Throughout the business Coloplast operate an "open door" policy where individuals are encouraged to speak to their managers on a regular basis, rather than only when there is an issue. They also pride themselves on being close to their customers and regularly listen into consumer calls to ensure they are aware of what the day to day issues are and will all regularly undertake visits to customers with their field based teams.

Coffin Mew pay for all employees to have private medical cover with Vitality Health, and through that they receive additional health related perks which are extremely popular. For example, heavily discounted watches to track steps and activity, and if a certain number is achieved each month then there is no monthly payment required for the watch; heavily subsidised spa days, and discounted gym memberships.

90% of Citations managers have been through an Internal Leadership one day course which includes training on effective communication, situational leadership, coaching, employee engagement and difficult conversations. They have also run specific management training sessions such as absence management and mental health awareness for managers.

Management development programmes are delivered through a 12-month modular training programme, utilising a coaching approach as the foundation. The programme is a continuous development journey combining instructor led modules and conference call check-ins. Delegates who complete the course are accredited a 'CIPHR Leader'.

Churchill encourage communication between team members and managers, meaning employees can freely discuss anything that is troubling them, and it is easy to find a private space for a catch up in meeting pods and breakout rooms. Their 1:1 document is designed to encourage open dialogue to address issues before they escalate.

For all company meetings, Chugai encourage employees to travel by public transport, where car travel is necessary they encourage car sharing, and for office staff they arrange a mini bus to limit the amount of people driving individually.

Childrensalon have many initiatives to protect the environment, and they are proud that their head office is carbon neutral and runs completely on solar powered energy. They are passionate about recycling and have no desk bins - they only use group recycling bins across the company for paper, plastic and they compost food waste.

Catalyst offer a number of formal and informal opportunities for learning, including eLearning and face to face training. They have embarked on a series of innovation workshops to support creativity in the workplace in support of their desire to be more innovative, including a recent placement with the National Housing Federation's Greenhouse programme which focused on building innovative solutions to existing housing problems.

Cartrefi Conwy's subsidiary company, Creating Enterprise, has recently opened a Passive House factory which enables them to build their own Passive House standard homes. These homes are 90% cheaper to heat than a standard 'bricks and mortar' home. Their first Passive standard build has commenced in Anglesey, and they aim to use this technology in all new builds going forward. Employees have been trained in these new build techniques and are now licensed to build these homes from start to finish.