The 2014 Responsible Business Awards of the Forum took place for the 12th consecutive year honouring companies that had implemented remarkable sustainable development projects in a variety of fields. We share their ideas, experience and results as we are positive that they could inspire many others to put their efforts, time and money in favour of projects supporting social causes.
The most important category, judging by the numerous nominations every year, Investor in Community, is the last but not least in our series of short interviews. This year Postbank, Nova Broadcasting Group and Contour Global Maritsa East 3 ranked in the top 3 with diverse but sustainable and effective programmes with social impact. For details on the projects please check out the links as well as the short Q&A and photos below.
1st place – PostBank with Best Start for Every Child – a Strategic Partnership of Postbank and UNICEF Bulgaria
2nd place – Nova Broadcasting Group with GAME CHANGERS A programme with a future that offers future
What three words best describe your project? Faith. Change. Future.
What does the BBLF award mean to you? It is an acknowledgement, shared responsibility and the first prestigious award for the GAME CHANGERS initiative. BBLF’s Annual Responsible Business Awards honoured our programme in the most competitive category, Investor in Community, among 17 worthy projects. Nova was the only media participating in the competition, one of 55 companies that entered 77 projects. Importantly, the award coincided in time with the first results of the winners in our 2014 contest, ie the opening of an IT centre in Vratsa where young people from the region are being trained.
What people don’t but should know about your company? I think they know us well. They know they can rely on us and together we can help many more people. Evidence for their trust in us are the numerous tip-offs we receive daily from our viewers. Their signals are converted into news reports with which we stir up sleeping consciences and turn inaction into action. I want to tell viewers on behalf of our whole team that we appreciate that credit and we strive to justify it every single day.
Elitsa Georgieva, Nova Broadcasting Group PR Manager
3rd place – ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 with Good Company, Good Employees - Pay Roll Donation Project
What three words best describe your project? Inspiration, commitment, social responsibility.
What does the BBLF award mean to you? It is a big recognition for all participants who embraced with enthusiasm the philanthropy idea. Simultaneously, it distinguishes ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 as a socially responsible company. The award is ever more precious to us as we got it in competition with many other notable and successful social good projects of companies from various industries.
What people don’t but should know about your company? I couldn’t tell what people don’t lknow about us, yet I could share with you what I’d like them to know about us: in addition to a reliable energy producer ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 is an exceptionally responsible company. Using various CSR projects the company supports the local community in a number of fields such as education, youth, sport, preserving local traditions. Last but not least, using internal projects the company encourages social responsibility and volunteering among staff members.
Nevena Dimitrova, Communications and CSR Expert, ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3
