CCC organises Best Corporate Citizen Award

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has organised the "Best Corporate Citizen Award" for the second year in their continuing efforts to promote Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) within the business community. The awards ceremony will be held on October 13, at the Colombo Plaza.

The relevance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) both at organisational and national level was showcased last year at the 5th annual convention of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. This year the main award to the top three Corporates will have two categories large scale and small and medium scale, thereby broadening the scope of participation.

Apart from the three overall winners, there would also be a selection of category winners in the areas of environment, community relations and society, employee relations, customer and supplier relations, and economic performance.

The evaluation will be undertaken by experts in the relevant sectors together with independent members who will comprise the panel of judges and responsible to select the final winners.

The main objective of the awards will be to raise awareness on the importance of CSR to the business community and to promote and encourage CSR practices among the corporate sector. The CSR Awards will be a measure of the rankings of the service of a corporate entity to its stakeholders who are the customers, employees, environment and the community.