Bloomberg, Agility, Firmenich, Jeronimo Martins, Jaguar Land Rover, MTR Corporation, Woolworths, IKEA, Pertamina, City Developments Limited, Munich Airport , WBCSD, Globe Telecom, H&M, Telefónica O2, Ecova are among 123 nominees being shortlisted for this year’s The Responsible Business Awards

London, 21st July 2015

The shortlist for Ethical Corporation's 6th Responsible Business Awards has been announced. The winners will be revealed and celebrated at a glamorous awards dinner ceremony on the 25th of September in central London.

It’s been a challenging task, drawn from over 300 entries, 123 nominees were finally shortlisted for this year’s Awards.

This year’s shortlist has grown primarily because 5 more categories have been added, including; best public company, best SME, best social enterprise, best corporate communications and best integrated report.

Ethical Corporation would like to thank everyone that entered for all their hard work and efforts spent in the submissions. Please keep up your great work!

The shortlist includes:

BUSINESS STRATEGY

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION

  • Ecolab: Water Risk

  • Ecova: Data Insights for Multi-Site Companies and Small- to Medium-Sized Business: The Challenges of Managing Resources at Hundreds, or Even Thousands, of Sites

  • Globe Telecom: Let’s create a wonderful world

  • Hogan-Lovells: HL BaSE

  • Johnson & Johnson : Johnson & Johnson’s Earthwards® Approach

  • Kebony: Kebony Wood

  • RBS: RBS Sustainable Energy Forum

  • SunPower Corporation: SunPower: Powering a Renewable Economy with Cradle to Cradle Certified Products

  • Tetra Pak: The World First Renewables Package

  • Timberland: Timberland Tires: Innovation in Action

  • IHG: Green Engage

BEST PRIVATE COMPANY

  • Bloomberg: Our Bottom Line is Impact

  • Earth Friendly Products: Best private company

  • Firmenich: Firmenich

  • IKEA: Journey Toward Becoming People, Planet, Positive

  • Novelis: Transforming an One-Hundred Year Old Industry from Linear to Circular

  • Roshan: Making a real difference in the world’s most challenging markets

BEST PUBLIC COMPANY

  • ICA gruppen: ICA inspires a “climate right” and great food life

  • Jaguar Land Rover: Environmental Innovation at Jaguar Land Rover

  • Resolute: Building a successful Tomorrow

  • Telefónica in the UK: Think Big Blueprint

  • United Bank of Africa: Best Public Company

  • Woolworths: Woolworths Holding Limited

SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE

  • CFS2: Ethical Financial Inclusion

  • Elias Consulting: Value for Life

  • Élan Hair Design: The UK’s most eco-friendly hair salon

  • Greenco Water: PAK FLAT Tanks – Designed In Australia, Made For The World

  • Sindicatum: Sindicatum sustainable resources’ renewco initiative

  • Sphere-E: Leadership Software To Support Sustainable Purchasing Globally

  • Troldtekt: Business Strategy Based on Cradle to Cradle Principles

BEST SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

  • Ecova: Results Through Responsibility

  • Aga Khan Planning and Building Service: Pakistan’s (AKPBS,P) Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP)

  • Carbon Tracker: Carbon Tracker Initiative Limited (CTIL)

  • CFS2: Ethical Financial Inclusion

  • Collective Leadership : The Collective Leadership Institute - Scaling-up effectiveness of cross-sector collaboration Divine Chocolate

  • Good World Solutions: Labor Link by Good World Solutions

  • Kosovo Energy Distribution and Supply Company: Launching an academy for job for unemployment reduction

  • MissionHUB: Mission HUB

  • SunPower Corporation: Solar Service Station (3S): Providing lighting and livelihoods

  • Pertamina EP Asset 5 Tarakan Field: Seizes Adipura, Keeps Citizens Welfare & Builds Environmentally Conscious Generation

COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE

BEST CR REPORT

  • Coca-Cola China: Coca-Cola China Sustainability Report 2012-2013

  • Olam International: Demonstrating Connectivity in The Landscape

  • City Developments Limited: Creating Value For the Future

  • H&M: H&M Conscious Actions Sustainability Report 2014

  • Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group

  • Merck & Co., Inc USA: Merck USA CR 2013

  • MTR Corporation: Life of The City

  • Novelis: Adding More Aluminium: Creating Value

  • WPP: WPP’s' Sustainability Report'

  • Globe Telecom: Let’s create a wonderful world

  • Brisa Bridgestone: sustainability journey

  • My Climate: The one and only

BEST INTEGRATED REPORT

  • AkzoNobel: Creating Value

  • UniCredit: 2014 Integrated Report. Our sustainable value creation  

  • The Crown Estate: A three-year journey towards integrated reporting and thinking

  • Swedfund International AB: Sustainable Business

  • Santander Brazil: Annual Report

  • Munich Airport: Strengths ‐ Munich Airport Annual Integrated Report 2014

  • Itaú Unibanco: Itaú Unibanco’s Integrated Report

BEST CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

  • ABN AMRO: ABN AMRO Sustainable Diamond Jewellery Guide

  • Carbon Tracker: Carbon Tracker Initiative Limited (CTIL)

