Sustainability & Social Investment awards, an award scheme aimed at recognizing corporate institutions who have invested in sustainable social projects has announced the 2017 nominees.

Sustainability and Social Investment Awards is an initiative of IAB to encourage companies, CSI/ foundations, NGO’s and other implementing agencies in delivering high impact through CSI /CSR projects and adopt multi stakeholder approach leading to excellent outcomes.

According to the organizers, Sustainability Social Investment Awards is conceptualized to publicly recognize the impact made by companies, enterprises, institutions and individuals through exemplary success win voluntarily improving the quality of life of people and communities. It is also to recognize corporate initiatives in the areas to achieve inclusive growth and inclusive sustainable development.

According to Isaac Adu-Gyamfi, the Events Director, 'most projects undertaken by companies are expected to follow up innovative solutions to specific problems in the domains of Social, Economic, and Environmental challenges. The awards will be chosen based on varied subjects from women empowerment to education, skill development and livelihood, environment sustainability, health, water and sanitation, and water management'.

The 2017 awards seek to appreciate project specific impacts made by the companies, organizations and individuals in particular thematic areas, to set benchmark in project planning, identifying beneficiary partners/communities and achieving results.

The 2017 shortlisted nominees includes;

BEST COMPANY IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Westblue Consulting, ENI GHANA

BEST COMPANY IN LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS
Westblue Consulting, Eni GHANA

BEST COMPANY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
Goldfields, MERIDIAN PORT SERVICES

BEST COMPANY IN EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING INITIATIVES
Stanbic Bank, Unibank

SSI PROJECT OF THE YEAR
MTN, ENI, MCDAN SHIPPING, Meridian Port Services

SSI FOUNDATION OF THE YEAR
ENI, MTN, MCDAN SHIPPING, GOLDFIELDS

BEST COMPANY IN ERADICATING STREETISM
VANGUARD ASSURANCE, ATLAS COPCO

SSI ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
ABIGAIL ASHLEY,

SSI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dr. Osei Kwame Despite

BEST COMPANY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
ENI, GOLDFIELDS GHANA, Cargill

BEST COMPANY IN ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
ZOIL, GOLDFIELDS

BEST SPORTS & LEISURE MENTORING PROGRAM
MCDAN SHIPPING, BAJ FREIGHT & LOGISTICS

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROJECT
MTN GHANA, GROUPE IDEAL, G4S

BEST FOUNDATION IN THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS
VODAFONE GHANA, BEL AQUA,

BEST FOUNDATION IN PROVIDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ENI, MTN, GOLDFIELDS GHANA, ECOBANK

BEST COMPANY IN LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL PROJECT
Goldfields

BEST COMPANY IN PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
MCDAN GROUP

BEST COMPANY IN PROVIDING DISABILITY SUPPORT
BLUE SKIES, TWELLIUM

BEST COMPANY IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION PROJECT
ECOBANK, STANBIC BANK,

BEST PARTNERSHIP IN COMMUNITY BASED PROJECT
GROUPE IDEAL, MTN,

BEST FOUNDATION IN PROVIDING SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE
VODAFONE, Kasapreko Co. Ltd

BEST COMPANY IN PROJECTS STIMULATING LONG–TERM SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
GOLDFIELDS GHANA

BEST COMPANY IN PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MTN GHANA, ENI GHANA,

BEST COMPANY IN CLEAN WATER PROVISION & SANITATION PROJECT
GOLDFIELDS GHANA

BEST MEDIA ORGANIZATION FOR SSI REPORTING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION GROUP, MULTIMEDIA GROUP,

BEST COMPANY IN PROJECT PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH & WELLNESS
CHIROPRACTIC AND WELLNESS CENTRE

BEST FOUNDATION QUALITY HEALTHCARE DELIVERY PROJECT
VODAFONE GHANA

BEST COMPANY IN PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION
OMNIBANK

BEST COMPANY IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS PROJECT
Goldfields Ghana

BEST COMPANY IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
BAJ FREIGHT & LOGISTICS, McDan Foundation

BEST COMPANY IN POST DISASTER REHABILITATION SUPPORT
GROUPE IDEAL, MELCOM GROUP, TANG FOUNDATION

BEST COMPANY IN CHARITABLE GIVING
GROUPE IDEAL, MELCOM GROUP

BEST COMPANY IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISING
KOSMOS ENERGY

BEST COMPANY IN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
GOLDFIELDS GHANA

BEST COMPANY IN LONG-TERM HEALTH PROJECT
Bel Aqua

The 2017 Sustainability and Social Impact Awards is slated for 15th
December at the La Palm Hotel