Georgian Responsible Business Awards Meliora 2020

The Georgian Center for Strategic Research and Development (CSRDG) is holding for the third time this year the annual competition for the best corporate social responsibility initiatives - the Meliora Responsible Business Awards of Georgia.

The competition is part of the Civil Society Development Initiative, with the support of the European Union and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Supporters and partners of the competition are also business associations focused on the development of corporate responsibility in Georgia and international and local expert and public organizations.

The focus of Meliora 2020 will be Corporate Social Responsibility in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. As such, applications will be accepted from Georgian businesses in the following four categories:

●        Supporting employees during the COVID-19 pandemic

●        Supporting clients, customers and suppliers during COVID-19 pandemic

●        Supporting society /communities during COVID-19 pandemic

●        Supporting SMEs and most suffered industries during COVID-19 pandemic

Winners, receiving awards for recognition, will be selected by an independent jury consisting of leading Georgian and international experts, would evaluate nominees based on the consistency and effectiveness of their effort, sustainability of the results, and proper design of the initiatives.

The deadline for the applications is 7th December.

Winners will be announced in spring 2021.

This unique competition provides business companies a chance to promote their efforts in CSR and gain recognition for the best place. Georgia’s Responsible Business Awards held with the partnership of International and local expert organizations and business platforms was launched in 2018 and till now counts 140 submitted CSR projects.

Detailed information about Meliora 2020 can be found on www.meliora.ge

01 December 2020 12:43