1. Overview
GABM has introduced the GABM ‘Best South African Corporate Citizen Award’ Program, first and foremost, to give recognition to corporations who are engaged in good corporate citizenship practices.
In addition, the ‘Best South African Corporate Citizen Award’ has the objective to promote and mobilize the local corporate community to engage in such good corporate citizenship practices.
2. Definition of a Good Corporate Citizen
A good corporate citizen is a corporation that accepts the importance of being collectively responsible for its local community and environment as an integral part of their core business.
Corporate citizenship is therefore about the contribution a corporation makes to society through its core business activities, its social investment and philanthropy programs and its engagement in public policy.
3. Award Criteria
The ‘Best South African Corporate Citizen Award’ is awarded to those corporations who have best incorporated the below best practices in their respective corporate activities. In terms of GABM’s selection methodology each of the below categories account for 20 percent in the decision making process:
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Best Corporate Governance Practices
Best Fair Trade and Business Practices
Best Work Place and Employee Relations Practices
Best Environmental Protection Practices
Best Social Development and Philanthropy Practices
4. Industry Categories
The ‘Best South African Corporate Citizen Award’ is awarded to corporations in each of the following industry categories:
Legal Industry
Corporate Advisory Industry Accounting and Consulting Industry
Venture Capital Industry
Banking Industry
Asset Management Industry
Insurance Industry
Engineering Consultancy Industry
Information Technology Industry
Business Support Services Industry
Entrepreneurial Development Industry
Franchise Industry
Mining and Natural Resources Industry
Advertising Industry
Media Industry
Tourism Industry
Property Industry
Electronics Industry
Telecommunications Industry
Health and Medical Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry
Entertainment Industry
Hotel and Accommodation Industry
Construction Industry
Aviation Industry
Transportation Industry
Automotive Industry
Retail Industry
5. Nominations
Only GABM associate members are allowed to submit nominations in respect of the GABM ‘Best South African Corporate Citizen Award’. Award nominees can however be GABM as well as non-GABM corporations.
6. Prizes
Winners in each industry category will be informed by GABM’s Board of Executives and Award winners’ details will be published on the GABM website.
Winners of the GABM ‘Best South African Corporate Citizen Award’ do not receive any physical prizes except for a GABM Award Certificate, which is forwarded in electronic format.
All award winners are however required to submit to GABM an award acceptance speech that will be used for press and publication dissemination purposes, which will give valuable recognition to each applicable corporation for their respective unwavering commitment towards good corporate citizenship.
7. 2011 Award Recipients
The 2011 ‘Best South African Corporate Citizen Award’ has been awarded to the following corporations:
Legal Industry: Webber Wentzel
Corporate Advisory Industry: Callister International Accounting and Consulting Industry: Mazars Group
Venture Capital Industry: Merchantec Capital
Banking Industry: Capitec Bank Limited
Asset Management Industry: PSG Konsult
Insurance Industry: OUTsurance
Engineering Consultancy Industry: WSP Group Africa
Information Technology Industry: INTEGR8 IT
Business Support Services Industry: The Effectiveness Company
Entrepreneurial Development Industry: Summit Network Group
Franchise Industry: Rawson Property Group
Mining and Natural Resources Industry: Reatile Gaz
Advertising Industry: Draftfcb Holdings
Media Industry: Caxton & CTP Publishers & Printers Limited
Tourism Industry: Cullinan Holdings Limited
Property Industry: Pam Golding Properties
Electronics Industry: LG Electronics SA
Telecommunications Industry: Neotel
Health and Medical Industry: Mediclinic
Pharmaceutical Industry: Adcock Ingram Healthcare
Entertainment Industry: Avusa Limited
Hotel and Accommodation Industry: City Lodge Hotels Limited
Construction Industry: Group Five
Aviation Industry: Comair
Transportation Industry: TOLL Global Forwarding SA
Automotive Industry: Mercedes Benz
Retail Industry: Steinhoff International Holdings Limited
