Corporate Sustainability Award 2024 “Business for SDGs”

Corporate Sustainability Award will be held for the seventh time in Georgia this year with the initiative of the UN Global Compact Network Georgia, with the funding from the Sweden and the USAID Civil Society Engagement Program. The award aims to develop the standards of corporate responsibility in the country and to encourage business involvement in the implementation of Sustainable Development Agenda.

Corporate Sustainability Award 2024 “Business for SDGs” is intended for companies that operate in the Georgian market. This is an award for business which is progressive, modern value-based; operating based on the high standards, that work towards sustainable development and bring long-term benefits to both: the company and the society. 

Terms and conditions of the award:

→ The author of the project/initiative must be an entrepreneurial legal entity (small, medium or large enterprise) operating in Georgia; 

→ Submitted project/initiative must correspond to the award nominations; 

→ Submitted project initiative should be ongoing or completed in 2023-2024; 

→ The company can submit several applications in different nominations. 

Nominations:

SDG 4 – Quality Education: 

SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth; 

SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities; 

SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production; 

SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; 

SDG 17 – Partnerships for Sustainable Development. 

The received applications will be reviewed in two categories: Large business and Small and medium business.

Stages of the award:

The award will be held in two stages:

1st Stage: April 11  – May 31    

Companies willing to participate must fill out a short application form  on the website www.corporateaward.ge. 

2nd Stage: June 3 – July 26 

The companies that have passed the second stage will be contacted individually by UN Global Compact Network Georgia and they will have the opportunity to submit a full application of the project/initiative for the award. 

! After the first stage, the selected candidates will submit the application in English.

The projects/initiatives for the award will be evaluated by international and local jury members

The Award will enable companies to:

→ Gain recognition among the peers as leaders in corporate sustainability;

→ Increase their credibility and reputation among the consumers, partners and investors;

→ Influence Corporate Sustainability development in Georgia, through sharing best practices.

Contact persons:

Rati Zautashvili, Senior Manager, Business Relations – 595 011 515, rati@unglobalcompact.ge 

Maya Giorgadze,  Partnership and Private Sector Engagement Manager, 599 880 404, maya@unglobalcompact.ge 

Lizi Lezhava, Business Relations and Partnership Project Development Manager, 595 981 000, lizi@unglobalcompact.ge