Corporate Care Awards

• Social upliftment
• Primary healthcare (Aids and other basic health issues)
• Job creation and training
• Environment care
• Black economic empowerment
• War against criminals/crime
• Corporate governance

The top deserving companies in each of the categories receive floating trophies, a framed award and the chance to have full media and marketing exposure of the good deeds they have done for the broader community.

Each of these seven categories is further divided into industry sectors, where certificates are presented to the top deserving organizations in each sector. Where it is possible, size of company is taken into consideration for the awards. A separate recognition is given to deserving organizations, individuals and NGOs.

CORPORATE CARE AWARDS 2004

What is corporate care?

• Since 1990, PMR salutes and awards companies that contribute to the well-being of the South African society
• PMR provides the platform for corporates to show what they do in the Social Responsibility arena

How does it work? (You may enter any one or more of the following seven categories):

• Social upliftment (SU) 
  Development of emerging businesses 
  Development of individuals 
  Housing for communities & staff
• War against criminals (WAC) 
  Combating crime & criminals
• Primary health care at work (PHC) 
  Improvement of health of workers in the workplace 
  HIV/Aids programmes
• Black economic empowerment (BEE) 
  Creation of equity ownership for employees 
  The development of employees for middle and senior management 
  External equity ownership among the disadvantaged 
  Creation of BEE opportunities for suppliers and customers or franchises
• Environmental care (EC) 
  Promotion of environmental care 
  Clean ·up projects, recycling, anti-pollution, emission controls
• Job creation and training (JCT) 
  Awarding of bursaries to students & employees, 
  Development of employees 
  Skills training programmes 
  Avoiding retrenchments 
  New job developments
• Corporate governance (CG) 
  Balancing the interests of different stakeholders, from shareowners to employees, the societies in which the company operates, and the environment. Company directors will have to define their stakeholder groups and direct their governance and reporting to these groups.

A panel of independent judges will judge all entries appropriately updated and supplemented. All finalists in each category/business sector, will receive a Certificate of Merit. From all finalists, the overall National Winners are chosen who are awarded the floating trophy plus a miniature as a keepsake. Across all national category winners, one overall Renaissance winner is selected.

All awards are announced and presented at the year-end PMR Gala event. These celebrations of corporate excellence are endorsed by wide media coverage, on national TV and in the national newspapers and worldwide on the PMR website.

Categories entered:

• You may enter as many of the seven categories as you qualify for
• Each submission should include the information requested on the entry form

Enter now!

Let South Africa's corporate and Government leaders and the world at large know about your contribution to South Africa's renaissance. Tell us of your successful programmes. Make this Africa's century - together we can achieve the African Renaissance. Enter now on the official Corporate Care Awards 2003 - entry form. 

You will be able to read about the entries and the winners in the November 2004 issue of PMR and on the website at www.pmrinet.com.

Entry Form