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20167th Responsible Business AwardsCelebrating excellence in responsible business

#ECRBA30 September 2016, Hilton Waldorf London

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ContentsSustainable Innovation Category ........................................ 4

Best Company Category ................................................... 5

Best Social Enterprise ........................................................ 6

Best Sustainability Report .................................................. 7

Best Integrated Report ..................................................... 8

Best Communication ......................................................... 9

Best Engagement Campaign ........................................... 10

Best Supplier Engagement .............................................. 11

Best Business to Business Partnership ............................ 12

Best Business NGO Partnership ...................................... 13

Most Effective Domestic Community Investment ............. 14

Most Effective International Community Investment ......... 15

Best Employee Engagement ............................................ 16

Sustainability Leader Of The Year ..................................... 17

CEO of the Year & Lifetime Achievement ......................... 18

Judges ............................................................................ 19


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About the AwardsEthical Corporation’s Responsible Business Awards are now in their 7th year, and are widely-recognised as being the world’s leading awards for CSR, sustainability, supply chain and business executives. The internationally-renowned Awards recognise genuine, truly innovative and meaningful approaches to making responsible business a reality.

At Ethical Corporation, our mission is to help businesses around the globe do the right thing by their customers and the world. We believe this is not only how to guarantee a future for all, but makes good business sense. By running the awards (and hopefully generating an atmosphere of excitement around responsible business) we hope not only to acknowledge and bring light to those making great strides to a more sustainable status quo, but to inspire the next wave of innovative ideas and strategies.

Over the past 7 years, some of the most innovative fi gures and organisations have been recognised by Ethical Corporation on what is always an exciting evening.

Krina AminHead of Strategy Europe Ethical Corporation E: [email protected] T: 020 7375 7508


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7th Responsible Business Awards

Shortlisted companies: n Türk Telekom: Loud Steps n City Developments Limited: City Developments Limited n ABN AMRO Bank N.V.: ABN AMRO Social Impact Bonds n Hogan Lovells: HL BaSE n Ecova, Inc.: Driving Meaningful Customer Engagement through Breakthrough Digital and Analytics-Based Solutions n Banco Santander Brasil S.A.: Banco Santander Brasil S.A. n Interface: The World’s First Recycled Polyvinylbutyral (PVB) Precoat n Arizona Chemical: Innovative, Bio-renewable Additive Avoids Waste and Supports Circular Economy in Road Construction n B&Q and Scott Pallets: Green Pallets n International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.: Pioneering Regenerative Products through Green Chemistry

Sustainable Innovation Category

WINNER:Arizona Chemical “presented new ways of innovating asphalt in a holistic sustainable manner with clear impact savings. Great transformational potential.”

Highly commended: n Türk Telekom “address an important social issue that is often not spoken about. Visual impairment and shopping malls shows an innovative approach to tackling inclusion for communications. Judges look forward to seeing this initiative implemented beyond shopping malls to mainstream with the help of local partners.” n The judges would also like to highlight Interface for its “recycling laminated glass, Interface is leading new innovation for their sector in a fully circular and sustainable approach turning waste to value.”

This year the judges were looking for the company that most clearly demonstrates how they have incorporated sustainability into commercial objectives, or applied it to address a business challenge. The winner will have shown how they have created a defi nitive new product or service from a sustainability perspective and will be able

to show how it has been incorporated into mainstream business thinking across the company.

The judges felt there is a need for more leading edge innovations to be entered to show the potential of sustainable innovation for business and for society.


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WINNER:Interface “a continued founder and leader in sustainability which has not dropped the bar but instead continued pushing it higher and forward. Congratulations!”

