Award Categories & Criteria

RBLEA is in its third edition in the year 2024 and the following categories of awards are proposed. Each category is open to large, medium-sized and micro entities. Award winners will be finalized as per evaluation criteria for the respective awards by an eminent Jury through a 2 tier process. While the criteria remain the same, the evaluation process will consider the top line of each entry and the impact thereof given the resources.

The first round will be that of a written nomination based on research, screening of entries by the jury who will assign criteria-based scores. Each entry will be screened by at least 3 jurors and a mean average score will be assigned to each criterion.

The top 5 scoring entries in each category will make it to the shortlist. This will be followed by a physical Grand jury meeting to evaluate and choose the final awardees.

Industry Awards Criteria Summary:

Addressing Sustainability:

Explain your company’s decision and approach to sustainability, including environmental footprint and challenges.

Governance and Reporting:

Describe how governance practices promote sustainability and how you measure and report your environmental impact.

Innovation:

Outline your internal and product-related innovations for improved sustainability and impact.

Key Projects:

Showcase internal or product-related projects demonstrating your sustainability efforts, providing supporting data.

Outcomes and Impacts:

Highlight positive outcomes and measurable impacts of your sustainability efforts, supported by relevant data.

Industry Leadership:

Demonstrate your leadership in sustainability through initiatives, partnerships, and community engagement.

Future Plans:

Outline your medium/long-term sustainability goals, targets, and roadmaps for achieving them.

Additional Documents:

Submit relevant policies (HSE, HR, CSR, anti-bribery) for evaluation.

NB.- All submitted documents will be for judges use only for the evaluation and assessment for the awards.

Initiative Awards Criteria
Evaluation will be by Entry application only.

Please note, to be eligible for these categories the activities outlined in your entry must not be part of your core business activity. Please demonstrate how your organisation is going beyond its core business purpose to be eligible.

Leadership and Strategy:

Senior Leader Involvement: Describe how leadership actively supports the initiative.
Alignment: Explain how the initiative aligns with environmental, sustainability, and business strategies.
Leadership Beyond: Demonstrate how the approach influences others inside and outside the organization.

Activities and Processes:

Activities: Outline the initiative’s activities and whether it’s ongoing or a pilot.
Integration: Explain how learnings or the initiative itself will be integrated into wider processes and policies.
Investment: Describe the organization’s resource investment (financial, human, etc.) in the initiative.

Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement:

Management: Explain the management processes and structure for the initiative.
Stakeholders: Identify key internal and external stakeholders involved.
Engagement: Describe how you consult, engage, and communicate with stakeholders.

Outcomes and Impacts:

Benefits: Explain how the initiative benefits people, planet, and the organization (financially, socially, etc.).
Wider Impact: Describe the positive impact on the environment, society, and the organization’s license to operate.
Stakeholder Consultation: Explain how partner and stakeholder consultation ensured impactful and valuable initiatives.

Measurement, Evaluation, and Reporting:

Targets: Explain the set targets for the initiative and how success is measured.
Improvement: Describe how you ensure improvement and report on the initiative.
Alignment: Explain how project targets relate to wider environmental or sustainability goals.

Innovation and Transferability:

Innovation: Demonstrate the program’s/initiative’s/activities’ innovation and ease of replication by others.
Benefits: Describe the positive impacts on the organization (financial, stakeholder relationships, development, etc.).
Wider Impact: Explain the positive environmental and societal impacts (resource reduction, pollution prevention, etc.).

INDUSTRY AWARD CATEGORIES

Responsible Business of the year

Responsible Employer of the year

Responsible Brand of the Year

Responsible Construction Company of the Year

Responsible Exporter of the Year

Responsible HealthCare Facility of the Year

Responsible Laboratory Facility of the Year

Responsible Hospitality Company of the Year (Restaurant)

Responsible Hospitality Company of the Year (Hotel)

Responsible Hospitality Company of the Year (Fastfood)

Responsible General Insurance Company of the Year

Responsible Life Insurance Company of the Year

Responsible Manufacturing Company of the Year (Metal/Steel)

