With less than 8 weeks to go before entries open for next year’s National CSR Awards (NCSRA), its organisers have announced new and expanded categories.
With the introduction of three international awards – Best International Sustainable Community Project, Best International Conservation Project and Global Sustainable Transport – all 24 award categories look to address the key business issues that are essential to creating a more sustainable future.
Karen Sutton, chief executive, NCSRA, explained the rationale behind the revamp of the award categories: “We wanted to ensure that the awards are an accurate reflection of where business is making progress in all aspects of CSR and sustainability and the revised categories do just that. For example, we’ve changed 2015’s Carbon Offsetting to Carbon Neutral because the days when social responsibility could be treated as an add-on to business-as-usual are gone. Companies cannot simply give money to compensate for unsustainable practice.”
Companies of all sizes are encouraged to enter. “Whether you have 10 employees or 10,000, the awards are looking to reward and recognize business excellence and innovation in CSR and sustainability. All entries have an equal chance of winning,” added Sutton.
Entries open on 4 January 2016 but early registration of interest is encouraged. To register your interest and to learn more about the Awards, visit www.nationalcsrawards.co.uk
The National CSR Awards 2016 will take place on 12 May 2016 in London at The Crystal, the world’s most sustainable events space.