Highly commended: n DSM “a real leader in sustainability with a well rounded approach to partnerships, initiatives and outreach to meet their commitments. A company to be highly commended for their program and to be followed for the future” n Accor Hotels “AccorHotels is acting for Positive Hospitality by putting sustainability at the forefront of its customer experience. The Planet 21 program is comprehensive, tangible and provides clear commitments for both its employees and customers and shows clear leadership for the sector. Accor should also be applauded for setting a CSR Bonus system as part of its variable compensation

Best Company Category

Shortlisted companies: n Interface: Mission Zero and Beyond: Interface’s Commitment to Sustainablilty n DSM: DSM’s mission is to bring brighter lives to people today and generations to come. n AccorHotels: AccorHotels is acting for positive Hospitality n Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Kimberly-Clark Corporation n YES BANK Limited: Globalizing Responsible Banking Mindshare & Outcomes in India n International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.: Pioneering Firsts at IFF for a Sustainable Future n Mars, Incorporated: Mars, Incorporated for Best Company n The Body Shop: The Body Shop n GSUK Ltd: GSUK Ltd n VF Corporation: VF Corporation n Earth Friendly Products: Platinum level Zero Waste and Carbon neutral manufacturing n Élan Hair Design: Élan Hair Design

This year the judges were looking for publically-listed or privately-held company which has best demonstrated their commitment to embedding sustainable business throughout their operations. Judges were looking for a comprehensive approach, targets set across the board, and a clear

demonstration of top level leadership from the board or owners of the business.

The judges felt this was a strong category with solid submissions. It was a really diffi cult choice that stimulated a lot of discussion.


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Best Social Enterprise

Shortlisted companies: n Alquity Investment Management: Best Social Enterprise n Consumer Online Foundation: Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) India Initiative n JCS Investments LTD: Impact Investment in Ghana the diffi cult alternative n Kebony: Kebony, Best Social Enterprise n Neighbourly: Neighbourly - the social network for social good n The Akshaya Patra Foundation: The Akshaya Patra Foundation – World’s Largest School lunch program.

WINNER: Neighbourly’s business method is to improve society with meaningful impact working with the world’s biggest brands. Congratulations. This is an initiative that stands on its own two feet. We are excited to see their journey and look forward to their next steps.

Highly commended: n “Alquity is social enterprise with strong social impact at the heart of its business operations in an area that is in need of more of this type of leadership.” n Judges would like to highlight the Akshaya Foundation “Even though this initiative did not fi t the category’s criteria 100%, they would like to highly the incredibly impressive numbers and huge impact.

The judges were looking for a company whose mission is to address any existing social or environmental challenges. The judges were looking for clear measurable gains and tangible impacts from the enterprise’s efforts. Entries were considered over a two-fi ve-year timescale, but activity during 2015-16 must also be demonstrated. The enterprise should demonstrate

profi tability or commercial success alongside its mission efforts. Entries were welcome from for-profi t or non-profi t organisations operating in any legal form.

The judges felt there were some very strong entries and exciting new business models from materials, to investment, to partnerships. This is a growing and exciting category.


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This year the judges chose a company whose mission is to address any existing social or environmental challenges. The judges were looking for clear measurable gains and tangible impacts from the enterprise’s efforts. Entries were considered over a two-fi ve-year timescale, but activity during 2015-16 must also be demonstrated. The enterprise should demonstrate profi tability or commercial success alongside its mission efforts. Entries

are welcome from for-profi t or non-profi t organisations operating in any legal form.

The Judges found that the level of reporting was extremely high and increasing over time. How we speak and measure sustainability is converging moving beyond glossy pictures to clear data driven approach tied directly to business. More clarity on audience targets could be improved.

WINNER:E&Y ”a holistic approach to sustainability reporting including stakeholders, materiality that went beyond framework compliance expressing key challenges as well as opportunities in a transparent manner. E&Y drew links to their business in a comprehensive and comprehensible way showing impact. Well done on a very tough category where submissions were very tight”

Highly commended: n “Novartis presented a comprehensive and data driven report with clear materiality analysis. “

Shortlisted companies: n Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group Helping Britain Prosper n City Developments Limited: Best Sustainability Report n StarHub Ltd: Best Sustainability Report n MetLife: MetLife Corporate Responsibility Report - Global Impact n Newmont Mining Corporation: Reporting That Goes Beyond the Mine n American Cleaning Institute: 2015 American Cleaning Institute Sustainability Report n Lockheed Martin: The Science of Citizenship: 2015 Sustainability Report n CLP Holdings Limited: CLP Group 2014 Sustainability Report n EY UK LLP: EY EMEIA Financial Services (FS) Sustainability Report 2015 n FMC Corporation: FMC Corporation 2015 Sustainability Report “Our Formula for Progress” n Novartis International AG: Novartis CR Performance Report – A fast, comprehensive and concise source of CR data for CR professionals n Millicom: Best Sustainability Report

