Honoring Outstanding CSR, ESG & DEI Initiatives

ENTRY DEADLINE: September 20, 2024 | LATE DEADLINE: October 18, 2024

The Year's Best Purpose-Driven Campaigns—and the Impactful Communicators Behind Them

ENTRY DEADLINE: September 20, 2024
LATE DEADLINE: October 18, 2024

PRNEWS' Impact Communications Awards honor the companies who better their communities with internal and external Corporate CSR Programs, Community Partnerships, ESG Reports, Activism Initiatives and Public Health Campaigns. And the PR and communications teams behind the programs. 

Enter today—get recognized among the year’s best purpose campaigns and most impactful purpose-driven people.

Categories

  • COMMUNICATIONS & CAMPAIGNS

    • Activism Campaign
    • Cause Branding Campaign
    • DEIB+ Campaign
    • Education Campaign
    • ESG/Sustainability Campaign
    • Fundraising Campaign
    • Gender Equality Campaign
    • Human Rights/Humanitarian Aid Campaign (NEW!)
    • LGBTQIA2+ Campaign
    • Mental Health Campaign
    • Philanthropy Communications
    • Pro-Bono Campaign
    • PSA
    • Public Health/Safety Campaign
    • Racial Equality Campaign
    • Social Good Campaign
    • Social Justice Campaign
    • Transparency/Trust Campaign or Initiative
    • Video Storytelling
  • ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION

    • Corporate CSR Program
    • Corporate-Community Partnership
    • CSR, ESG or DEI Report (NEW!)
    • DEIB+ Program
    • Employee Volunteer/Community Relations Program
    • Employee Engagement (NEW!)
    • ESG/Sustainability Program
    • Scholarship Program
  • IMPACT LEADERS

    • Ally Award
    • Pioneer Award
    • Sustainability Champion (NEW!)
    • Women's Empowerment Champion
  • Deadlines & Entry Fees

    EARLY DEADLINE
    September 20, 2024

    LATE DEADLINE
    October 18, 2024

    All entries must be submitted by October 18, 2024. Finalists will be notified in Spring 2025.

    Who's Eligible?

    The Impact Communications Awards are open to all agencies, corporations, nonprofits/associations, and government organizations. National and international entries are accepted. To be eligible, the campaigns or initiatives you are highlighting must have been fully or partially completed within 12 months of the entry deadline date.

    Entry Fees

    The price of the first entry is $450. Any additional entries are $349. A late fee of $199 will be applied to entries submitted after September 20, 2024. Payment in full must accompany the entry. Entry fees are not refundable.

    Submission Requirements

    Campaigns

    All campaigns entered will be required to submit a synopsis describing campaign content including all of the following areas:*

    • What was the goal of the campaign?

    • What metrics set the stage for the work your campaign sought out to do?

    • What was the thinking and the strategic approach behind your work?

    • What actions did your campaign take or how was your campaign implemented?

    • How was success measured for this campaign? What metrics show that this campaign performed well and met its goals?

    • Supporting Materials can include anything that best represents the success of your work. Examples include:

      • Websites
      • ROI Stats
      • Media Coverage
      • Press Materials
      • Testimonials
      • Research Documents
      • Videos
      • Photos

    *NOTE: Each section of the application has a 300 word limit

    Individuals 

    Nominees for individual awards will be required to submit the following:*

    • Outline the reason why the nominee or team should be named a finalist.

    • Please provide some details of the nominee's role in the organization. Please include who the nominee reports to. How do they implement CSR or DEI in their work?

    • How has this person or team impacted their community? What metrics show their impact? How has this person shown dedication toward CSR or DEI?

    • Supporting Materials can include anything that best represents the success of your work. Examples include:

      • Websites
      • ROI Stats
      • Media Coverage
      • Press Materials
      • Testimonials
      • Research
      • Documents
      • Videos
      • Photos

    *NOTE: Each section of the application has a 300 word limit

    FAQs

    • The Impact Communications Awards are open to all individuals and teams worldwide at for-profit and non-profit organizations including corporations, PR agencies, public affairs and IR agencies, publicity firms, associations, government, and NGO teams, and sole practitioners.

    • We evaluate your entry based on creativity, innovation, sound planning implementation, results as well as proven impact on the communities targeted. Judges will be looking for strategic initiatives that further social good and will evaluate campaigns on the innovativeness of execution and idea as well as the impressiveness of the results.

    • The Impact Communications Awards are open to all agencies, corporations, nonprofits/associations, and government organizations. National and international entries are accepted. To be eligible, the campaigns or initiatives you are highlighting must have taken place (either in part or in full) one year from the entry deadline date.

    • Emphasize the goals of your campaign, as well as your campaign’s achievements in your synopsis. Provide as many concrete and specific examples of success as possible, and explain clearly and succinctly your research, planning, implementation and measurement of the campaign. For people and team categories use metrics to specifically outline achievements and explain the impact of the person or team's overall work. Highlight the individual or teams unique qualities and how they use those to create landmark campaigns.

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