The winners of the 14th Responsible Business Awards were revealed by Reuters Events at a ceremony in London attended by 280 guests from all over the world to celebrate sustainable excellence of business.
The Responsible Business Awards event is a celebration of strategies and organisations that are truly challenging the status quo of business and transforming the world around them for a more purpose-driven, sustainable future for all. With over 700 applications coming from 51 countries, winners were chosen by an independent panel of 25 expert judges based on the innovation, impact and scalability of their work.
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS HONOUREE
Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson was honoured with this year’s Responsible Business Honouree Award. The Responsible Business Honouree Award recognises an individual that has dedicated their career to delivering change. Previous award winners include; Lise Kingo, Mark Carney, Christiana Figueres, and Paul Polman.
“These winners have shown exceptional commitment to responsible and sustainable business practices, setting an inspiring example for their peers and the broader business community,” stated the awards organiser. “Their efforts have a profound impact on the well-being of our society and the planet.”
ERM CVS, part of the ERM Group, was this year’s Reporting & Communications Sponsor at the ceremony.
2023’S RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS AWARDS WINNERS
This year’s Responsible Business Awards winners and highly commended, by category, include:
Reporting & Transparency
Winner: CEZ Group – CEZ Group’s Interactive Data Library, Czech Republic, Global
Highly Commended: Telford Homes – Telford Homes’ Sustainability Report
Purpose Driven Communications
Winner: Business for Nature – Make it Mandatory – campaigning for a nature-positive world
Highly Commended: EE – Dennis the Menace gets Phonesmart
Net Zero Transition Award
Winner: Geopost – Driving ahead to Net Zero in 2040
Highly Commended: Flor De Caña – Carbon Neutral Certification
Social Human Capital Award
Winner: PayPal – PayPal’s Employee Financial Diaries Report
SDG Pioneer Award
Winner: ARISE IIP – The Garment Training Center
Highly Commended: MPOWER Financing – Revolutionizing Student Lending and Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
Product Innovation
Winner: Club Coffee (part of ofi) – Club Coffee’s AromaPak™ featuring Boardio® Technology
Highly Commended: Vestaron Corp – Peptides Leading a Revolution in Crop Protection
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Winner: Walgreens Boots Alliance – Walgreens Boots Alliance’s Renewed Commitment to Disability Inclusion
Highly Commended: Hind Management/Sudima Hotels – Commitment to DEI contributes to outstanding employee satisfaction for New Zealand hotel group
Business Transformation
Winner: VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG – Improving the quality of life with sustainable outdoor products and circular business strategies
Highly Commended: O’right Inc – An Excellent Role Model for the Beauty Enterprises Worldwide of Achieving Net Zero Transformation
Partnership of the Year
Winner: Primark – CottonConnect, SEWA
Highly Commended: BURN & Del Agua – 1 Million Clean Cookstoves Transforming Lives and Nature in Rwanda
Responsible Investor
Winner: IMPAX Asset Management – Impax Asset Management
Highly Commended: Norsad Capital – Building a Better Africa
Biodiversity Champion
Winner: Ecotone – Ecotone’s pioneering initiatives and true leadership in sustainable food
Highly Commended: Mercado Libre – How Mercado Libre is fostering the bioeconomy and entrepreneurial initiatives that promote the conservation and regeneration of biomes
Social Impact
Winner: Mastercard – Community Pass
Highly Commended: Olam Agri – Better Rice, Better Life
Sustainability Trailblazer
Winner: Namrata Sandhu, Vaayu
Highly Commended: Raja Dhir, Seed Health
Circular Transition
Winner: Holcim – Four Consecutive World-First Innovation Breakthroughs that accelerate Circular Construction
Highly Commended: ATRenew – ATRenew as an innovator of the pre-owned industry
Responsible Business Honouree Award
Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland
Click here for more information about the categories, winners and highly commended.
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