Responsible Manufacturing Company of the Year (Food & Beverages)

Responsible Manufacturing Company of the Year (Plastic Pipes)

Responsible Manufacturing Company of the Year (Paper & Packaging)

Responsible Manufacturing Company of the Year (Beauty & Care)

Responsible Indigenous Manufacturing Company of the Year

Responsible Mining Support Services Company of Year

Responsible Oil and Gas Company of the Year (Downstream)

Responsible Oil and Gas Company of the Year (Upstream)

Responsible Pharmaceutical Company of the Year

Responsible Savings and Loans Company of the Year

Responsible Shipping Company of the Year

Responsible Investment Company of the year

Responsible Airline of the Year (Domestic)

Responsible Airline of the Year (International)

Responsible Logistics Company of the Year

Responsible Transport Company of the Year

Responsible Pension Company of the Year

Responsible Fintech Company of the Year

Responsible Agribusiness/Agri-input Company of the Year

Responsible Energy Company of the year

Responsible Electronics Retail Company of the Year

Responsible Warehousing Company of the Year

Responsible Chiropractic and Wellbeing Company of the Year

Responsible ICT Company of the Year

Responsible Waste Recovery Company of the year

Responsible and Sustainable Mining Company of the Year

Responsible and Innovative Waste Management Company of the Year

Responsible Telecommunication Company of the Year

Responsible Regulator of the Year

Responsible Automobile Company of the Year

Responsible Thin-Tank of the year

Responsible Social Enterprise of the Year

Responsible Multilateral Financial institution of the year

Responsible Bank of the Year

Responsible Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Company of the Year

Responsible Manufacturing Company the Year (Food & Beverages)

Responsible Health Insurance Company of the Year

Responsible Importer of the Year

Responsible IT Company of the Year

Responsible ICT Training Institution of the year

Responsible Media Organization of the Year (TV)

Responsible Media Organization of the Year (Radio)

Responsible Media Organization of the Year (Paper)

Responsible Mobile Money Service Provider of the Year

Responsible Real Estate Company of the Year

Responsible Retail and Shopping Centre of the Year

Responsible Wholesale and Distribution Company of the Year

Responsible Tech Growth Company of the Year

Educational Facility Excellence Award

Responsible business in customer service excellence

Responsible SME of the year

Responsible Trade facilitator of the year

Responsible Integrated Security Company of the year

Responsible hospital in Quality of service Delivery

Responsible laboratory in quality of service delivery

Responsible Cyber-security Company of the year

INITIATIVE AWARD CATEGORIES

SDG Pioneer of the Year

Purpose Before Profit Award

Circular Economy & Waste to Fuel Award

Responsible Consumption & Production Award

Responsible Business in Financial inclusion Advocacy Award

Responsible business in Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Responsible business in Sustainable Supply chain management Initiatives

Responsible business in Road Safety Awareness Initiatives

Environmental Responsibility Initiatives Award

Responsible & Innovative Partnership of the Year

Responsible Business in Water Management & Efficiency Award

Responsible business in Governance, Reporting & Transparency Award

Responsible business in Employee mental Heath & Wellbeing Initiatives

Responsible business in Nature & Biodiversity Inititiatives

Responsible business in Renewable Energy Integration Initiative

Responsible business in CSR and Social Investment Initiatives

JURY GUIDELINES
Evaluation will be done on the criteria given for each category.
Evaluation by the jury will be solely on the entry submitted, in an independent and objective manner.
The jury member will abstain from scoring and/or voting on any work that they or their organization have been involved with directly or indirectly. Please mention the reason for abstaining from scoring an entry.
Entrants may have submitted multiple entries. The jury will score each entry on its own merit and not against the other entries submitted by an organization.
Scoring: Entries are ranked on a scale of 0 to 5 with 0 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.
Each entry is scored by multiple jury members and a mean average score is assigned to all the criteria based scores.
The top 5 scoring entries through the pre-screening are then evaluated through the final jury meet for the RBLEA trophies to be awarded.
There is space for Jury remarks in the box against each entry and in case the jury may require further information the RBLEA team will source the same for them to take an informed decision.

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