Recognizing the Companies Turning Purpose Into Action
The role businesses play in society is evolving. Employees want to work for companies that reflect their values, communities expect meaningful partnership, and organizations are increasingly being asked to show how their commitments extend beyond the bottom line. Across industries, companies are responding by investing in their people, partnering with nonprofits, mobilizing employees, and building purpose into how they operate.
The Corporate Social Responsibility categories at The Anthem Awards recognize this work, giving companies the opportunity to celebrate the teams behind their impact, demonstrate its value internally, and show employees, customers, and peers what they stand for.
Explore This Year’s Corporate Social Responsibility Categories
This year’s Corporate Social Responsibility categories recognize the many ways companies are driving meaningful change, with work eligible to be entered across Health, Technology, Sustainability, Environment & Climate, Belonging & Inclusion, Education, Art & Culture, Humanitarian Action & Services, and Human & Civil Rights.
Employee Learning & Development Initiative
Recognizes programs that engage and educate employees through learning, training, or development opportunities connected to a cause.
Employee Retention Initiatives
Honors purpose-driven programs designed to strengthen employee engagement, workplace culture, and retention.
Event
Recognizes events that bring employees, partners, or communities together to engage with and take action around a cause.
Nonprofit or Community Partnership
Celebrates collaborations between companies and nonprofit or community organizations working together to create meaningful impact.
Purpose-Driven Program or Initiative
Honors programs that demonstrate a company’s commitment to social good and positive impact beyond the bottom line.
Recruitment Initiative
Recognizes programs that improve how companies attract, hire, and retain talent while advancing a broader cause.
Special Projects
Celebrates unique CSR projects created to drive awareness and action that don’t fit neatly into another category.
Special Workplace Initiative
Recognizes innovative workplace programs, from employee matching and corporate governance to impact measurement and other internal initiatives.
Volunteer or Fundraising Initiative
Honors programs that mobilize employees to volunteer, fundraise, or contribute their skills and resources to a cause.
Get Your Work in Front of Leaders in Corporate Impact
Anthem Award entries are evaluated by members of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, bringing together leaders from across business, social impact, sustainability, philanthropy, and culture.
For companies entering their CSR work, this means an opportunity to have your impact seen by leaders who understand what it takes to turn corporate resources and commitments into meaningful change.
This year’s judges include:
- Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President & Global Chief Impact Officer, IBM
- Patrice Duckworth, Chief Inclusion Officer, Johnson & Johnson
- Adam Elman, Director of Sustainability – EMEA, Google
- Tiffany Edwards, Chief Impact and Equity Officer, Publicis Groupe
- Casey Acierno, Social Impact Lead, Spotify
- Reema Elghossain, Emerging Talent, Inclusive Programming Lead, Netflix
- Emily Barfoot, Head of Dove Hair & Skin US, Unilever Beauty & Wellbeing
- Alia McCants, Senior Director of ESG, Social Impact Lead, Peloton
Some of the most meaningful work happening inside companies isn’t always the work that receives the most visibility. The Anthem Awards provides a platform to recognize the people, partnerships, and programs demonstrating what responsible business can look like today.
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Enter the 6th Annual Anthem Awards
If your organization is investing in its employees, supporting communities, advancing a cause, or using its resources to create measurable positive change, enter your work in the Corporate Social Responsibility categories across Health, Technology, Sustainability, Environment & Climate, Belonging & Inclusion, Education, Art & Culture, Humanitarian Action & Services, and Human & Civil Rights.
You still have time to honor your advocacy at the 6th Annual Anthem Awards! Enter your work at entries.anthemawards.com by the Extended Entry Deadline on Friday, September 18th. This is your last chance to enter this season.
