Georgian Responsible Business Competition ‘Meliora’

Deadline: 10-Feb-23

With the support of the European Union and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), the Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) is holding the Georgian Responsible Business Competition ‘Meliora’ for the fourth time this year.

Categories

• Green Initiative
  • Award for an outstanding project focused on environmental protection
    • Topics in this category:
      • Responsible consumption of natural resources
      • Energy management
      • Reducing environmental pollution
      • Reducing the impact on the environment through transportation
      • Protecting biodiversity and restoring ecosystems
      • Waste management
      • Green product design
      • Raising environmental awareness and promoting environment-saving behavior
      • Sustainable, environmentally friendly agriculture
      • Green office
      • Other: If your project does not fit into any of the topics, you can add a relevant topic yourself.
• A Responsible Employer
  • An award for companies that care about the well-being and development of their employees
    • Topics in this category:
      • Employee education and professional development
      • Employee health and safety;
      • Equal opportunities and inclusion in the workplace
      • Family-friendly working conditions
      • Social protection of employees
      • Work environment and employee participation
      • Other: If your project does not fit into any of the topics, you can add a relevant topic yourself.
• Honest Activity in the Market
  • Award for ethical and fair business practices, honest, conscientious and responsible attitude towards customers, suppliers and other partners
    • Topics in this category:
      • Ethical business conduct and implementation of ethical principles inside and outside the company
      • Consumer responsibility initiatives
      • Personal data protection initiatives of customers, suppliers, partners
      • Innovative products and services for customers with special needs
      • Initiatives to develop and strengthen local suppliers
      • Other: If your project does not fit into any of the topics, you can add a relevant topic yourself.
• Community Support
  • Award for support and development of society and local communities
    • Topics in this category:
    • Promoting equal opportunities in the community (eg for people with disabilities and other minority groups)
    • Overcoming stereotypes and social change in the community
    • Business Against Poverty – Sustainable results-oriented programs to overcome poverty
    • Education and development of the local community (providing educational opportunities and supporting educational activities)
    • Development of culture and protection of cultural heritage
    • Initiatives to promote healthy lifestyles, sports and community health
    • Employee volunteering and pro bono initiatives
    • Other: If your project does not fit into any of the topics, you can add a relevant topic yourself.
• Partnership of Sectors – Shared Responsibility
  • Award for successful initiatives implemented in partnership between a company and a public organization that serve the welfare of society
    • Topics in this category:
      • Partnership with a public organization for social change – initiatives implemented jointly with public organizations, aimed at the well-being of society, the purpose of which is to solve social or environmental issues or to address the needs of specific community groups;
      • Systematic support of a public organization – long-term and systematic support of a specific public organization(s) in various ways (including financial and non-financial donations, pro bono services and volunteer work of employees), which served to strengthen the target organization for the benefit of society.
• Transparency and Reporting On Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Issues
  • An award for a company that openly and honestly provides the public with information about its impacts, activities and achieved results in the social and environmental spheres.
    • Topics in this category:
      • Sustainable development / CSR report – published in Georgia (physically or electronically) 2021 and/or 2022 sustainable development / social responsibility report, which presents balanced and substantiated information on the company’s social impact and impact on the natural environment, as well as its policies, management systems and About implemented initiatives/projects.
      • It is possible to submit a report prepared as an independent document, as well as a section of the annual report (or other type of report) dedicated to the sustainable development/CSR report.
      • CSR-website about the company’s corporate responsibility and sustainability – it is possible to submit an independent website or a section of the company’s website that reflects the company’s corporate responsibility and sustainability policy, activities and achieved results for 2021 and/or 2022.
      • Report on the policies, activities and results of the company in one of the areas of corporate responsibility – a report published in Georgia (physically or electronically) that reflects the company’s policies, management systems, implemented initiatives and achieved results in one of the areas of corporate responsibility and sustainability for 2021 and/or 2022 in the areas of: environmental protection, community support, human rights, labor rights, consumer rights protection.
• CSR Manager of the Year
  • Award for personal contribution to the development of corporate social responsibility
• The Highest Award (Grand Prix) – Responsible Large Company of the Year
  • An award for a large innovative company that has introduced responsibility in its business strategies and activities and has covered all the main areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
• The Highest Award (Grand Prix) – Responsible Small and Medium-Sized Company of the Year
  • An award for leading small and medium-sized companies that have implemented responsible actions in their current operations and covered several key areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
    • The Grand Prize will be awarded to a small or medium-sized Georgian company for an outstanding CSR-approach and effective activity in at least two of the following areas:
      • Responsibility towards employees;
      • Responsibility towards the community;
      • Responsibility towards the environment;
      • Responsible activity in the market.

Eligibility Criteria

• Both large and small/medium-sized private companies registered in Georgia can participate in the competition. “Private companies” means companies that earn income through the provision of goods and services.
• Civil organizations, public sector agencies or state-owned enterprises will not be admitted to the competition (the category of state-owned companies includes those enterprises and organizations whose share or package of shares is 50% or more owned by the central or local government, or their subsidiaries, and/or companies whose control is carried out by the state – for example, which has a special manager appointed by the government).
• Companies belonging to sectors with a negative impact on society and the natural environment, in particular one of the sectors listed, are also not allowed to participate in the competition: gaming industry (gambling, including online games, casinos and similar establishments); tobacco production or trade; Arms production or arms trade.
• Small and large companies will have an equal chance of winning, as the applications will be evaluated not against each other, but according to special evaluation criteria. The scope and results of the activity will be evaluated in relation to the size of the company.

For more information, visit Meliora.