Best Sustainability Report


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Best Integrated Report

Shortlisted companies: n Itaú Unibanco S/A: Itaú Unibanco’s case of Integrated Report n Munich Airport: Munich Airport: Integrated Report 2015 n MOL Group: MOL Group’s 8th Integrated Annual Report – a tradition continued n Swedfund International AB: Sustainable Business - Swedfund’s Integrated Report 2015 n Vancity: Strong foundations for a sustainable future - Vancity 2015 Annual Report n ING: Staying a step ahead: everything is connected n UniCredit Spa: 2015 Integrated Report: Inside Real Life. A 360 view

WINNER: Vancity “Vancity’s report is clear, comprehensive, value and data driven. A strong model for integrated reporting”

Highly commended: n Swedfund “A VERY close runner-up with an equally clear, comprehensive, value and data driven report.”

The judges thought the winner of this category should demonstrate integrated thinking throughout its report. The report should clearly show and explain the value the company as a whole creates and how it achieves this. The entry should also display how various parts of business/ departments have contributed towards value creation. There should be

a clear explanation of how stakeholder engagement activities have contributed towards developing the company’s materiality matrix. Only the reports published in the period of 2014-2016 were considered.

The judges felt there were some strong submissions that highly impressed them.


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The judges were looking for an organisation that has been most successful in making their company’s story meaningful and relatable to its stakeholders. Innovative ways of engaging stakeholders in the organisation’s sustainability work is one of the main things judges were looking for. Other important

criteria for judges include; honesty, simplicity and the ability to build trust. The category analyses activities during 2015-2016.

The judges thought that this was very close category with extraordinarily inspiring entries.

WINNER: DSM “Good campaign video to bring more awareness to potential of science for solving many development and sustainability issues. Inspiring, human stories about the social and scientifi c cost of pursuing these challenges told by the scientists themselves. Allows for strong and compelling engagement with stakeholders outside the traditional close-knit group.”

Highly commended: n PepsiCo: “A strong campaign demonstrating PepsiCo’s high commitment to sustainability with tangible change in the business. Impressive partners and outreach with a clear goal to engage visibly and widely. Excellent benchmark for global communications.”

n ABN Amro: Human rights is a thorny issue and ABN AMRO has taken a bold step forward by addressing this topic directly, with their leadership in line with globally recognised stakeholders. We look forward to seeing how this initiative will transform the banking sector at large on a major global challenge.

Shortlisted companies: n ABN AMRO Bank N.V.: ABN AMRO Human Rights Guide - our path towards respecting Human Rights n DSM: Science Can Change the World n Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group Helping Britain Prosper n Newmont Mining Corporation: Mining Mutual Respect and Understanding n PepsiCo: #HowWillWe n Simplot & John West Tuna: John West Australia - MSC Launch n Westfi eld Europe: The Green Academy

Best Communication


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Best Engagement Campaign (Social Media & Traditional)

Shortlisted companies: n Simplot: John West Australia - MSC Launch n Alquity Investment Management: Ubuntu People Campaign n MetLife: Multipliers of Prosperity n Bentall Kennedy Group: ForverGreen Tenant Engagement Program n Lloyds Banking Group: Digital Champions n StarHub Ltd: StarHub RENEW & School Green Awards n Heineken UK: Heineken UK

WINNER:Simplot “a bold, innovative and humorous way to bring attention to a silent topic that is having tangible impact.”

Highly commended: n Starhub: “Clear results for the population, strong employee engagement and a very scalable project. Well done.”

This year the judges were looking for an organisation best demonstrating how it has engaged its target group in one or more markets with a positive social/environmental message or campaign. The judges were looking to reward the organisation that demonstrates how it has chosen a particular issue and campaigned to promote pro-social/greener behaviour via traditional/new media channels. Judges were looking to reward the winning organisation both for creativity, the importance of the

issue(s) chosen and the effectiveness of the campaign through the measurements available. Entries were welcome from any types of organisation, including commercial, non for profi t organisations and public bodies.

The judges thought this was an exciting category with some great examples across various businesses showing how sustainable communications is evolving to create change.


