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The inaugural National CSR Awards, founded by Business@Brooklands is designed to celebrate business excellence and innovation within the area of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). It is the only one of its kind in the UK; encompassing all areas of CSR including Sustainability, Carbon Footprinting, Community Development, Staff Welfare and Education.

A unique event…
The Awards event, which will be hosted by Mercedes-Benz World on 6th March 2015, will be combined with a full day of activities including a low carbon emission vehicle display and a selection of local CSR initiatives which will be showcased to a National audience of sponsors, high profile judges, local businesses and National award entry guests.

What is unique about the National CSR Awards?

It’s not just an Awards Ceremony…

The event will be an entire day of activities:- an awards ceremony, a low-carbon emission vehicle demonstration (at Brooklands Museum) with test drives and a selection of local CSR initiatives which will be showcased to a National audience. The showcase will allow organisations to share experiences and best practice, and if your organisation is new to CSR, it will deliver a complete programme that will inspire you to do more.

There will be special offers running for the rest of the day from local venues, in order for you to enjoy your time here.

The six unique award categories split into three business sectors means that any business can apply! SMEs, not-for-profit and large organisations will be judged not just on the size and impact of the project, but by the resources used within the business in order to deliver it.

Credibility

The National CSR Awards is being run by Business@Brooklands; a not for profit organisation in Brooklands, Weybridge that has four years experience in developing best practice and collaboration on a local level.

The entry fee to enter your business for an award is all you will pay. The Award Ceremony Luncheon and the CSR Showcase will be free to attend, for all short-listed applicants, sponsors and partners. Other applicants and businesses can attend the Showcase event for a small event fee of £25. A further 50 tickets are being sold for the Award Ceremony; if you are interested in purchasing these, please email: apply@nationalCSRawards.co.uk

High Profile

The awards are being judged by a distinguished judging panel made up of five pre-judges (who will decide upon the shortlisted candidates) and high profile judges. Click here to see our judging line-up.

The awards will be promoted to a National audience, and our PR, marketing, communications will reflect this. Every element of the awards programme has been designed to provide entrants with National recognition for their superb CSR efforts.

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Each winner will be presented with a uniquely designed award that will be made entirely from specialist materials; materials that will be hand cut by the award design, Siobhan Jones. Each award will have it’s own unique features (similar to the photo below) and presented with mounts in order for winners to proudly to display it prominently in their business premises.

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  • £225 for Large & Medium Business (250+ employees)
  • £150 for Public & 3rd Sector
  • £99 for Small Business (<250 employees)

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(Outstanding Individual Leadership Award is Free)

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  • Overall Excellence in CSR Award
  • Environmental Leadership Award
  • Best Community Development Project Award
  • Best Education Project Award
  • Innovation Award for Workplace Practices
  • Best Carbon Foot printing & Offsetting Award
  • Outstanding Individual Leadership Award (Free to nominate)

Entries are now closed.

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If you have any further questions about the National CSR Awards, please email us at apply@nationalcsrawards.co.uk

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The work on some element of the project or initiative entered must have taken place between January 2012 to December 2014.

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  • 31st January 2015 – Entry Closing date
  • 6th February 2015 – Pre-Judging Panel announce Shortlist
  • 11th February 2015 – Judges meet to decide winners
  • 6th March 2015 – Awards ceremony and CSR showcase

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  • National Coverage.
  • An exclusive & prestigious Award.
  • Use of the National CSR Winners & Shortlisted Companies Logo.
  • All shortlisted companies are invited to the National CSR Awards event taking place on the 6th March 2015 for free.
  • Winners will have an article write-up of their entry professional written by our Media Partner, Ethical Performance.

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