Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland 2024

01 February 2024

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Apply now to get the recognition and reward that your business deserves for pursuing responsible business practices.

Business in the Community's (BITC) Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland are a celebration of Northern Ireland's most inspirational and impactful responsible businesses.

Showcasing social responsibility

The awards showcase transformational stories of businesses taking real action to build thriving communities and celebrate those businesses demonstrating strong, inclusive leadership, who continually innovate to tackle pressing social issues and to repair and rebuild our planet.

Previous winners in all categories have shown remarkable innovation, creativity, and a sustained commitment to corporate responsibility; demonstrating the positive impact they’ve had on society and in their business. They celebrate the power of partnership, shine a light on best practices, and demonstrate just how much business can be a force for good in society, tackling some of the biggest and most challenging societal issues.

Award categories

There are a variety of awards categories that include:

NI Responsible Company of the Year Award
Climate Action Award
Collaborative Action Award
Diversity & Inclusion Award
Employer of Choice Award
Impact in your Community Award
Nature & Biodiversity Award
One-to-Watch Award
Responsible Business Ambassador
Responsible Product/Service Award
Responsible Technology Innovation Award
Skills & Education Award
Wellbeing at Work Award

How to enter the awards

Making an entry is free of charge and businesses can enter as many award categories as they wish.

The deadline for award entries is 5pm on Friday 26 April 2024.

Apply for the Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland 2024.

Webinar to help with your entry

BITC is hosting a webinar on how to make a great awards entry to help businesses entering the awards learn more about how they can make a great written submission that effectively showcases why they believe their organisation should be in with a chance to win in 2024.

Webinar details

Date: Tuesday 20 February 2024
Time: 10am to 10:30am
Venue: Online
Cost: Free

Register to attend this webinar.

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