The ACCA annual UK CSR Reporting awards

Last week the CSR world in the UK celebrated the 2007 at ACCA’s (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) annual UK Awards for CSR or also called Sustainability Reporting.

These where the winners:

Winner, Best report – British Telecom (BT)
Runner up – Unilever
Commendation for disclosure on public policy, lobbying and taxation – Vodafone
Commendation for transparency in approach to assurance – BP
Joint Commendation for SME reporting – Traidcraft and Shared Interest Ltd
Winner, Electronic media Commendation – BHP Billiton
Runner up – Centrica

Excerpts from the official press release on BT :

The judges, selected for their diverse stakeholder representation, said BT won the first prize for a number of reasons, including its transparent disclosures on its overall strategy along with the key CSR risks and opportunities for the business. The Group was also praised for its efforts to outline the business case for CSR, describe how key material issues are selected for reporting and include stakeholder feedback in the form of a detailed statement from its stakeholder panel.

For further information please see the official ACCA press release:

ACCA Sustainability Awards