2017 Sustainability & Social Investment awards nominees announced

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