 Past award winners include inspirational figures such as Peter Tatchell and James Partridge OBE, who both won the Lifetime Achiever award in 2012 and 2013 respectively.The Awards also honour organisations, with The Co-operative Group  and Farnell element14  being respective winners of the 2012 and 2013 Diverse Company awards.Since its launch, The National Diversity Awards has attracted the support of a number of celebrity patrons and endorsers.