Chancellor to speak at National CSR Awards 2017

Rt. Hon. Philip Hammond MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will address attendees at this year’s National CSR Awards gala dinner at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on 18th May 2017. Hailing from a wide-ranging background of hands-on business experience in small and medium-sized companies in manufacturing, property and construction, and oil and gas, both in…

Entries close at midnight on 10 February 2017

There’s only one week to go before entries for the National CSR Awards 2017 close. “There’s still time to get your entry in,” urged Karen Sutton, CEO and Founder of the awards. “The online awards entry platform, powered by AwardStage, is simple and straightforward. We are here to support you throughout, to ensure the process is as…

2017 awards entry deadline extended

There’s still time to enter this year’s National CSR Awards 2017. Entries to this year’s awards, sponsored by Revive, will now be accepted up to and including Friday 10th February 2017. “This year has been our busiest ever and we want to give everyone sufficient time to get all their entries in,” explains Karen Sutton, Founder…

Jalebi joins 2017 awards sponsor line-up

Jalebi is the UK’s fastest growing community engagement agency and is this year’s sponsor of the Best Partnership in the Community category. Named after the Indian sweet made and shared on celebratory occasions by families and communities, Jalebi develops community engagement campaigns for corporate clients through which it aims to build trust and drive a company’s…

Revive to sponsor National CSR Awards 2017

The National CSR Awards 2017 is proud to announce that this year’s headline sponsor is Revive, the leading range of recycled paper in the UK. Manufactured across Europe from leading paper mills from varying levels of recycled fibre, Revive offers a number of recycled choices. The superior quality of Revive means that it gives the…

New conference to discuss net impact strategies

Sustain Value and Consciam are collaborating on a new conference to discuss the rapidly evolving field of net impact approaches to sustainability. Net Impact Approaches: Bringing the strands together will take place on 24 May 2017 at 15 Hatfields in central London. The conference provides a timely opportunity for anyone involved in the topic to meet…

Hubbub launches sustainability vlogging channel

Winner of last year’s National CSR Award for Best Individual Community Project (SME), Hubbub, has secured £100,000 of investment funding from CAF Venturesome to launch a new sustainability vlogging channel. The channel is part of Hubbub’s on-going ambition to take environmental messages to a mainstream audience in a way that is fresh and compelling. The…

Making sustainability the dish of the day

Shirley Duncalf is head of sustainability at Bidvest Foodservice, one of the UK’s leading foodservice providers. Here she talks to Liz Jones about how she drives the sustainability agenda in a company that ensures hotels, pubs, schools, universities and care homes across the country serve up quality food on their menus.   Shirley first joined…

The business benefits to entering 2017 awards

The business benefits to entering the National CSR Awards 2017 are numerous. The Awards celebrate hard work and success and are great PR opportunities. There’s the benchmarking aspect too because the application process can often force you to look at your business from a different perspective and compare yourself to your competitors. A win, short-listing…

Two new faces join 2017 judging panel

The National CSR Awards 2017 is pleased to welcome two new faces to its judging panel: Steve Creed (pictured below left), director of business programmes, at WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) and Mark Jankovich, CEO of Delphis Eco (pictured right). Steve is an engineer by background having completed an engineering degree in his native country…