Our special category awards were designed to both recognise and promote excellence in specific areas in organisations participating in the Best Workplaces Programme. Winners demonstrate a wealth of initiatives that are unique, innovative and in a league of their own. Organisations are shortlisted through the Trust Index® survey based on their employees’ perception of the relevant topic and answers to an additional submission assessed by our expert partners.
Corporate Responsibility Award
Supported by AccountAbility, this award recognises companies who actively integrate Corporate Responsibility into the organisation so that it is ingrained into their culture. It commends companies that not only take an active interest in maintaining a high standard in managing and reporting on their environmental, social and economic impact, but also those using innovative ways of ensuring it actually happens. For instance, linking performance management in Corporate Responsibility to staff reward and remuneration packages.
2011 winner: Danone Waters (UK & Ireland) Ltd.
Disability Excellence Award
Supported by the Employers’ Forum on Disability, this award will commend an organisation for its achievements in promoting disability equality. The aim is to highlight organisations that incorporate a number of best practices that go beyond legal compliance; and are also able to demonstrate that a positive attitude towards disability is embedded in their workplace culture rather than being a simple ‘add on’. The purpose of this special award is to emphasise the importance of disability as a workplace issue.
2011 winner: Visibility
Health & Wellbeing Award
Supported by Business in the Community, this award recognises how organisations demonstrate a genuine sense of caring for its employees’ health and wellbeing. In particular, it assesses the support and benefits they provide their staff and th
e efforts they make to promote a healthy lifestyle whilst providing and actively encouraging a good work-life balance.
2011 winner: Taff Housing Association
Learning & Leadership for Sustainability Award
Supported by University of Cambridge Programme for Industry, this award recognises how organisations are helping their employees and senior leadership to understand and respond to strategic socio-environmental challenges. In particular, it assesses how organisations are attempting to understand and provide their people with the skills required to effectively address society’s broader socio-environmental issues, such as climate change.
2011 winner: Aquamarine Power Ltd.
Most Trusted Leadership Excellence Award
Supported by the Chartered Management Institute, Strategic Partner to the UK's Best Workplaces Programme, this award is designed to recognise an organisation for its leadership efforts to create a high-trust culture. Building trust is a critical success factor for management yet there are few examples of it consciously doing this. Management should bring integrity to the business and develop a culture where words are reliably followed by action.
2011 winner: WWF Scotland
Learning & Development Excellence Award
Supported by Ashridge Management College, this new award rates organisations on learning and development. Learning, not training, initiatives should not only be the remit of HR and learning and development departments but be sponsored at the highest levels of the organisation. A great variety of learning methods must be offered.
2011 winner: Virgo HEALTH Ltd
