Mondelez, IHG, MasterCard, StarHub, Sealed Air, Swedfuind International, Itaú Unibanco, Millicom, Arizona Chemical, AccorHotels, Mars, The Body Shop, American Cleaning Institute, Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, JetBlue, Interface, Cisco are among 118 nominees being shortlisted for this year’s The Responsible Business Awards

London, 25th July 2016

The shortlist for Ethical Corporation's 7th Responsible Business Awards has been announced. The winners will be revealed and celebrated at a glamorous awards ceremony on the 30th September at the Hilton Waldorf in central London.

It’s been a challenging task, drawn from over 310 entries, 118 nominees were finally shortlisted for this year’s Awards.

This year’s shortlist has grown primarily because 4 more categories have been added, including; Sustainability Leader of the Year, Best Communications, Best Engagement Campaign (Social Media and Traditional) and Best Company.

Ethical Corporation would like to thank everyone that entered for all their hard work and efforts spent in the submissions. Please keep up your great work!
The shortlist includes:

BUSINESS STRATEGY

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION

• TÜRK TELEKOM: Loud Steps

• City Developments Limited: City Developments Limited

• ABN AMRO Bank N.V.: ABN AMRO Social Impact Bonds

• Hogan Lovells: HL BaSE

• Ecova, Inc.: Driving Meaningful Customer Engagement through Breakthrough Digital and Analytics-Based Solutions

• Banco Santander Brasil S.A.: Banco Santander Brasil S.A.

• Interface: The World’s First Recycled Polyvinylbutyral (PVB) Precoat

• Arizona Chemical: Innovative, Bio-renewable Additive Avoids Waste and Supports Circular Economy in Road Construction

• B&Q and Scott Pallets: Green Pallets

• International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.: Pioneering Regenerative Products through Green Chemistry

BEST COMPANY

• Interface: Mission Zero and Beyond: Interface's Commitment to Sustainablilty

• Royal DSM: DSM’s mission is to bring brighter lives to people today and generations to come.

• AccorHotels: AccorHotels is acting for positive Hospitality

• Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Kimberly-Clark Corporation

• YES BANK Limited: Globalizing Responsible Banking Mindshare & Outcomes in India

• International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.: Pioneering Firsts at IFF for a Sustainable Future

• Mars, Incorporated: Mars, Incorporated for Best Company

• The Body Shop: The Body Shop

• GSUK Ltd: GSUK Ltd

• VF Corporation: VF Corporation

• Earth Friendly Products: Platinum level Zero Waste and Carbon neutral manufacturing

• Élan Hair Design: Élan Hair Design

BEST SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

• Alquity Investment Management: Best Social Enterprise

• Consumer Online Foundation: Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) India Initiative

• JCS Investments LTD: Impact Investment in Ghana the difficult alternative

• Kebony: Kebony, Best Social Enterprise

• Neighbourly: Neighbourly - the social network for social good

• The Akshaya Patra Foundation: The Akshaya Patra Foundation – World’s Largest School lunch program.

COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE

BEST SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

• Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group Helping Britain Prosper

• City Developments Limited: Best Sustainability Report

• StarHub Ltd: Best Sustainability Report

• MetLife: MetLife Corporate Responsibility Report - Global Impact

• Newmont Mining Corporation: Reporting That Goes Beyond the Mine

• American Cleaning Institute: 2015 American Cleaning Institute Sustainability Report

• Lockheed Martin: The Science of Citizenship: 2015 Sustainability Report

• CLP Holdings Limited: CLP Group 2014 Sustainability Report

• EY UK LLP: EY EMEIA Financial Services (FS) Sustainability Report 2015

• FMC Corporation: FMC Corporation 2015 Sustainability Report “Our Formula for Progress”

• Novartis International AG: Novartis CR Performance Report – A fast, comprehensive and concise source of CR data for CR professionals

• Millicom: Best Sustainability Report

BEST INTEGRATED REPORT

• Itaú Unibanco S/A: Itaú Unibanco's case of Integrated Report

• Munich Airport: Munich Airport: Integrated Report 2015

• MOL Group: MOL Group’s 8th Integrated Annual Report – a tradition continued

• Swedfund International AB: Sustainable Business - Swedfund's Integrated Report 2015

• Vancity: Strong foundations for a sustainable future - Vancity 2015 Annual Report

• ING: Staying a step ahead: everything is connected

• UniCredit Spa: 2015 Integrated Report: Inside Real Life. A 360 view

BEST COMMUNICATIONS

• ABN AMRO Bank N.V.: ABN AMRO Human Rights Guide - our path towards respecting Human Rights

• DSM: Science Can Change the World

• Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group Helping Britain Prosper

