Eligibility

To apply for the award your organisation must:

• be based in the UK (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
• file its Company Tax Returns with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
• be a self-contained enterprise that markets its own products or services and is under its own management
• have at least 2 full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents
• demonstrate strong corporate social responsibility

Your organisation can be a business or non-profit. Each of the award categories has additional entry criteria.

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Innovation

To apply for the Innovation award, you must also:

• have an innovation that has not been sold before
• have had your innovation available on the market for at least 2 years
• have recovered all the investments made in your innovation or show that the innovation will recover its full costs in future
• show outstanding commercial success as a result of innovation over 2 years - or continuous commercial success over 5 years

​Your innovation should be in one of the following categories:

• invention, design or production of goods
• performance of services
• marketing and distribution
• after-sale support of goods or services​

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International Trade

To apply for the International Trade award, you must also:

• have made a minimum of £100,000 in overseas sales in the first year of your entry and show year-on-year growth
• prove that your organisation has achieved outstanding growth in overseas earnings relative to your business size and sector
• prove steep year-on-year growth (without dips) in overseas sales over 3 years - or substantial year-on-year growth (without dips) over 6 years

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Sustainable Development

To apply for the Sustainable Development award, you must also:

• show how you have achieved outstanding sustainable development for more than 2 years
• provide evidence of the benefits or positive outcomes of your actions or interventions

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Promoting Opportunity through social mobility

To apply for the Promoting Opportunity award, you must also:

• have had a social mobility programme running for more than 2 years
• provide evidence of the programme’s benefits (for example, to your organisation and employees)

​Your improvements should help socially disadvantaged individuals or groups and be in one of the following areas:

• work experience, careers advice or mentoring for young people
• offering non-graduate routes such as traineeships or changing recruitment practices
• giving equal support and progression opportunities to all employees

A company does not have to be nominated, it can apply itself. For more information on the award and how to apply please use the website link below:

How to Apply

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