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This year the judges wanted the organisation or initiative who wins this award to demonstrate how they were clearly managing a more socially and environmentally responsible supply chain, and how this represents an improvement from their recent past. The award will go to the organisation or initiative that shows clear engagement - both bottom up and top down - with suppliers, and is helping

suppliers deliver on sustainability goals proactively against fi rm and clear targets.

The Judges recognise that supply chain is a major challenge today for all players and bringing tangible change is diffi cult. There were good submissions but a more impact data driven approach would be important for the future.

WINNER: Deutsche Telekom AG “has presented a very impressive results driven approach to transforming supply chains through positive engagement. Their program is effective with systemic impact beyond purely the business environment.”

Highly commended: n “HP has a young scheme based on score card assessments to change their supply chain. The judges look forward to more tangible results on a global basis”

n “Abbott has a great project in a challenging part of the world engaging women. Judges would love to see this scaled up in the future based on this best practice in line with the size of the company.”

Shortlisted companies: n Abbott: Engaging Small Holder Dairy Farmers in India n Cargill: Sustainable supply chains: the role of farmer cooperatives as platforms for sustainable development n City Developments Limited: Best Supplier Engagement n Deutsche Telekom AG: Together for Strong Brands n HP Inc.: Protecting workers and the environment with HP’s SER supplier scorecard n Mondeléz International: Cocoa Life

Best Supplier Engagement


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Best Business to Business Partnership

Shortlisted companies: n Sealed Air: Sealed Air’s Soap for Hope™ Program n Heineken UK: best business to business partnership n B&Q plc and Scott Pallets: Green Pallets n Banco Santander Brasil S.A.: Best business to business partnership

WINNER:B&Q Plc and Scott Pallets “B&Q has made a sustainable business out of green pilots creating right partners leading to impact. A sound business model that is readily scalable and that uses the power of partnerships to success.” The winner was a clear stand out.

The judges were looking for the best sustainability/corporate responsibility partnership between two companies. The companies could be competitors, business partners or in different industries/sectors. The winner will have shown clear commitment to a long-term, mutually-benefi cial collaboration that can

demonstrate real commercial benefi ts and social/ environmental/governance gains.

The judges felt there were few submissions but one clear stand out winner. Judges feel this is an opportunity to improve business to business partnerships in a challenging category.


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This year, the judges were looking for the best sustainability/corporate responsibility partnership between a company and other entities (i.e. NGOs, governmental bodies, charities or others). The winner will have

shown clear commitment to a long-term, mutually benefi cial partnership that can demonstrate real social/environmental/governance gains.

WINNER: GSK Plc and Save the Children UK “material to the business, multifaceted partnership touching all aspects of the business all the way to deployment with real and tangible results. We look forward to this being scaled up further”

Highly commended: n Keurig: “Very exciting highly integrated operations. They were a close runner and we look forward to seeing how this further develops to change mindset and behaviours with various governments and stakeholders”.

Shortlisted companies: n Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Best Business NGO Partnership n B&Q plc and Bioregional: One Planet Home n Globe Telecom, Inc.: TeamGlobe & Kiva n Hogan Lovells International LLP: Hogan Lovells and Lendwithcare: Investing in Women n Whirlpool EMEA: Whirpool and Habitat for Humanity n UNICEF: Innovating for Impact: UNICEF and ARM partnership n GSK Plc and Save the Children UK: GSK and Save the Children partnership n WWF South Africa: WWF Woolworths Partnership n Keurig Green Mountain: Keurig Green Mountain and Catholic Relief Services: Blue Harvest: Empowering coffee farmers to restore and protect their communities’ water supplies Blue Harvest water program n Forum for the Future: Transforming the UK energy system: The Living Grid n Clariant: The SPOTS® initiative and Wild Asia: pioneering sustainable palm oil n M&S and WWF: Best Business NGO Partnership

Best Business NGO Partnership


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Most Effective Domestic Community Investment

n The judges would also like to highlight that Lloyds perhaps should have submitted for Employee engagement category instead.

