Santander, Turkcell, Fashion Revolution, Hong-Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Votorantim Metais, Vodafone, Dell, AB InBev, PureCircle, Roshan, Blackmores, Bankinter, Twinings, Nike are among 91 nominees being shortlisted for this year’s The Responsible Business Awards

London, 17th July 2014

The shortlist for Ethical Corporation's 5th Responsible Business Awards has been announced. The winners will be revealed and celebrated at a glamorous awards dinner ceremony on the 29th of September in central London.

It’s been a tough task, drawn from nearly 400 entries, 92 nominees were finally shortlisted for this year’s Awards.

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:

BEST EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

  • Seventh Generation – LEAD w/Values
  • Procter & Gamble – Fabric Care
  • Dell – Dell’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and employee engagement
  • Bacardi Limited – How Bacardi Limited engages its global employees in sustainability and CR
  • TD Bank – The 4Hs of Environmental Engagement
  • The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited – Be an inspiration – HSH Group Corporate Responsibility Video-making contest
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) – How AB InBev is empowering colleagues to reduce environmental impact across 25 countries and its supply chain
  • Iatu Unibanco – Financial Education at Iatu Unibanco: a challenge that begins at home

SUSTAINABILITY COMMERCIALISED

  • B&Q – One planet home program
  • MBA Polymers – Sustainable Polymer Technology
  • Natura – SOU: Why do you need what you don’t need?
  • Wheelabrator – Green Steam Keeps the Linens Clean
  • Kebony – The Sustainable Alternative To Tropical Hardwood
  • Ecolab – Ecolab: Partnering to solve global challenges, sustainably
  • Net-Works - Net-Works: good for people, the environment and business
  • GXT Green - GXT Green ECOgrade Degradable, Sustainable, Carryout bags
  • PureCircle – Empowering the food and beverage industry to drive down impacts through sustainable “better-for-you” ingredient choice

BEST PRIVATE COMPANY

  • Roshan – A Changemaker in 2014
  • MARS INCORPORATED
  • Bankinter – “Tic, Tac, Toe” Sustainability Project
  • Bacardi Limited – Bacardi Launches Good Spirited; Building a Sustainable Future
  • SC Johnson – SC Johnson’s journey to zero landfill

BEST SME

  • The Mad Monkey Hostel – Social Responsibility As A Core Business Driver
  • GXT Green – GXT Green and ECOgrade Degradable Bags
  • Intex Solutions
  • MBA Polymers – Sustainable Polymer Technology
  • Elan Hair Design – The UK’s most eco-friendly hair salon

BEST SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT

  • Nestle – Responsible Sourcing at Nestle
  • Blackmores – Blackmores Fish Oil Sourcing
  • Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd (GIIL) – Advisory Function Support of the On-farm Open Source Program
  • Woolworths – Enterprise development: Farming for the future
  • Vodafone – best supplier engagement
  • Lockheed Martin - Lockheed Martin’s Sustainable Supply Chain Management

BEST SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

  • Coca-Cola Icecek - Coca-Cola Icecek 2012 Sustainability Report
  • H&M – H&M Sustainability Report 2013
  • The Maersk Group - The Maersk Group’s Sustainability Report 2013
  • GE – GE Sustainability Report 2013
  • Legal & General – Housing, Health and Later life matters
  • Merck – Merck 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report
  • Nestle – Nestle in Society: Creating Shared Value and meeting our commitments 2013
  • Nike – FY12/13 Sustainable Business Performance Summary
  • Deutsche Telekom – We take responsibility – CR Report 2013
  • The Co-operative - Sustainability Report 2013

BEST B2B PARTNERSHIP

  • MARS INCORPORATED – Mesquite Creek Wind Farm
  • Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd (GIIL) - GIIL and Baileys Sustainable Cream Initiative
  • Agility – A Partner in Logistics Emergency Teams (LETs)
  • Zip Xpress – Haworth/Zip Xpress

BEST BUSINESS/ NGO PARTNERSHIP

  • Marks and Spencer and Good World Solutions – Leveraging mobile technology for real-time supply chain transparency
  • Shell and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
  • Woolworths and WWF-SA partnerships: Sustainable business initiative
  • Barclays and Care and Plan UK - Banking on Change
  • Interface and Zoological Society of London – Net-Works: delivering social, economic and environmental benefits to the Philippines
  • Central England Cooperative and Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council - The Saffron Acres Project
  • Starwood Hotels & Resorts and UNICEF – ‘Check Out for Children’
  • B&Q and BioRegional and The Sylva Foundation - Good Woods
  • Turk Telekom (TT) and Bogazici University GETEM and Assistive Technology and Education Laboratory – Books on the phone
  • SM Prime Holdings – Sensory Friendly Movies

MOST EFFECTIVE DOMESTIC COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

  • Sky Academy Skills Studios
  • Mondelez International – Health for Life
  • Pure Leapfrog - Pure Leapfrog Community Energy Fund – Moving IRR to SRR
  • TTNET – Internet4All
  • PT Bumi Resources – The Self-Reliant Villages Program
  • Turkcell – “Women Empowerment in Economy” (WEE) project
  • PT Pertamina EP – Community Investment as Competitive Advantage of PT Pertamina EP Subang Field
  • Tropicalia – The Accidental Girlfriends
  • Votorantim Metais – The Future in our Hands: a project with a focus on qualification and inclusion of the youth in the labor market

MOST EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

  • Aviva – Aviva sets the standard for improving lives whilst tackling climate change
  • KPMG – KPMG’s BRIGHT Programme
  • Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) – A fair Deal for Sierra Leone
  • Twinings – Improving Health, Nutrition and Promoting a Protective Environment for Adolescent Girls on Assam Tea Estates
  • HP – HP LIFE e-Learning
  • Vimpelcom - Improving Literacy in Rural Pakistan
  • Monsoon – Barabanki Weavers Project
  • Tetra Pak – Supporting small holder milk farmers in Bangladesh through the Dairy Hub model
  • The Co-operative – going ‘beyond Fairtrade’

BEST CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN (SOCIAL MEDIA AND TRADITIONAL)

  • CVS Caremark – CVS Quits
  • Sky – Sky Rainforest Rescue
  • B&Q – Great British Bee Count – Smart Phone App (B&Q and Friends of the Earth)
  • Santander – Reduza e Compense CO2
  • Racold Thermo – Racold Switch2Green
  • Fashion Revolution – Fashion Revolution

HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY OF THE YEAR

  • Wembley Stadium, James Huartson
  • B&Q, Matt Sexton
  • YES BANK, Namita Vikas
  • Natura Ecoparque, Denise Alves
  • PureCircle, Ajay Chandran

CEO OF THE YEAR

  • Seventh Generation, John Replogle
  • ITC Hotels, Nakul Anand
  • Roshan, Karim Khoja
  • YES BANK, Rana Kapoor
  • Zip Xpress, Dina McKnight
  • Southwest Airlines, Gary Kelly

The Awards Night will be taking place on Monday 29th September 2014. The night will host the creme de la creme from the world of sustainability. The 300+ attendees will be the first to know the winners of this year's awards. On top of this they'll enjoy a glamours night of entertainment, 3-course meal and celebratory drinks.

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 here

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