Sustainable Business Impact Awards are now open for entries

WICKLOW businesses are being encouraged to enter the Sustainable Business Impact Awards.

Despite the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak, Chambers Ireland is still encouraging the business community to share their work in customer social responsibility (CSR) by applying for these awards.

The awards aim to celebrate the achievements of the business community in CSR.

The awards recognise the meaningful and high quality-work from companies through categories including environment, community partnership (divided into charity, volunteering and community programme), workplace, marketplace, CSR communication, CSR by an SME and diversity and inclusion.

Ian Talbot, chief executive of Chambers Ireland, said, ‘We have been running the Corporate Social Responsibility Awards for over sixteen years.

‘In that time, we have seen many great companies with different projects receive recognition at this event. These projects have benefited the environment, communities, staff, charities and people both in Ireland and abroad.’

Chambers Ireland took the decision to re-brand the awards to align more closely with the UN’s Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs).

‘While the awards categories and entry criteria will remain unchanged, we believe the new description will greatly improve our ability to evolve this concept further into the future, building on the success of all the work of previous winning and applicant companies,’ said Mr Talbot.

The awards are sponsored by BAM Ireland and run in association with the Department of Rural and Community Development.

Applications are now open online at www.sustainablebusinessimpactawards.ie.

The closing date for applications for the awards is Thursday, April 9.