Shortlisted companies: n Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad: Astro kasih lifelong learning initiative n Banco Santander Brasil S.A.: Banco Santander Brasil S.A. n Fundacion Tropicalia: Learning for Life in Miches: Fundación Tropicalia n General Motors: General Motors Student Corps Inspire Community n Hedcor, Inc.: Enabling country side cooperatives n Hogan Lovells: Business Class n Jerónimo Martins: Fighting Food Waste on All Fronts n Lloyds Banking Group: Digital Champions n Sky: Sky Academy n Yes Bank Limited: Livelihood & Water Security

WINNER: Yes Bank “A stand out entry with very clear targets, very clear program on water and ambition demonstrating major investment and solid impact on a number of local communities across India.”

Highly commended: n “Jeronimo Martins is tackling 2 major issues: food waste and food poverty. They have leveraged major food stores and consumers across Portugal with tangible impact. They have made the transformation of ugly vegetables to food a success by helping feed Portuguese in a diffi cult economic period while reducing needless food waste. Innovative, scalable and inspiring.”

The judges are looking for a company clearly demonstrating how investment has benefi tted local communities in a long-term and sustainable way. The judges were looking to reward the company showing how community investment strategy has resulted in ‘win-win’ outcomes for both parties in the last two-fi ve years. Monetary level of investment isn’t the key criterion, as

this award is more about the impact made as opposed to amount invested. Activity during 2015-16 must also be demonstrated.

Entries will be considered from investments in “home” markets, i.e. from the country where the entering company’s head offi ce is located.


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Most Effective International Community Investment

Shortlisted companies: n Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Most Effective International Community Investment n Timberland: Empowering Haitian Farmers through Tree Planting n Sealed Air: Sealed Air’s Soap for Hope™ Program n Bechtel Corporation: Building Community Trust n jetBlue: Most Effective International Community Investment n MasterCard: Most Effective International Community Investment n CBRE: Building a better future n Interface: Supporting the World’s Communities through Net-Works

WINNER: Timberland “well rounded approach to sustainability from local to global with a focus on farm building in Haiti. Really, really solid submission tackling carbon, to water, to sustainable agriculture and alleviating farmer poverty. An amazing business model”

Highly commended: n Sealed Air: “fully replicable soap initiative which demonstrates aspects of shared value, enterprise of local communities and circular economy. A low hanging fruit initiative turned into sustainable innovation. Value and impact however are areas judging would like to see more data.”

The judges felt this was a strong category. Judges chose companies demonstrating a rounded approach to sustainability although there were quite a few compelling submissions. Well done to all who participated!.

Our judges were seeking a winner that demonstrates genuine commitment to vulnerable communities, and who has

responded to them meaningfully. Monetary level of investment isn’t the key criterion, as this award is more about the impact made as opposed to amount invested. The challenges of measurement were taken into consideration but the winning entry will have demonstrated measurements of effectiveness and the positive results of their community investment work.


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The judges believe that employee engagement is vitally important in embedding sustainability/CSR into a business. This award will go the company that has best showed how they successfully communicate their policies on sustainability with colleagues. More importantly, the winning company will demonstrate how they engage with and listen to employees, and take that feedback into consideration when

refi ning their sustainability plans, business opportunities and targets.

The judges felt that there were some interesting submissions, judges were looking for more innovation in companies’ approach to making employees front and centre to sustainability and the links between their specifi c program and the wider whole. Many lacked suffi cient employee related data.

WINNER:Hannes “demonstrated how to leverage employees through partnerships for community service.”

Highly commended: n Lloyds provided a number of submissions that the judges felt were excellent examples of employee engagement. We would therefore like to highlight Lloyds for their “Digital Champions” program.

Shortlisted companies: n Cisco Systems: Engaging Employees for Supply Chain Sustainability Transformation n HanesBrands: Employee/Community Volunteerism at the Core of Hanes’ Latin America CSR Support n Jerónimo Martins: Fighting Food Waste on All Fronts n jetBlue: Best Employee Engagement n Reckitt Benckiser and Save the Children’s Global Challenge n WNS Global Services: Best Employee Engagement

Best Employee Engagement


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Sustainability Leader of the Year

Shortlisted companies: n Standard Life: Sandy Macdonald n jetBlue: Sophia Mendelsohn n Itaú Unibanco S/A: Denise Hills – Inspiring changes n BBVA: Antoni Ballabriga n Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Lisa Morden n YES BANK Limited: Namita Vikas n Cisco Systems: Kathleen Shaver - Leading Transformation Value Through the Supply Chain

WINNER:Sophia Mendelsohn, jetBlue: “through her personal leadership, Sophia has pioneered key projects such as the JFK farm and creating key eco-systems in the Caribbean. Judges recognise her genuine and much needed ambition and tenacity for sustainability in a challenging industry.”