  • Globe Telecom: Project 1 Phone

  • Kosovo Energy Distribution and Supply Company: Good communication lead to a good corporate reputation of the company

  • SM Prime Holdings: SM Cares Communication Campaign

  • WBCSD: Reporting Matters

BEST CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN

  • Gas Natural Fenosa: Cinergía: the project that takes energy efficiency to the cinema

  • Globe Telecom: Project 1 Phone

  • Guinness Anchor Berhad: Drink Sensibly (DS) Festive Campaign

  • Telefónica UK O2: Engaging customers in sustainability through transparency and choice

  • TTNT: EngelsizTivibu/ Accessible Tivibu

  • Turkcell: The life is beautiful when you share the same language

  • WWF: Thailand’s Campaign: “Chor Chang Can Save Elephants”

VALUE CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY

BEST SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT

  • East of England Coop: Sourced Locally

  • GSK: GSK’s Supplier Sustainability Programme

  • KPMG UK: Sustainable Procurement Programme

  • Scania Latin America: A Greener Supply Chain Through Innovation and Simplicity

  • Together for Sustainability: A joint initiative to create benchmarks for sustainable supply chains

BEST BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

  • Starwood and Coca Cola: Starwood and Coca-Cola Sustainability Partnership

  • Telefónica UK O2 and Bauer Media: GoThinkBig

  • Jaguar Land Rover and Novelis: A true leader in the circular economy is focused not on transforming one business but an entire marketplace.

  • GrowCocoa: a partnership between Olam International and The Bloomer Chocolate Co. 

  • Agility: Logistics Emergency Teams

  • Santander: Santander and Coopercitrus partnership

BEST BUSINESS NGO PARTNERSHIP

  • Bloomberg and SASB: Sustainable Finance and Market Transparency

  • Chemonics International Inc: Building Shared Value through Innovative Partnerships in Colombian Gold Mining

  • The Cooperative Group and The One Foundation: Improving health and livelihoods through access to safe, clean water

  • Vodafone & Labor Link: Vodafone & Labor Link by Good World Solutions

  • The Hershey Company: Project Peanut Butter – From Saving Lives To Energizing Learning in Rural Ghana

  • KPMG and Citizens UK: Living Wage Foundation Partnership

  • RBS: Accessible Card – responding to the needs of our customers and stakeholders

  • Resolute Forest products: Lasting Collaborations with First Nations

  • Starwood and Clean the World (CTW): Starwood and Clean the World (CTW) Sustainability Partnership

  • Turkcell and Young Guru Academy (YGA): Turkcell My Dream Partner

  • Barclays and Unicef: Enter title of submission here: Building Young Futures, Barclays and UNICEF

  • UPS Foundation: UPS Links Advanced Tracking Technology with Global Humanitarian Relief Efforts

MOST EFFECTIVE DOMESTIC COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

  • Backus SAB Miller: Making Progress Together

  • GE Foundation: Developing Futures™

  • Neustar: Neustar and Everfi Partner to Deliver My Digital Life Literacy Program

  • Roshan: Building the Future-Roshan’s School Construction Initiative

  • PepsiCo: PepsiCo’s Food for Good Program

  • SM Prime Holdings: SM Cares housing project for the survivors of typhoon Haiyan

  • Optus Pty Limited: Optus and The Smith Family – student2student mobile program

MOST EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

  • Barclays, Plan UK and CARE UK: Banking on Change

  • Digicel: Improving Education in Haiti - the 150 schools initiative

  • The Old Mutual: ‘On The Money’

  • UPS: UPS Supply Chain Coalitions Address Urgent Needs for Ebola Health Workers

  • Vestergaard: LifeStraw Follow the Litters

  • Primark: Primark – Financial literacy and inclusion in Bangladesh

  • Limak Kosovo International Airport (LKIA): "Business and Technical Education: a unique value proposition"

  • The Hershey Company: CocoaLink: Connecting Cocoa Communities

INTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

BEST EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

  • Globe: Let’s create wonderful work

  • Jeronimo Martins: Water and Energy Teams

  • Timberland: Engaging Timberland Employees on a Path of Service

  • Ecova: Corporate Responsibility at Ecova: A Team Effort

  • AkzoNobel: Internal Engagement for Planet Possible

  • OMV: OMV Group - Employees’ Sustainability Engagement (EE)

HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY OF THE YEAR

  • Firmenich: Bérangère Magarinos-Ruchat

  • Mott MacDonald: Davide Stronati

  • Telefónica UK O2: Bill Eyres

  • Yes Bank: Namita Vikas

CEO OF THE YEAR

  • The Hershey Company: John P. Bilbrey

  • Roshan: Karim Khoja

  • Telefónica UK O2: Ronan Dunne

  • Yes Bank: Mr. Rana Kapoor

For more information about the awards, the shortlist or the dinner ceremony, contact Elina Yumasheva on elina.yumasheva@ethicalcorp.com or on +44 (0) 207 375 7573 or visit http://events.ethicalcorp.com/awards/index.php
  

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