The Awards in Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing (3S) presented by the Global Sourcing Council

The Global Sourcing Council (GSC) announces the 2010 Awards in Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing (3S). The 3S Awards recognize exceptional achievements in the global sourcing marketplace by individuals and organizations who exhibit a combination of positive social and economic leadership. Submissions for the 2010 3S Awards are currently open to participants in the sourcing community wishing to highlight their initiatives, and voting will take place at the 3S Awards website (www.gsc3sawards.com).

The 2010 3S Awards will be presented in the categories of:

• Best in Class for Community Engagement Program - "3S Community"


• Best in Class for Employee Engagement Program - "3S Engaged Employees"


• Best in Class for Most Innovative Socially Responsible Program - "Out of the 3S Box"

In addition, the entire sourcing community will vote for the winner of the Award for Best Example of Socially Responsible Global Sourcing from among all submitted entries.

The 3S awardees will receive recognition and a monetary grant at a special event hosted by the GSC in New York on February 8, 2011.

The last date for submission of entries is January 22, 2011. Community voting begins January 2, 2011.

Visit www.gsc3sawards.com for further details, including submission instructions and community voting procedures.

"Sustainability and social responsibility are fast becoming an integral part of corporate global organizations. Translating broad strategy statements into standard operating procedures presents many challenges not only for core organizational functions, but especially for the ever-growing network of the global supply chain," said Wanda Lopuch, President of the Global Sourcing Council. "In the outsourcing industry, whose roots lie in labor arbitrage, social responsibility has been viewed as an oxymoron. In spite of these challenges, there is an emerging wave of innovative, new enterprises in both the buyers' and suppliers' segments who embrace the business strategy of 'doing well while doing good.' Most often it is the local, small scale initiatives that do not receive visibility or recognition, even though these are the foundation upon which 3S practices are built. It was this challenge that prompted the GSC to initiate the 3S Awards program to showcase real examples of Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing in action."

The 3S Awards recognize individuals, start-ups, and companies (e.g. suppliers, buyers and advisory organizations) that have worked to innovate, implement and improve Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing practices. Example solutions can take the form of new business opportunities created to bring about social and economic benefits in tandem, as well as the advancement of business opportunities that demonstrate a concern for sustainability and the long-term impacts on all resources: human and environmental resources, privacy rights, data security, intellectual property and other non-economic factors.

Potential contestants for this award include: suppliers and practitioners of Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing, buyers dedicated to implementing best practices in 3S, consultants, advisors, analysts and everyone in between!

Submissions for the 3S Awards will be in the form of videos (not more than 3 minutes, 15 seconds in length) and PowerPoint presentations (not more than 9 slides) uploaded to the 3S Awards website: www.gsc3sawards.com. Each submitted video or presentation will be preceded by a brief questionnaire. These uploaded submissions will be evaluated by a world-class panel of sourcing experts for the three classes of awards: 3S Community, 3S Engaged Employees and Out of the 3S Box.

Get ready to woo the general audience and make your submission the choice of the people! The Best Socially Responsible Global Sourcing Example Award will be presented to the submission voted highest by the sourcing community.

No program or solution is too small for a submission to the 3S Awards. If it has an impact on the social fabric of a company or a community, the 3S Awards are meant to recognize the value and influence of the initiative.

About the 3S Awards

The 3S Awards were initiated in 2008 as the GSC Leadership Awards. The first proud recipients of this award were the IBM World Development Initiative, accepted by Steven Kloeblen and My Luu, and the UN GAID, accepted by Sarbuland Khan.

For details on past winners, please visit: www.gsc3sawards.com/2008.html

Apart from participation, the 3S Awards committee would also like to invite sponsors for this event. The award ceremony will be attended by a wide-scale audience and provide sponsors high-profile visibility to their brand. For details, please visit: www.gsc3sawards.com/sponsors.html.

About the Global Sourcing Council

The Global Sourcing Council (GSC) is a non-profit association of businesses, trade organizations, government agencies and academics with a mission to promote sustainable global development through socially responsible sourcing.

The GSC engages and educates the world-wide community on Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing (3S) with an aim to encourage global economic growth leading to increased fair trade, investment and social good.

The GSC provides a number of services to the sourcing community, including holding educational sessions, hosting industry conferences, and providing certification in Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing (3S). For details, please visit: www.gscouncil.org.

Global Sourcing Council

Global Sourcing Council

The Global Sourcing Council (GSC) is a non-profit organization focused on helping organizations from all sectors, buyers and sellers, achieve their economic goals without sacrificing sustainability. The GSC fosters the exchange of information and a dialogue through:

• Best Practices - the GSC defines and delivers best practices regarding celebrating the intellectual and social capital of the world in a respectful and sustainable manner
• Collaboration - collaboration is central to sustainable outsourcing success. The GSC delivers a wide range of events, activities and webinars to enable its members to network, meet, and share ideas, for growth and to further drive the goals of the GSC
• Education - through the delivery of events, information, and certification, the GSC aims to inform and educate its members on all aspects of sustainable outsourcing processes, issues and trends.
• Thought Leadership - the GSC offers an open, unbiased discussion platform for new ideas, controversial issues and general information on socially responsible sourcing in a professional and respectful manner.

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