• Newmont Mining Corporation: Mining Mutual Respect and Understanding

• PepsiCo: #HowWillWe

• Simplot & John West Tuna: John West Australia - MSC Launch

• John West Australia - MSC Launch: The Green Academy - Westfield's School of Sustainability

BEST ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN (social media & traditional)

• Simplot: John West Australia - MSC Launch

• Alquity Investment Management: Ubuntu People Campaign

• MetLife: Multipliers of Prosperity

• Bentall Kennedy Group: ForverGreen Tenant Engagement Program

• Lloyds Banking Group: Digital Champions

• StarHub Ltd: StarHub RENEW & School Green Awards

• Heineken UK: Heineken UK

VALUE CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY

BEST SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT

• Abbott: Engaging Small Holder Dairy Farmers in India

• Cargill: Sustainable supply chains: the role of farmer cooperatives as platforms for sustainable development

• City Developments Limited: Best Supplier Engagement

• Deutsche Telekom AG: Together for Strong Brands

• HP Inc.: Protecting workers and the environment with HP’s SER supplier scorecard

• Mondelēz International: Cocoa Life

BEST BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

• Sealed Air: Sealed Air’s Soap for Hope™ Program

• Heineken UK: BEST BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

• B&Q plc and Scott Pallets: Green Pallets

• Banco Santander Brasil S.A.: BEST BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

BEST BUSINESS NGO PARTNERSHIP

• Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Best Business NGO Partnership

• B&Q plc and Bioregional: One Planet Home

• Globe Telecom, Inc.: TeamGlobe & Kiva

• Hogan Lovells International LLP: Hogan Lovells and Lendwithcare: Investing in Women

• Whirlpool EMEA: WHIRLPOOL & HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

• UNICEF: Innovating for Impact: UNICEF and ARM partnership

• GSK Plc and Save the Children UK: GSK and Save the Children partnership

• WWF South Africa: WWF Woolworths Partnership

• Keurig Green Mountain: Blue Harvest: Empowering coffee farmers to restore and protect their communities’ water supplies

• Forum for the Future: Transforming the UK energy system: The Living Grid

• Clariant: The SPOTS® initiative and Wild Asia: pioneering sustainable palm oil

• M&S and WWF: Best Business NGO Partnership

MOST EFFECTIVE DOMESTIC COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

• Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad: ASTRO KASIH LIFELONG LEARNING INITIATIVE

• Banco Santander Brasil S.A.: Banco Santander Brasil S.A.

• Fundacion Tropicalia: Learning for Life in Miches: Fundación Tropicalia

• General Motors: General Motors Student Corps Inspire Community

• Hedcor, Inc.: Enabling country side cooperatives

• Hogan Lovells: Business Class

• Jerónimo Martins: Fighting Food Waste on All Fronts

• Lloyds Banking Group: Digital Champions

• Sky: Sky Academy

• YES BANK Limited: Livelihood & Water Security

MOST EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

• Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Most Effective International Community Investment

• Timberland: Empowering Haitian Farmers through Tree Planting

• Sealed Air: Sealed Air’s Soap for Hope™ Program

• Bechtel Corporation: Building Community Trust

• JetBlue: Most Effective International Community Investment

• MasterCard: Most Effective International Community Investment

• CBRE: Building a better future

• Interface: Supporting the World's Communities through Net-Works

INTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

BEST EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

• Cisco Systems: Engaging Employees for Supply Chain Sustainability Transformation

• HanesBrands: Employee/Community Volunteerism at the Core of Hanes’ Latin America CSR Support

• Jerónimo Martins: Fighting Food Waste on All Fronts

• Jet: Best Employee Engagement

• RB: RB and Save the Children's Global Challenge

• WNS Global Services: Best Employee Engagement

SUSTAINABILITY LEADER OF THE YEAR

• Standard Life: Sustainability Leader of the Year

• Jet: Sustainability Leader of the Year

• Itaú Unibanco S/A: Denise Hills – Inspiring changes

• BBVA: Sustainability Leader of the Year

• Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Sustainability Leader of the Year

• YES BANK Limited: Sustainability Leader of the Year

• Cisco Systems: Leading Transformation Value Through the Supply Chain

CEO OF THE YEAR

• HanesBrands, CEO

• WNS Global Services, CEO

• YES BANK Limited, Mr. Rana Kapoor

• Hedcor, Inc., Rene B. Ronquillo

• Interface, Daniel Hendrix

• Fairphone, Bas Van Abel

• Paramo, Nick Brown

• IKEA, Peter Agnefjall

• B Lab, Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan, and Andrew Kassoy, co-founders

• Danone, Emmanuel Faber

For more information about the awards, the shortlist or the dinner ceremony, contact Krina Amin on Krina.amin@ethicalcorp.com or on +44 (0) 207 375 7508 or visit www.ethicalcorp.com/awards