A total of 59 projects across Asia were selected as the recipients of this year’s Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA) by Enterprise Asia. The Awards, often dubbed the Nobel Prize for Sustainability, returned this year to Singapore, after having been held in Delhi and Macau over the past two years. The Awards also recognizedthree business leaders for their roles in promoting CSR practices within their organizations and across their industries.
Over 300 submissions from 28 countries were received from companies across Asia, with judges led by former Minister of Environment of Taiwan, Dr Eugene Chien, sieving through the submission over a two-months judging period. Besides being able to demonstrate the design and execution of sound and effective CSR programs, nominees are required to demonstrate the extent that CSR practices have been institutionalized within their organizations and the measurable impact of their programs to people, community and environment.
The Awards honor Asian businesses for championing sustainable and responsible business practices, demonstrating companies’ leadership, sincerity and on-going commitment in incorporating responsible and ethical values, compliance, respect for people and individuals, involvement in communities and protection of the environment into the way they run their businesses.
Dato’ William Ng, president of Enterprise Asia said, “the quality of this year’s submission is outstanding. It was a truly monumental task to decide on the best, as every submission was of very high quality – demonstrating the expertise and capability of the region’s CSR practitioners. This is a far cry from when we first started giving out the awards in the year 2009. Much thought has been given to impact and measurability, as a result of increased reporting requirements.”
Prizes were awards in six categories:
- Social Empowerment
- Investment in People
- Health Promotion
- Green Leadership
- SME CSR
- Responsible Business Leadership.
Dr.Chiensaid, “through these Awards, we highlight the efforts by businesses to promote sustainable corporate practices and an ethical and compassionate business culture. More than ever, we now see the urgency to institutionalize responsible entrepreneurship as a mean to protect our market share, shareholder’s value, and the sustainability of our businesses.”
Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 Honors59 CSR Projects and Initiatives
The three business leaders named as recipients of the AREA Responsible Business Leadership Award are ShehzadMunim, Managing Director of British American Tobacco Bangladesh, Sun YipingPresident of China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited andYen Wen Long, Chairman of CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Among the notable projects winning the Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards are Aircel’s ‘Save Our Tiger’, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s ‘Coral Relocation’, Hai-O Enterprise Berhad’s ‘Talent Development Through Education Excellence’, Pfizer Taiwan’s ‘A Warmth During Winter’, Nu Skin Malaysia’s ‘Southeast Asia Children Heart Fund’, and The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited’s ‘Healthy Communities Initiatives’.
“The successof these programs are perhaps best measured in the number of lives touched and saved, communities uplifted, tears of joy shed, and how the future of our children, and their children, are secured. There’s really no better recognition for having contributed to making the world a better place, than the satisfaction of witnessing the difference you have made. I congratulate all award recipients, and hope that this will encourage them to continue with their generosity of spirit,” Ng said.
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About Enterprise Asia
Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine towards sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Enterprise Asia builds on its two pillars of existence: investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia work with governments, NGOs and other organizations to promote entrepreneurial and sustainable development, in uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and in ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation and courage for the future generations.
Full List of Recipients of the Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards 2016
== Responsible Business Leadership ==
- ShehzadMunim, Managing Director, British American Tobacco Bangladesh
- Sun Yiping, President, China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited
- Yen Wen Long, Chairman CTBC Financial Holding Co, Ltd
== Green Leadership ==
- AAG Energy Holdings Limited
AAG’s Contribution to the Environment, Economy, and Society - Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Cayman) Co., Ltd
Aleees – New Frontier of Green Power Energy - AirAsia Berhad
Green24 - Arthaland Corporation
KabataangKaibigan ng Kalikasan (Youth Friends of Nature) - Far Eastern New Century Corporation
Invention of the First 100% Bio-based PET Bottle in the World - Hair O’right International Corporation
The greenest shampoo from Taiwan washes away the challenges of a global carbon foot-printing scheme - JLanka Power & Energy (Pvt) Ltd
Online Electricity Monitoring & Controlling System - Malaysian Mosaics SdnBhd
Green Leadership in Tile Manufacturing – MML Leading The Way - Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Coral Relocation and the Innovative Use of Excavated and Dredged Materials for Reclamation - Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (Thailand)
Watershed Forest Conservation Project to Honor His Majesty The King - Taipei Financial Center Corporation
TAIPEI 101 as the new paradigm for high rise green buildings - YFY Inc.
Every Byproduct has Its Value – Rediscovery of Hydrogen Energy
== Social Empowerment ==
- S. Watson Group
Project LOL
- ASE Group (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc)
ASE30 Environmental Conservation Fund
- Asian Alliance Insurance PLC
WIN Youth Empowerment Program
- Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company SdnBhd
Connecting Communities
- Cathay Financial Holdings
Foster Social Enterprise Ecosystem
- Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC
Sustainable Agricultural Development Programme
- China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited
Teaching in My Hometown
- CTBC Financial Holding Co, Ltd
“Light up a Life” Fundraising Campaign
- Eduspec Holdings Berhad
Cyber Security & Wellness
- Fubon Insurance Co, Ltd
Foster social charity with Fubon Insurance’s Core Competencies
- FWD Life Insurance Public Company Limited
FWD Helps PWD
- Hai-O Enterprise Berhad
Talent Development Through Education Excellence
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Able Disabled All People Together (A.D.A.P.T) Programme
- HSBC Sri Lanka
Restoration of the Cascading Tanks in Anuradhapura
- IRPC Public Company Limited
Lam Sai Yong Model
- MitrPhol Group
Community Enhancement through the Collaboration of Disability
- Oxford College of Business (Pvt) Ltd
Out of Darkness
- Pfizer Limited, Taiwan
A warmth during winter – Helping the Elderly Live Longer and Happier
- Prudential Malaysia Assurance Berhad
Cha-Ching
- PT DarmaHenwaTbk
DarmaMandiri
- Puritas (Pvt) Ltd
Going Beyond
- Sampath Bank PLC
SampathSaviya
- Sinyi Realty Inc.
We are ONE
- Tai O Heritage Hotel
Promoting Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage Conservation
- Thai Life Insurance Public Company Limited
Thai Life Insurance and Mae Joe University Boost Local Economies Bring Happiness
- Uflex Limited
Sports For Growth
== Health Promotion ==
- P. Honda Co. Ltd
Big Blood Donation Across Thailand
- FrieslandCampina (Hong Kong) Ltd
Tailored Nutrition For Age
- Nu Skin (Malaysia) SdnBhd
Nu Skin Malaysia Southeast Asia Children Heart Fund
- SENA Development Public Company Limited
Baan Ruam Tang Fun
- Puritas (Pvt) Ltd
PuritasSathDiyawara
- The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited
Healthy Communities Initiatives
== Investment in People ==
- AP (Thailand) PCL
AP Academy
- Apex Circuit (Thailand) Co, Ltd
TUK KAI
- Global Indian International School
People Development Through Innovative Initiatives
- Holcim Philippines, Inc.
Galing Mason Program
- Index Creative Village PCL
Our People, Our Index Creative Village
- Prosperous Capital & Assurance Limited
Women Empowering through Women
- Resorts World Manila
League Of Volunteer Employees (LOVE) Program
- Strategic Public Relations Group Limited (SPRG)
20 years: A Solid Foundation For Sustainable Growth
== SME CSR ==
- Auden Techno Corp
The Environmental Education for Teenagers: WildView Taiwan Film Festival Tours
- Helping Hand Group
Last Donor Standing
- Infinity Development Holdings Company Limited
Fundamental works for Social Responsibility and the Company’s Sustainability
- Strategic Public Relations Group Limited (SPRG)
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