The Awards for Excellence
Business in the Community’s Awards for Excellence showcase the best of responsible business in action. They are the UK’s most influential, independent, peer assessed corporate responsibility awards. Now in their fifteenth year they are widely acknowledged as one of the most respected endorsements of responsible business.
The Awards for Excellence 2012 are now closed. Winners will be presented at the Yorkshire and Humber Awards for Excellence 2012 Gala Dinner
Big Tick winners 2011
Big Ticks are awarded to companies whose programmes have demonstrated the positive impact of responsible business.
Anglo American Responsible Supply Chain Award
This award recognises companies that can demonstrate innovation and positive impact across their supply chain.
Hallmark Cards
Coffey International Award
This awards recognises company programmes that can demonstrate positive impact against one or more of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
Marshalls Plc - also Highly Commended 2011
Education Award supported by Nationwide
This awards recognises education employer programmes that raise the attainment and aspirations of young people through building sustainable partnerships with schools for the benefit of pupils aged 5-19 years in the UK.
Pinsent Masons LLP
Norse Commercial Services Work Inclusion Award
This awards recognises companies that have supported people from excluded groups into employment and increased their employability skills.
Kier Group
Small Company of the Year Award in association with the Institute of Directors.
This is for SMEs that through leadership and integration of corporate responsibility are improving their business and their overall impact on society - in the marketplace, the workplace, the environment and the community.
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Reaccreditations
The following companies were reaccredited with a Big Tick for demonstrating the ongoing impact of their programmes:
Arco Ltd, ,Hallmark Cards, InterfaceFLOR, Marshalls, Northern Rail, Purely Nutrition, The British Land Company and Yorkshire Water.
The Prince's Ambassador Award
We are delighted to announce that Graham Holden, Chief Executive of Marshalls plc is to continue as the Prince’s Ambassador for Responsible Business in Yorkshire and Humber for the second year running.
This award is for an individual whose leadership and committment to responsible business has resulted in changes and improvements inside their own company, and also inspired other companies to take action.
The Marks and Spencer Sieff Award
The Marks and Spencer Sieff Award is for an outstanding individual based in the community, who has successfully collaborated with business.
The winner in Yorkshire and Humber is Lisa Leonard, Head Teacher at St Anthony's Primary School in Beeston, Leeds.