Highly commended: n Sandy Macdonald, Standard Life: Sandy has championed a very important social issue for Scotland. He has demonstrated strong focus on inclusive employee and a personal commitment to improving the livelihoods of employees and customers through inclusion. He embodies strong and clear leadership through his sustainability expertise.

n Denise Hills, Itaú Unibanco S/A: “Denise has been a tremendous and long standing champion for sustainability in the fi nancial sector and for her region promoting new business approaches with signifi cant achievements. Judges sincerely hope her work will be scaled more widely across the fi nancial sector and others.”

The judges found this to be a diffi cult entry to judge, particularly on how to distinguish individual leadership from company

performance. All submissions were great leaders and it was a very diffi cult category to judge.


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Dame Polly Courtice D.B.E., L.V.O., Director, CISL Polly is Director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). She is also Founder Director of The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme, and Academic Director of the University’s Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership. She is a Director of Judge Business School Executive Education Limited, and a member of the University’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee and the Board of Executive and Professional Education. She is a Director of Jupiter Green Investment Trust and a Non-Executive Director of Anglian Water Services Ltd, and is on the environmental/sustainability advisory boards for AstraZeneca, Freshfi elds Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Lloyds Banking Group and Nespresso. In 2008 Polly was made a Lieutenant of the Victorian Order (LVO) announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, and in 2015 she was the recipient of the Stanford Bright Award.

Daniel T. Hendrix, Chief Executive Offi cer, InterfaceDan Hendrix has served as CEO of Interface, Inc.,a $1 billion, global manufacturer of modular commercial and residential carpet, since 2001. Under his leadership, Interface has created a robust, globally relevant market for modular carpet, a business that once was considered a niche floor covering. The company leads its category with a 35 percent share of the market globally, with sales in more than 110 countries and manufacturing on four continents. Interface is a recognized leader in sustainability, pursuing both purpose and profitability as mutually inclusive business since 1994. Dan’s mission is to ensure that each of the Interface business regions is a high-performing asset, a great place to work and a good environmental steward focused on the company’s Mission Zero goal to eliminate its negative environmental footprint by the year 2020, and a bold new mission that looks beyond 2020 at what the company can do to reverse climate change. Dan was appointed Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors in October 2011, succeeding Interface Founder and Chairman Ray C. Anderson.

Lifetime Achievement

CEO of the Year

“Daniel hasbeen a clearleader inmanagingsustainability,puttingenvironmentalstewardship atthe forefrontof sustainablebusiness."

“Dame Polly Courtice has truly been a major facilitator of change in driving sustainability leadership.“


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Lucy CarverDirector of The Bigger Picture, SkyLucy started her career as a marketer at Unilever and L’Oreal, before joining Sky in 2005 and becoming Director of the Bigger Picture in 2009. Lucy leads Sky’s sustainability strategy with a two-fold focus: being a responsible business day-to-day across UK, Ireland, Germany and Italy, which includes issues such as environmental impact, responsible sourcing, and accessibility; and the delivery of Sky UK’s initiatives aimed at inspiring consumer action to drive positive social impact. Lucy spearheads Sky Academy, which will unlock the potential of one million young people in the UK and Ireland by 2020, through building their practical skills and experience. Sky’s Bigger Picture approach has repeatedly demonstrated how a successful business can become more durable by making a positive contribution to society.

Under Lucy’s leadership Sky developed Sky Rainforest Rescue with WWF to help save 1 billion trees in the Amazon; the Sky Ride partnership with British Cycling, and multiple award-winning innovative partnerships with arts organisations and the Sky Arts channels.

Lucy was one of Management Today’s ‘Top 35 Under 35’ businesswomen in 2010, was selected for the Power Part Time List in 2015, and is a trustee of Cockpit Arts. She lives in London with her husband and two sons.

