Awards Ceremony
The 2026 UK REDI Index Awards will be hosted by EY UK at its Canary Wharf office in London on Monday, 10 April 2026.
This event will bring together business leaders, diversity professionals, and faith advocates to celebrate progress and share best practices.
Free for All* is the home of Faith at Work UK. Free for All’s goal is to amplify the work of existing charities in the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) space and enable hundreds of new institutions from the worlds of politics, education, business, and civil society to join this movement. The annual Faith at Work UK Summit is a key opportunity for partnership, dialogue and action.
About the REDI Index
The REDI Index benchmarks organisations on their commitment to religious inclusion and faith-friendly workplace practices. It provides a framework for companies to evaluate and improve how they support employees of all faiths and beliefs.
For media enquiries, please contact: Mariyum Hussain
- mariyum.hussain@goodfaith.org.uk
* Free For All is a newly established charity and collective impact initiative building on the success of the UK FoRB Forum (UKFF) and Faith at Work coalition (FAW). The board and team comprise leading FoRB experts and practitioners. Our stakeholders combine senior leaders and institutions from over one hundred organisations across public policy, industry, faith and civil society. These diverse actors are determined to make a collective impact, calling on organisations from every sector to understand and promote the importance of religious freedom around the world. At a challenging time, Free For All will become a critical player and a force multiplier for the global FoRB agenda.