Sponsored by:

Winner: Wexford Arts

Runner-Up: Altura Credit Union Ltd

Objective

This award will recognise the achievements of individuals or businesses that make an outstanding contribution to their local and/or wider community in terms of social, economic, or environmental improvements.

Criteria:

Social enterprises (an enterprise that trades for a social/societal purpose and is separate from government)
Companies excelling in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Note:

A Social Enterprise is a business that focuses on tackling social problems, strengthening communities, improving people’s life chances, or protecting the environment, as opposed to generating income for private individuals or bodies. Profits are reinvested in the business and/or in the community to further the social aims of the enterprise.
For example, excellence in CSR in the following areas will be recognised:
Environmental – focusing on eco issues such as climate change
Community – improving the quality of life for people in the community
Workplace – improving the wellbeing of staff
Charity partnership – working with a charity to help in fundraising, promoting or assisting in other areas of their work

Application Questions:

Briefly describe your business, including your vision and mission statement.

Demonstrate the Social Enterprise nature/CSR ethos of your organisation. As a Social Enterprise, what is unique in terms of your products or services. As a business with a CSR ethos, what value does your CSR engagement add to your business environment, community, workplace, or charity?
Showcase details of any collaborative working arrangements, joint ventures, or other initiatives undertaken with other County Wexford regional, national, or international businesses, or social enterprises, organisations, clubs, societies to address and find solutions for a particular issue.
Outline your organisation’s policies/commitments/investment, formal or informal, that ensure the consistent delivery of your added value service/CSR engagement and how you monitor feedback.
Outline two examples of marketing activities your business engaged in to grow your social enterprise/promote your CSR activities in 2022. How did you measure the impact of your work?
Outline any sustainable practices your social enterprise implemented in the past year. Or any sustainable practices your CSR activities supported in 2022.

The above will be assessed in the context of the size and resources of the business.

Company/Individual Information

Name of Company *

Note – please use the group name you wish to be used in publicity

Applicant Name *

Position in Group *

Phone Number *

Mobile Phone *

Email Address *

Website

Mailing Address *

Year Group Established *

Number of voluntary members (those involved in the committee or in directing the work of the group) *

Detailed Information

Please provide clear and concise information in each of the following areas. These criteria have been agreed by the Judges and will form the basis of the interview process.

1. Briefly describe your business, including your vision and mission statement. *

2. Demonstrate the Social Enterprise nature/CSR ethos of your organisation. As a Social Enterprise, what is unique in terms of your products or services. As a business with a CSR ethos, what value does your CSR engagement add to your business environment, community, workplace, or charity? *

3. Showcase details of any collaborative working arrangements, joint ventures, or other initiatives undertaken with other County Wexford regional, national, or international businesses, or social enterprises, organisations, clubs, societies to address and find solutions for a particular issue. *

4. Outline your organisation’s policies/commitments/investment, formal or informal, that ensure the consistent delivery of your added value service/CSR engagement and how you monitor feedback. *

5. Outline two examples of marketing activities your business engaged in to grow your social enterprise/promote your CSR activities in 2022. How did you measure the impact of your work? *

6. Outline any sustainable practices your social enterprise implemented in the past year. Or any sustainable practices your CSR activities supported in 2022. *

Consent *

I Consent

I hereby consent, if I am selected as a County Wexford Business Awards shortlisted applicant or winner, to the release and use of my name, business name, and photographs, which may be taken of me, and I agree that no compensation shall be due to me or my company for such usage. However, all competitive and financial information shall remain confidential unless I give express written approval for its release. Furthermore, I confirm that the information provided to and with this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I acknowledge that whilst every care has been taken to ensure that advice/feedback given on this programme is correct, neither County Wexford Chamber nor our sponsors will accept any responsibility for loss, damage, etc., arising from or occasioned by the implementation of such advice.

Completed application forms must be submitted online by 5.00pm on FRIDAY10^th March 2023.
An independent judging panel will review all applications received & shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

ALL SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW ON THURSDAY 23^rd March at Clayton whites Hotel | Business Centre – time will be advised. Phone Interviews are NOT an option.

County Wexford Business Awards Gala Ceremony
Friday, 5^th May 2023| Clayton Whites Hotel, Abbey Street, Wexford
Dress: Black Tie
Drinks Reception: 6.45 pm sharp
Seated: Promptly 7.30 pm
Music: Divine Invention

Tickets: €105 plus VAT each / Corporate Tables of 10 €1000 plus VAT

Company/Individual Information

Company / Trading Name *

Note – please use company name you wish to be used in publicity

Applicant Name *

Position in Company *

Phone Number *

Mobile Phone *

Email Address *

Website

Company Address *

Year Company Established

No. of Full Time Employees

No. of Part Time Employees

Give clear and concise information in each of the following areas. This criterion will form the basis of the judges decision.

• Tell us about your business. Demonstrate the Corporate Social Responsibility ethos of your organisation in terms of products or services offered or delivery mechanisms that bring added value to your business environment, community, workplace or charity partnership through engagement activities. *

• Highlight the benefits generated by your business acting responsibly for the wider community, locally, regionally or nationally. *

• Showcase details of any collaborative working arrangements, joint ventures, or other initiatives undertaken with other County Wexford regional, national, or international businesses, organisations, clubs, societies. *

• Outline your organisations policies/commitments/ investment, formal and informal, that ensure the consistent delivery of your added value service and how you monitor customer feedback. *

• Outline details of any specific staff training and development programmes or investment in harnessing the new skills, knowledge, competencies of industry best practice in developing Corporate Social Responsibility. *

• Tell us about your engagement and consultancy experiences and activities, both online and offline, that demonstrate the impact of your work on your work place environment, morale, motivation, communications, learning, image, partnership relationships, the community, staff well-being or other measures of success. *

• Briefly outline your vision for how your organisation can continue to contribute to creating a better society going forward. *

• Outline what measures you currently have in place that reduce your carbon footprint, highlighting your key sustainability measures and the initiatives you take to keep your employees engaged and motivated to ensure you offer greener products or services going forward? *

• In addition to all that your business currently does for your community, please describe your future plans for the next five years including a description of your over all goal and vision. *

Consent *

I consent

I hereby consent, if I am selected as a Wexford Business Awards shortlisted applicant or winner, to the release and use of my name, business name, and photographs, which may be taken of me, and I agree that no compensation shall be due to me or my company for such usage. However, all competitive and financial information shall remain confidential unless I give express written approval for its release. Furthermore, I confirm that the information provided to and with this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I acknowledge that whilst every care has been taken to ensure that advice/feedback given on this programme is correct, neither Wexford Chamber nor our sponsors will accept any responsibility for loss, damage, etc., arising from or occasioned by the implementation of such advice.

ALL SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW ON THURSDAY 23^rd March at Clayton whites Hotel | Business Centre – time will be advised. Phone Interviews are NOT an option.

Tickets: €105 plus VAT each / Corporate Tables of 10 €1000 plus VAT