Most organizations are engaged in corporate social responsibility at some level, but there's a short list of companies that are moving the needle in the CSR space, in particular by communicating their CSR successes. And that list is below: PR News' annual CSR Awards finalists. The winners will be announced at the PR News Annual CSR Awards luncheon on Feb. 26 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. For event information, visit prnewsonline.com. To advertise in the special issue, contact Diane Schwartz at [email protected].
Annual Report
- Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
- Cable Positive
- Coca-Cola Enterprises
- Waggener Edstrom Worldwide for Nethope
CSR/Sustainability Report
- Basartan Creative for Arcelik A.S.
- Hormel
- Johnson & Johnson
- SAP AG
- Toronto Hydro Corp.
Cause Branding Campaign
- 321 Takeoff Inc. for LexisNexis Online Brand
- Civic Entertainment Group for The Recovery Project
- Ketchum and Haagen-Dazs
- Porter Novelli New York and HGTV
- Toys "R" Us Inc. for Autism Speaks
- Zeno Group
Community Affairs
- ChappellRoberts and Verizon Wireless
- Entergy Corporation
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (USA)
- Roche
- Simon Public Relations Group and Shire Pharmaceuticals
- The Boston Globe for Boston Summer Scholars
- World Wrestling Entertainment
Corporate-Community Partnership
- Discovery Communications for Science Matters!
- Entergy Corporation for IDA
- Forum Strategies and Communications for DrinkiQ
- NorthShore University HealthSystem for Evanston Township School-Based Health Center
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (USA)
Diversity Communications
- Cable Positive
- Cox Enterprises
- National Restaurant Association
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (USA)
Employee Relations
- Deloitte
- Delta Dental of Colorado
- Lumina for BT Community Champions
- Publicis Consultants IPR and Sanofi Aventis
- Stantec Consulting Limited
- Weber Shandwick
Employee Volunteer Program
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
- CA Inc.
- Dominion
- NorthShore University Health System
- Weber Shandwick
Environmental Stewardship
- Booz Allen
- Firestone Complete Auto Care & Firestone Racing
- Harrah's Entertainment
- Pepsico-Brunswick Group LLC
- Vanguard Media Group for JVWCD's Utah Green Festival
Green PR Campaign
- Edelman for Brita
- Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
- Seattle City Light
- The Regional Municipality of Halton
- Trimedia for Land Rover
Human Rights Communications
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (USA)
- The Coca-Cola Company
Media Relations
- Coca-Cola Enterprises
- Linhart Public Relations for Crocs
- Pulse Communications for Bluescope
- Trimedia
- Weber Shandwick for Mickelson Exxon Mobile Teachers Academy 2008
Nonprofit/Corporate Partnership
- Arbor Day Foundation for Citi Cards
- Cone for Jiffy Lube Maintenance
- Millipore Corporation and Habitat for Humanity
- Pierson Grant Public Relations for Dairy Queen
- Porter Novelli New York for HGTV
- The Dave Thomas Foundation and Wendy's
Overall Leader in CSR Practices: Corporation With Fewer Than 25,000 Employees
- Amerigroup Corporation
- Invitrogen Corporation
- Symantec Corporation
- Timken Company
- VHA Inc.
- XanGo
Overall Leader in CSR Practices: Corporation With More Than 25,000 Employees
- Bank of America with RFI Binder Partners
- Eaton Corporation
- Honeywell for Honeywell Hometown Solutions
- Intel Corporation
- Oracle
- Yum Brands Inc.
Philanthropy Communications
- Bank of America with RF Binder Partners
- International Youth Foundation (IYF)
- Ketchum
- Tele Tech Holdings Inc.
Product Design/Redesign
- Pilmer PR for ElectraTherm Green Machine
- Weber Shandwick for Osram Sylvania
Stakeholder Engagement
- Cone for Western Union
- Forum Strategies and Communications for DrinkiQ
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Porter Novelli New York for HGTV
- The Coca-Cola Company
CSR Executive of the Year Winners:
- Agata Tyszkiewicz, Publicis
- Jeff Glueck, Travelocity.com
- Kevin Moss, BT Americas
- Rhonda Mims, ING Foundation