The TERI Corporate Awards recognize leadership in corporate environmental management, social responsibility and HIV/AIDS initiatives. These awards have the distinction of being the first of their kind where companies are evaluated for their leadership efforts in environmental management CSR and HIV/AIDS programmes. The awards are conferred annually to corporates from a wide section of the industry.
TERI instituted the three following awards TERI Corporate Awards for Environmental Excellence TERI Corporate Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility TERI Corporate Awards to Business Response to HIV/AIDS in collaboration with GTZ. Applications are invited for the following awards, last date of submitting applications is 15th Oct 2009. *1) TERI Corporate Awards for Environmental Excellence * This award is designed to provide an impetus to sustainable development and encourages the ongoing process of environmental management within the corporate’s own facility. The Award recognizes success stories that have conceptualized and implemented measures towards a cleaner and healthier environment. *2) TERI Corporate Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility* The TERI Corporate Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are in recognition of corporate leadership for social responsibility and sustainable development initiatives. The objectives are to asses the extent of CSR in corporate functioning and the development, identify best practices and innovations in the Indian corporate sector, adopted to fulfil their responsibilities towards targeted stakeholders. Through this process, also it aims to sensitize private players to their responsibilities as good citizens of a developing world. For more details see http://weforpeople.com/2009/10/aplications-invited-for-the-teri-csr-award-and-teri-environmental-award -Deepanwita Chatterjee www.weforpeople.com
