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At this year’s Awards on Thursday 11th June, winners were praised for pushing the mainstream boundaries of CSR and integrating it into their core business practice despite current economic challenges.

The Scottish Business in the Community Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious in the UK for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

 

At this year’s Awards on Thursday 11th June, winners were praised for pushing the mainstream boundaries of CSR and integrating it into their core business practice despite current economic challenges.  Categories range from the promotion of workplace health to working with schools to boost skills and employability.

 

Highest scorers are awarded the “Big Tick” which is used by hundreds of businesses to compete for customers, contracts and staff.  CHA were successful in achieving a Big Tick Award in the category “Opportunities is Communities” in the Active Communities Section.

 

Small Company of the Year also went to Cunninghame Housing Association, one of the leading social enterprises in Ayrshire.  Judges praised their model of corporate social responsibility and said other sectors could learn lessons from their example: “if all organisations were like this Scotland would be a better place”.

 

 

So what does Corporate Social Responsibility mean?  Frank Sweeney, Chief Executive of Cunninghame, explained:

 

“This is one of the most frequently asked questions in the business world – and probably for all those individuals and organisations dealing with Corporate Social Responsibility issues.

 

Different organisations have framed different definitions.  From Cunninghame Housing Association’s perspective, Corporate Social Responsibility is about how the organisation manages its business processes to produce an overall positive impact on its employees, its tenants, its partners and other stakeholders and the communities within which it operates.”

 

SBC’s new Chief Executive, Jane Wood said, “I am delighted to congratulate the winners of the Awards for Excellence 2009.  I am particularly impressed, during this economic climate, with how businesses are demonstrating real bottom line business benefits from their responsible practices and partnerships.  The businesses and people in them represent a challenge to us all on how to improve our economy, society and environment.”

 

CHA’s Chairman, Scott Maclaren, said: “to be chosen as the small company of the Year for SBIC is a fantastic achievement for everyone associated with Cunninghame and will, I am sure, inspire us further in all that we do as a leading edge social enterprise”.

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