The awards ceremony will be held at the La Palm hotel on 15th December
Sustainability & Social Investment awards, an award scheme aimed at recognizing corporate institutions who have invested in sustainable social projects has announced the 2017 nominees.
Sustainability and Social Investment Awards is an initiative of IAB to encourage companies, CSI/ foundations, NGO’s and other implementing agencies in delivering high impact through CSI /CSR projects and adopt multi stakeholder approach leading to excellent outcomes.
According to the organizers, Sustainability Social Investment Awards is conceptualized to publicly recognize the impact made by companies, enterprises, institutions and individuals through exemplary success win voluntarily improving the quality of life of people and communities. It is also to recognize corporate initiatives in the areas to achieve inclusive growth and inclusive sustainable development.
According to Isaac Adu-Gyamfi, the Events Director, 'most projects undertaken by companies are expected to follow up innovative solutions to specific problems in the domains of Social, Economic, and Environmental challenges. The awards will be chosen based on varied subjects from women empowerment to education, skill development and livelihood, environment sustainability, health, water and sanitation, and water management'.
The 2017 awards seek to appreciate project specific impacts made by the companies, organizations and individuals in particular thematic areas, to set benchmark in project planning, identifying beneficiary partners/communities and achieving results.
The 2017 shortlisted nominees includes;
BEST COMPANY IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Westblue Consulting, ENI GHANA
BEST COMPANY IN LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS
Westblue Consulting, Eni GHANA
BEST COMPANY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
Goldfields, MERIDIAN PORT SERVICES
BEST COMPANY IN EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING INITIATIVES
Stanbic Bank, Unibank
SSI PROJECT OF THE YEAR
MTN, ENI, MCDAN SHIPPING, Meridian Port Services
SSI FOUNDATION OF THE YEAR
ENI, MTN, MCDAN SHIPPING, GOLDFIELDS
BEST COMPANY IN ERADICATING STREETISM
VANGUARD ASSURANCE, ATLAS COPCO
SSI ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
ABIGAIL ASHLEY,
SSI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dr. Osei Kwame Despite
BEST COMPANY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
ENI, GOLDFIELDS GHANA, Cargill
BEST COMPANY IN ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
ZOIL, GOLDFIELDS
BEST SPORTS & LEISURE MENTORING PROGRAM
MCDAN SHIPPING, BAJ FREIGHT & LOGISTICS
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROJECT
MTN GHANA, GROUPE IDEAL, G4S
BEST FOUNDATION IN THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS
VODAFONE GHANA, BEL AQUA,
BEST FOUNDATION IN PROVIDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ENI, MTN, GOLDFIELDS GHANA, ECOBANK
BEST COMPANY IN LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL PROJECT
Goldfields
BEST COMPANY IN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
MCDAN GROUP
BEST COMPANY IN PROVIDING DISABILITY SUPPORT
BLUE SKIES, TWELLIUM
BEST COMPANY IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION PROJECT
ECOBANK, STANBIC BANK,
BEST PARTNERSHIP IN COMMUNITY BASED PROJECT
GROUPE IDEAL, MTN,
BEST FOUNDATION IN PROVIDING SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE
VODAFONE, Kasapreko Co. Ltd
BEST COMPANY IN PROJECTS STIMULATING LONG–TERM SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
GOLDFIELDS GHANA
BEST COMPANY IN PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MTN GHANA, ENI GHANA,
BEST COMPANY IN CLEAN WATER PROVISION & SANITATION PROJECT
GOLDFIELDS GHANA
BEST MEDIA ORGANIZATION FOR SSI REPORTING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION GROUP, MULTIMEDIA GROUP,
BEST COMPANY IN PROJECT PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH & WELLNESS
CHIROPRACTIC AND WELLNESS CENTRE
BEST FOUNDATION QUALITY HEALTHCARE DELIVERY PROJECT
VODAFONE GHANA
BEST COMPANY IN PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION
OMNIBANK
BEST COMPANY IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS PROJECT
Goldfields Ghana
BEST COMPANY IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
BAJ FREIGHT & LOGISTICS, McDan Foundation
BEST COMPANY IN POST DISASTER REHABILITATION SUPPORT
GROUPE IDEAL, MELCOM GROUP, TANG FOUNDATION
BEST COMPANY IN CHARITABLE GIVING
GROUPE IDEAL, MELCOM GROUP
BEST COMPANY IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISING
KOSMOS ENERGY
BEST COMPANY IN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
GOLDFIELDS GHANA
BEST COMPANY IN LONG-TERM HEALTH PROJECT
Bel Aqua
The 2017 Sustainability and Social Impact Awards is slated for 15th
December at the La Palm Hotel
