Awards Categories

The CSAs celebrate, recognise and reward outstanding ESG performance.

The Corporate Star Awards are independent of any established framework, designed to encourage participation from all companies – whatever point they have reached on their ESG journey. CSA categories have been designed to reflect these goals.

Entry to the Corporate Star Awards is Free of Charge.

To enter the Corporate Star Awards you will be required to create an account here. If you have created an account previously please login to complete your entry(s) struggling to submit your entry, our simple FAQ document provides all of the information you will need.

There are a number of key concepts which are useful to know when using the Corporate Star Awards entry system:

Registration / login 

  • An account must first be created and you must login before you can submit an entry 
  • After registration you can select and save for later but you must click the email activation link before you will be able to finish an order

Basket

  • This is where all entries are held before completing the process (it functions like a shopping basket)

Saved Items

  • If you can't finish the entry immediately you save use the "Save for later" button to move an entry to the "Saved items" 
  • You can return at a later stage and complete missing information, move the saved item to the basket and process it

"Process x Items" 

  • This is the green button at the bottom of the basket 
  • This button is only available if ALL items in the basket have ALL required information
  • After clicking this button your items are move from the basket into a "Personal Details" section

How to complete an entry 

  • Select a category and logging in 
  • All required fields must be completed before we can process the entry
  • Click the "Process" button to complete the entry 
  • This will take you to the "Personal Information" screen
  • Complete this section by clicking continue
  • Finally after reviewing the summary page you will see the "Complete" button to finalise the entry

"Save for later", the "Basket" and "Saved Items" 

  • The events entry process allows for saving of partially completed entries 
  • Please use the "Basket" button by selecting Enter Now on the category you would like to enter. Once you are logged in the entry will appear in your basket. You must then complete the process to finish the entry 
  • Please use the "Save for Later" button to move an entry into the saved items
  • When you log out and log back in you can retrieve the entry from saved items after completing all required fields
  • You must then complete the process to finish the entry

Modify a completed entry

  • Nominations can be edited up to the Awards Entry closing date, even after they have been submitted.
  • Once you have logged in to your account you can locate a completed entry via the "My transactions" menu
  • Click on the transaction code to access the transaction detail locate the nomination inside the transaction via its linked code or using the "Items" tab 
  • Edit the entry and use the save button to store changes

Incomplete entries 

  • Why could your awards entry be “Incomplete”? You did not complete the final process, personal details and the final processing button.
  • What can you do? Login into your account Incomplete transactions can be found via the "My Transactions" menu
  • After locating an incomplete transaction the green "Complete" button can be used to start the process of finishing the entry

Registration / login process 

  • To register you will be required to supply your first name, last name and email address. You will receive an email, please click the link to confirm. You will then be able to complete your nomination, booking and event attendance. 
  • Return using your login credentials to manage your account, amend or alter your nomination, guest names and bookings. 
  • If you have forgotten your password please click on the “Forgot Password” link on the login page.
  • Processing cannot be completed until your email address has been validated. Please check your spam folders or go to your profile to re-send the confirmation email or edit your address in case of misspelling.

This award recognises the hard work being undertaken to recruit and foster a diverse workforce. This award will go to an initiative that best demonstrates a measurable impact in promoting progressive diversity values around investment, strategy, education, or recruitment – with the goal of ensuring a more just and equal society. It’s important that there’s data, disclosures and investments that support this DE&I ambition, plus evidence of a supporting governance structure featuring incentives and business objectives.
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This award recognises an organisation which has developed and implemented effective programmes to promote the health and wellbeing of employees, contributing to the overall improvement in productivity and an increase in satisfaction and morale of staff.

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Skills and training are vital to help both business and individuals progress and develop. This award rewards organisations who are actively supporting education and training to secure the future for individuals, whether in the form of apprenticeships, grants, in-house training, or wider community projects.

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This award is open to any organization that sets new targets in lowering the carbon footprint impact of business activities. This category will reward entities that are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, but will not give credit to those simply offsetting their emissions alone.
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This award will recognise organisations that are committed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and are passionate about making a difference to communities and societies. Evidence of collaboration with charities, including tangible benefits that have resulted from such a partnership, will add weight to applications.
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This award is open to organisations wishing to enter an individual leader (or themselves) who has shown outstanding leadership in promoting responsible and ethical practices within their chosen field. This can include individuals from head of department roles up to CEO level or those leading a programme within the organisation, such as a charity partnership or employee engagement scheme.
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This award will recognise the most accurate, best structured and informative ESG report of the year. Entries must include an example of the report. The entry should highlight comparable year on year KPIs, the target audience for the report, justification for the structure of the report, and the overall objective of producing the report. An outline of how the report is compiled, including how it incorporates different stakeholder perspectives, will also benefit your entry.
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This award recognises the best examples of engagement and behaviour change, and is open to organisations delivering ambitious, innovative and effective programmes which engage employees. Judges will be looking for projects which overcome engagement challenges, demonstrate tangible change and empower staff and other key stakeholders to exceed expectations.
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This award will recognise innovative partnerships that are addressing a key environmental or social issue. Submissions must demonstrate the impact and results of this collaboration. A clear material link to business strategy, and potential long-term benefits of the partnership are desirable.
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This award is open to any organisation that has introduced a pilot programme or new product to impact the Net Zero endeavour of its own operation or that of its customers.
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This category recognises excellence in both sustainability products and sustainably-designed products. The award is open to entrepreneurs, developers and organisations that have created or refined a particular product or solution which promises to deliver significant environmental or social sustainability improvements – ideally with results already being proven and plans for future deployment.
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This special award is all about shining a light on the outstanding efforts and achievements of inspiring young sustainability and environmental professionals who are driving positive change within their organisation and/or across the low-carbon economy. The award is open to any employee, apprentice, sustainability or energy professional under the age of 30 (as of 31 December 2023), and it can be entered for directly or through nomination.
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Key Dates

13 April 2024 – Awards open for entry. Enter now.

2 August 2024 – Closing date for nominations.

25 August 2024 – Shortlisted finalists announced.

13 Sept 2024 – Winners announced at the Awards Ceremony. Book now.

 

The closing date for nominations is Friday 16 August 2024.