Award Categories

Entry Guidelines, PM's CSR Awards — By csr on June 14, 2009 at 9:33 am

For the 2009 PM’s CSR Awards, there will be eight Award categories, including a new category for Empowering Women. An Award will be given to the company that has truly integrated the values of CSR and infused these into its business processes and community programmes. 1. Education
This award recognises companies that have made serious efforts to improve the level of education and skills of their employees and/or members of the community.

2. Environment
Companies recognised for this award should demonstrate leadership and commitment to the improvement, preservation and protection of the environment. This would include successful projects or programmes in areas such as energy efficiency, climate change, waste reduction, green spaces, protecting mangrove/peat swamps, deforestation, protecting lakes, rivers, etc.

3. Culture & Heritage
Malaysia’s unique, diverse and vibrant national heritage is found in many different faces of the nation and expressed through customs, folklore, language and traditions. This category recognises companies that support the preservation of Malaysia’s heritage.

4. Community & Social Welfare
This award recognises a company’s efforts to uplift and support disadvantaged and marginalised members of the community - via, for example, the care of orphans and the destitute, providing work and study opportunities to the poor and illiterate, and supporting social enterprises that empower these groups to be more independent and self-reliant.

6. Best CSR/Workplace Practices
This category recognises a company that has policies and programmes in place that reflect its respect and regard for its employees. This would include policies that promote diversity in the workplace, family friendly policies, regard for work life balance of employees, dependence care, health and wellness, privacy, employee training, fostering lifelong learning etc.

5. Empowerment of Women
This award honours a company that has enabled women to rise above difficult circumstances and enhance the quality of their lives by improving their economic and social conditions.

6. Small Company CSR
This award is for the small or medium-sized company that does not have the resources of a large company but nevertheless has successfully implemented CSR projects or programmes and shown that it is a socially responsible member of the community it serves.

7. Special Award - Media Reporting
The award recognises the individual or organisation that has provided impactful and insightful coverage of corporate social responsibility programmes.

8. Best Overall CSR Programme

No submission is required for the Best Overall Award - any submission in the other seven categories will automatically place you in consideration for this Award.

The Prime Minister’s CSR Awards, launched by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development in 2007, aims to recognise companies that have made a difference to the communities in which they operate through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes. Download the Official Entry Form.