Corporate Responsibility Impact Awards will honor companies and individuals for their outstanding leadership and achievements in corporate responsibility.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is proud to present the 2016 Corporate Responsibility Impact Awards. The awards program will honor five companies and individuals for their outstanding leadership and achievements in corporate responsibility.

Corporate responsibility and social impact professionals are invited to attend the CR Impact Awards Ceremony and Reception on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at the Sofitel in Redwood City, California. The event will take place from 4:30-6:30 p.m., immediately following the Corporate Philanthropy Institute. Learn more and register at siliconvalleycf.org/crimpactawards.

The event will honor the winners of the five CR Impact Awards described below. The public is invited to submit nominations online for the awards, now until July 31, 2016.

• Company of the Year: Recognizes a company that, through its activities and partnerships during the previous calendar year, clearly demonstrates its commitment to CR programs as part of its core business values.

• CEO of the Year: Awarded to a CEO who demonstrates superior commitment to CR, from his/her personal commitment to charity to demonstration of leadership in his/ her company’s corporate responsibility programs.

• Practitioner of the Year: Given to an individual who provides a gold standard example for his/her efforts in corporate responsibility. This is a prestigious award that gives the CR community the chance to celebrate the work of a leading colleague in the field.

• Emerging Practitioner of the Year: Awarded to an emerging change maker who strives for excellence in the practice of corporate responsibility. This award is an opportunity to recognize the work of an emerging colleague in the field.

• Partnership of the Year: Recognizes a company that has established a strong and multifaceted community partnership with a U.S. or international NGO and continues to develop and deepen the partnership for increasing societal impact.

Event sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact herickson@siliconvalleycf.org for more information.

For other inquiries related to the CR Impact Awards, please contact cverrot@siliconvalleycf.org. 

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