The Lloyds Bank Sustainable Business of the Year Award
Criteria
Has your organisation embedded sustainability, social and environmental impact into your strategic decision-making, operational activity and business planning?
Is sustainability a key part of how you measure your overall success? How are you driving this in your supply chain and local community?
Open to private, public and third sector organisations, including social enterprises and B Corps, this award recognises those demonstrating the commercial case for a sustainable and ethical approach.
This award highlights the role of organisations of all sizes in addressing social, economic, environmental and ethical challenges and achieving commercial success.
The Sustainable Business of the Year will recognise those organisations that have achieved meaningful and sustainable impact through partnership, investment, pro-bono work or employee led initiatives.
Judges will look for evidence of how you have brought your values to life, embedded the approach throughout the whole organisation and aligned them with your commercial objectives.
Judges will evaluate the extent to which your organisation has achieved objectives related to:
- Society & community
- Environment & nature
- Local, national or global economy
- Ethics & governance
Scoring & Weighting
In this category judges will compare the extent to which each candidate has demonstrated excellence in the following areas:
- Employee & Customer Engagement – 25%
- Leadership & Innovation – 25%
- Organisational Ethics & Policies – 35%
- Financial Performance & Growth – 15%
