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Tanzanian firms leading in East African CSR shortlist
The Guardian Reporter
Shortlisted companies for the East African Corporate Social Responsibility Award will receive their prizes tomorrow, according to a shortlist of competitors issued at the weekend in which Tanzania firms came leading in most categories.
The organisers of the award East African Business Council (EABC) and Bank M announced in a statement issued by africapractice.
The prestigious awards have received a high number of entries from leading businesses across the EAC region including both local companies and international players, the statement said.
According to the statement companies shortlisted in the Best Workplace Practice Award are Safaricom Foundation for the The Safaricom Foundation World of Difference Project, Exim Bank for Exim-eM-Power, Unilever Tea Tanzania for the HIV/Aids Workplace Programme, Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd and Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd for the Lightening Detection System and, Barrick Gold for Employees Development and Capacity building.
In the Environmental Excellence category the winners are Unilever Tea Kenya Limited for HIV/Aids Community Involvement, KenCall for Kenya Farmers Helpline, Nile Breweries Limited for "From Grain to Glass" - reducing HIV/Aids in Our Supply Chain and, Sandali Wood Industries Limited for Responsible Chain of Custody
In the Most Ethical and Responsible Business Practice for Supply Chains category, the shortlisted firms are Eastern Produce Kenya Ltd for EPK Sustainable Environmental Management Programme, Zain Tanzania for CSR Environmental Projects for Zain Tanzania, Crown Foods Ltd for From Brand Leader to 'Green' Leader, Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd for Indigenous Forest Conservation and, Kenya Commercial Bank for KCB green wave Initiative.
And in the Most Sustainable and Scalable Community Investment Sponsored by Dow Chemical East Africa Limited category the shortlisted companies are Eastern Produce Kenya Ltd for the EPK - Food Security Initiative, Vodacom Tanzania for Economic Empowerment to disadvantaged groups, Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Ltd for the Tullow Kaiso-Tonya Programme, Mabati Rolling Mills for the Mabati rolling Mills (MRM) Project, New Forests Company for the Community Development Programme, East African Breweries Ltd for the EABL Foundation Water for Life Programme, Microsoft for Microsoft Unlimited Potential and Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd for Unilever/WFP Partnership - together for child vitality.
The awards were launched this year to celebrate excellent corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives by African and international companies alike, it said.
It added that their aim is to reward companies for innovative and world-class initiatives and programmes that create a high social and environmental benefit for the community and the business.
Commenting on the nominations, Chairman of the Awards Secretariat Elvis Musiba said:
Weve received an impressive number of outstanding submissions showcasing the many innovative CSR initiatives that are currently taking place in Africa. These awards emphasise the role that the private sector can play in promoting socially and environmentally sustainable development in Africa.
Winners will be announced at a drinks reception on May 4, alongside the World Economic Forum which is also taking place for the first time in Tanzania.
THE GUARDIAN
http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/functions/print_article.php?l=16277
Tanzanian firms leading in East African CSR shortlist
The Guardian Reporter
Shortlisted companies for the East African Corporate Social Responsibility Award will receive their prizes tomorrow, according to a shortlist of competitors issued at the weekend in which Tanzania firms came leading in most categories.
The organisers of the award East African Business Council (EABC) and Bank M announced in a statement issued by africapractice.
The prestigious awards have received a high number of entries from leading businesses across the EAC region including both local companies and international players, the statement said.
According to the statement companies shortlisted in the Best Workplace Practice Award are Safaricom Foundation for the The Safaricom Foundation World of Difference Project, Exim Bank for Exim-eM-Power, Unilever Tea Tanzania for the HIV/Aids Workplace Programme, Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd and Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd for the Lightening Detection System and, Barrick Gold for Employees Development and Capacity building.
In the Environmental Excellence category the winners are Unilever Tea Kenya Limited for HIV/Aids Community Involvement, KenCall for Kenya Farmers Helpline, Nile Breweries Limited for "From Grain to Glass" - reducing HIV/Aids in Our Supply Chain and, Sandali Wood Industries Limited for Responsible Chain of Custody
In the Most Ethical and Responsible Business Practice for Supply Chains category, the shortlisted firms are Eastern Produce Kenya Ltd for EPK Sustainable Environmental Management Programme, Zain Tanzania for CSR Environmental Projects for Zain Tanzania, Crown Foods Ltd for From Brand Leader to 'Green' Leader, Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd for Indigenous Forest Conservation and, Kenya Commercial Bank for KCB green wave Initiative.
And in the Most Sustainable and Scalable Community Investment Sponsored by Dow Chemical East Africa Limited category the shortlisted companies are Eastern Produce Kenya Ltd for the EPK - Food Security Initiative, Vodacom Tanzania for Economic Empowerment to disadvantaged groups, Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Ltd for the Tullow Kaiso-Tonya Programme, Mabati Rolling Mills for the Mabati rolling Mills (MRM) Project, New Forests Company for the Community Development Programme, East African Breweries Ltd for the EABL Foundation Water for Life Programme, Microsoft for Microsoft Unlimited Potential and Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd for Unilever/WFP Partnership - together for child vitality.
The awards were launched this year to celebrate excellent corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives by African and international companies alike, it said.
It added that their aim is to reward companies for innovative and world-class initiatives and programmes that create a high social and environmental benefit for the community and the business.
Commenting on the nominations, Chairman of the Awards Secretariat Elvis Musiba said:
Weve received an impressive number of outstanding submissions showcasing the many innovative CSR initiatives that are currently taking place in Africa. These awards emphasise the role that the private sector can play in promoting socially and environmentally sustainable development in Africa.
Winners will be announced at a drinks reception on May 4, alongside the World Economic Forum which is also taking place for the first time in Tanzania.
THE GUARDIAN
http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/functions/print_article.php?l=16277
