2011 CSR Award Winners
2011 marks the first of what we promise to make an annual event: a made-in-Atlantic Canada awards program that recognizes regional companies and organizations making exceptional efforts towards corporate social responsibility and sustainable prosperity.
It’s important to stress that there are no “giveaways” in these awards. As a baseline, nominees —particularly the large, complex organizations — were expected to have good CSR practices.
Winner status was only awarded where the judges found unique or distinctive add-ons that demonstrated the commitment of organizations to go beyond legal requirements and standard best practices in pursuit of innovative approaches.
To those who received honourable mention status, the judges commend you for your efforts while encouraging you to continue and expand your CSR programs. They also suggested you identify who is leading your CSR programs. If it is your employees more so than your organization, the judges suggest that stronger organizational efforts should be made to support and complement that employee commitment. Make those refinements, and you may well be one of next year’s winners.
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Sustainability
Recognizes significant improvements in operations, production processes, resource requirements, recycling, product design, buildings and other infrastructure that demonstrably improve sustainability.
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Human Resources
Recognizes significant initiatives to improve the working lives, safety, diversity and/or general well-being of employees.
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Philanthropy/Community Outreach
Recognizes corporate support of social initiatives within the local community and/or on a national or international basis.
