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Ceres-ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards
Since 2002, Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) have given out awards for the best sustainability reports in North America.
The purpose of the awards program is to acknowledge and publicize best practice in reporting on sustainability performance and to provide leadership to those companies that are publishing or intend to publish sustainability reports.
The awards are not intended to endorse or reward company performance, but rather to acknowledge exemplary disclosure that places performance in the broader context of sustainability challenges, risks and opportunities. The judging criteria (pdf) address completeness, credibility and quality of communication. The judging panel includes 11 North American experts representing a broad spectrum of backgrounds in the nonprofit, corporate and investment worlds. For more information, download the Applicant's Information Flyer .
Last year's winners include:
To download the 2009 Ceres-ACCA Judges Report, click here.
(For previous years' winners, click here.)
Best Sustainability Report
The Timberland Company
Timberland’s report follows the company’s theme of “Responsibility runs deep” with its effective usage of a variety of disclosure strategies, quarterly updates with new data on key performance indicators, and an excellent discussion of the company’s challenges and their efforts towards building an industry-wide standard for labeling. The report also expands upon traditional communication strategies by offering stakeholders new opportunities to engage with Timberland on sustainability issues.
Best Sustainability Report (First Runner Up)
Ford Motor Company
Ford’s 2008-09 Blueprint for Sustainability Report addresses the fundamental challenge of sustainability and presents detailed discussion of the company’s economic recovery plan including current progress, restructuring plans, and sustainable strategies. In addition, the report clearly connects sustainability with the business strategy by highlighting past performance, mistakes made, how the company is working to further integrate sustainability into their business model, and their approach for identifying and assessing material risks.
Best Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Report
Seventh Generation
The 2008 Corporate Consciousness Report takes a look into the company’s vision for “Reinventing the Purpose and Possibility of Business” with an in depth discussion of Seventh Generation’s engagement with its manufacturing partners to improve sustainability performance. The report provides transparent discussion of the increasingly competitive industry and describes how Seventh Generation is working to change its industry through collaboration for improved disclosure.
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The Timberland Company Wins Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Best Sustainability Reporting
May 5, 2010 - At the annual Ceres Conference, Jeff Swartz of The Timberland Company accepted the top award for the best corporate sustainability report as part of the international competition organized by Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The winners, selected from nearly 100 nominations, also included Ford Motor Company and Seventh Generation. More
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