Terry SlavinEditor, Ethical CorporationTerry Slavin is editor of Ethical Corporation. She has worked on business and sustainability issues for many years as a freelance writer and commissioning editor on Guardian Sustainable Business and Green Futures magazine.

Christine DiamenteHead of Brand Strategy, NokiaChristine Diamente is Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia, a role she has held since January 2016 following the combination of Alcatel-Lucent with Nokia to create a global leader in connectivity. Her current responsibilities include brand operations, identity, design, experience and strategy.

Previously she was Head of Brand and Corporate Sustainability at Alcatel-Lucent where the company was the recipient of numerous awards. In sustainability for example, between 2012-2015 Alcatel-Lucent was ranked Technology Industry Group Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. In 2015, the company was also ranked leader in the Carbon Disclosure Project with a score of 100A and ranked “best in case” by key investors, customers and rating agencies.

Prior to this role, Christine was Director of Corporate Relations, where she built and led Alcatel-Lucent’s Strategic Partner activities with the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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championing key issues such as climate change, technology innovation and diversity. Her tasks included being Sherpa to the CEO and leadership team and participating at the Annual Meeting in Davos and regional meetings worldwide including India and China.

Before that, for almost ten years, Christine was Director European Affairs where she led Alcatel and Alcatel-Lucent’s corporate representation with European institutions at the highest levels including playing a leadership role in relevant European associations and task forces with EU institutions.

Christine started her career in 1996 with Newbridge Networks in Canada. She graduated with a Master’s in the History of Technology and International Relations and a B.A. in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa. She also completed the Management Acceleration Programme at INSEAD Business School in France. She is an advisory member of Ethical Corporation in London and previously served as Board member for the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on Human Rights and the European Internet Foundation.

Christine is also a member of the Ethical Corporation Advisory Board

Oliver BalchJournalist, The GuardianOliver Balch is a UK-based writer and journalist, specialising on the role of business in society. He is a regular contributor to The Guardian and has written

for Ethical Corporation for over a decade. He is author of a number of travelogues and is currently studying for a PhD in Latin American Studies at Cambridge University.

Gavin MilliganGroup Sustainability Director, William Jackson Food GroupGavin Milligan holds a PhD from the University of London and worked for 9 years in the chemical industry before moving to the food sector. He has worked for a number of businesses ranging from SMEs to blue chip corporates in supply chain, operations and commercial roles and is currently Group Sustainability Director for the William Jackson Food Group where he is responsible for the company’s social and environmental programmes. He is a former member of the FDF’s sustainability steering group, sits on the steering group of WRAP’s Product Sustainability Forum and the consumer sustainable lifestyles engagement working group at IGD, is a committee member of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s agriculture sector group, chairs the Agri-food member interest group at Campden BRI and sits on the Industrial Advisory Board at SHU’s centre for excellence in food engineering.

Ioannis IoannouAssociate Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business SchoolAssociate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, BSc (Yale University), PhD (Harvard University)Dr Ioannou is a strategy scholar whose research focuses on Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). More


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specifi cally, he seeks to understand whether, how, and the extent to which the modern business organization contributes towards building a sustainable future. His academic work evolves around two main themes: a) understanding how investment analysts, and the public equity markets, perceive, evaluate and react to corporate engagement with, and integration of, environmental and social issues into strategy and b) understanding the multiple factors (e.g. institutional, regulatory, behavioral) that may affect, drive or hinder, the corporate decision to adopt environmentally and socially responsible strategies.

Dr Ioannou regularly publishes in top-tier peer-reviewed academic journals including the Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science, The Accounting Review and the Journal of International Business Studies. He is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Strategic Management Journal and in 2015 received an Outstanding Editorial Board Member Award for his service. He is also active on social media and a frequent contributor to articles in the popular and managerial press including outlets such as the Financial Times, The Guardian, and Forbes. In further recognition of his impactful work, Dr Ioannou has been shortlisted for the Future Thinker Award of Thinkers50, the fi rst-ever global ranking of management thinkers whose mission is to recognize ideas that have the power to change the world.

In addition to research, he often consults internationally with companies on how environmental, social and corporate governance strategies are strategically

adopted, effectively embedded and successfully implemented. He is a member of the UK Network Rail’s External Transparency Challenge Panel and also, a member of the Prosperity Panel that advises the Minister of the Environment of Northern Ireland. He recently joined the Advisory Board of Ethical Corporation.

Ioannis is also a member of the Ethical Corporation Advisory Board

Barbara CrowtherDirector of Policy and Public Affairs, FairtradeBarbara Crowther is Director of Policy and Public Affairs for the Fairtrade Foundation, which is the UK member of the global standard setting and producer development non-profi t organisation Fairtrade International. Fairtrade works with more than 1.5 million small scale farmers and workers across 74 countries globally, with products certifi ed to carry the independent FAIRTRADE Mark now sold in 125 countries across Europe, North America, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, South and East Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand.

Barbara joined the Fairtrade Foundation in 2004, and has led work on building the organisation’s public profi le, policy, communications, political relations and media work, and research into the impact of Fairtrade. She has worked on several major global brand and retailer switches to Fairtrade as well as championing small dedicated 100% Fairtrade companies. She established Fairtrade’s Make Food Fair campaign, which is lobbying on issues


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including better access for smallholder farmers in global supply chains, EU trade reform and banana price wars.

Prior to joining the Fairtrade Foundation, Barbara worked as Head of Campaigns for Save the Children UK on child poverty, child labour and asylum rights for children, and for CAFOD developing the organisation’s youth participation and campaigning programmes, including landmine abolition, international debt cancellation (Jubilee 2000), and ethical trade. She currently sits on the Board of Fair Trade Advocacy Offi ce, a shared EU advocacy programme for the Fair Trade movement based in Brussels.

Aris VrettosProgramme Director, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability LeadershipAris is helping drive CISL’s work on the Sustainable Development Goals and Rewiring the Economy, delivers CISL’s sustainability leadership programmes to individual organisations and has responsibility for CISL’s work in the UAE. Over the last 10 years he has worked with retail, health, technology, industry and fi nance sectors in Europe, the US, India and South America to engage stakeholders and develop sustainable business models.

He was previously a senior advisor at the think-tank AccountAbility working on strategy, engagement, governance and innovation for sustainable business. He contributes regularly to events and publications and sits on several advisory boards and panels. He is a trained economist and journalist and began

his career writing for an international news department and reporting on social tensions in Greece.

Aris is also a member of the Ethical Corporation Advisory Board

Giles ConstantineHead of Reports, Ethical CorporationGiles is a writer and researcher for Ethical Corp, and has been leading the production of our reports over the past couple of years. He is passionate about all aspects of sustainability and corporate sustainability, and away from work has a soft spot for Latin America and playing cricket!

Dominique GangneuxVP, Markets Transformation, Rainforest AllianceDominique Gangneux is leading the Rainforest Alliance’s Markets Transformation global team, helping organizations across the forestry, agriculture and tourism value chains successfully integrate sustainability into their business practices – all the way from sustainable production to sustainable consumption.

For the past 17 years, Gangneux has worked in sustainability consulting and assurance in the UK and globally, working with companies such as Cadbury Schweppes, Interface, Knauf, Kraft, Mondi, Rolls-Royce, Sainsbury’s, Tata Global Beverages, Tesco, Unilever and Vodafone. Prior to joining the Rainforest Alliance, he worked as a consultant and assurance provider at Bureau Veritas, Deloitte UK and ERM.


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Upcoming Ethical Corporation Events The 10th Annual CR Reporting and Communications SummitLondon, 20-21 October 2016Engage stakeholders, identify business risks and prove the fi nancial value of sustainabilitywww.ethicalcorp.com/reporting The 11th Annual Sustainable Supply Chain SummitLondon, 20-21 October 2016Drive supplier collaboration. Create a bigger positive impact for stakeholderswww.ethicalcorp.com/supplychain The 5th Annual Responsible Business Summit New YorkNew York, 27-28 March 2017Delivering purpose… for people, the planet and profi twww.ethicalcorp.com/rbs-usa The 16th Annual Responsible Business Summit EuropeLondon, 7-8 June 2017Europe’s leading business event for CSR, procurement, communications and governance professionalswww.ethicalcorp.com/rbs

Thank you for joining us at the Responsible Business Awards Ceremony 2016. We hope to see you again in 2017.

Until then, keep up the great work.

The Ethical Corp team.



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