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CSR Awards

The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee was established to provide leadership and resources to help NBTA member organizations take greater social and environmental responsibility within their communities while minimizing the global impact of their business travel programs. 

In accordance with the above objectives, the CSR Committee has established an annual award to recognize innovative and significant initiatives implemented by a company which recognizes the mission and objectives of the NBTA CSR Committee.

Guidelines

  • Open to all NBTA member buyer (direct) and supplier (allied) companies worldwide. (Non-members eligible to apply after membership dues are received.)
  • All members, Direct or Allied, may nominate their company for consideration and the award will be made to one Direct and one Allied company with acknowledgement to the member and any other individuals directly related to the initiative.
  • Initiative must have taken place (either in part or in full) between 2006 and 2008.  Some of the work must have occurred during this period, but not necessarily completed during this period, and it can be ongoing. 
  • A member may list up to three different CSR initiatives for consideration on their submission but limited to a single submission per company. 
  • Evaluation of the initiative will be based on the uniqueness and strength of the initiative, the nature of the project and its relationship to the CSR mission and the impact on the company and its environment.
  • Get pre-qualified by submitting an entry form.
  • Your complete and final applications must be submitted no later than December 10, 2008 in order to be considered for the current award.
  • Entries will be reviewed by the CSR Selection Committee and finalists will be selected.  Finalists will be interviewed, by telephone or video conference, during the 2nd week of January 2009.  Documentation will be reviewed and selection made.
  • Presentation of the awards will be made at the Green Travel Summit in Newport Beach, CA  March 23-24, 2009
  • Complete your application using MS Word.
  • An Executive Summary of your initiative will serve as the application submission and should not exceed 5 pages.
  • Submit your file electronically as an email attachment to research@nbta.org
  • If necessary, you may submit additional info or materials to support your entry using any media (PDF, Power Point, video, audio). If possible these materials should be submitted electronically.  If there are materials that can’t be electronically submitted, please forward seven copies to: CSR Selection c/o NBTA, 110 N Royal St. 4th floor, Alexandria, VA 22314

Pre-Qualification

In order for your submission to be considered, you must first pre-qualify. Send an email with the following information to research@nbta.org :

  • Name of NBTA Member Company
  • Applicant's Location
  • Key Contact for Entry
  • Telephone
  • EMail
  • Size of Company (Less than 1,000 employees, Between 1,000 and 25,000 employees, Greater than 25,000 employees)
  • Principle Business Activity
  • Company Description
  • NBTA Member Type (Direct or Allied)

You may also complete the attached form and send as an email attachment to research@nbta.org .

Criteria for Judging

What submissions should address How submissions will be judged
What
  • What did you set out to accomplish?
  • What social/business issue did you choose to address?
  • Why is your goal significant to your business and to society?
  • Materiality – Does the company/program focus on a material issue for their business and society?
  • Clear Goals – Has the company/program publicly stated clear and meaningful goals?
How
  • How did you go about accomplishing it? (i.e., What process did you use?)
  • How does your process ensure meaningful results for your business and for society?
  • Transparency – Has the company/program been operated in a way that provides a high degree of access to and visibility of important, relevant information to key stakeholders
  • Third Party Involvement – Has the company/program included high level and high quality involvement of independent and credible third party entities
  • Employee Engagement – Has the company/program been operated in way that provides both high level and high quality employee involvement and participation in decision-making
Results
  • What did you actually achieve?
  • What metrics did you use to measure success?
  • Budget: how much was spent? (kept confidential)
  • Impact – Does the company/program measure deliver meaningful impact on the business and social issues chosen?
  • Third Party Review – Does the company/program provide independent and credible third party organizations with the opportunity to review/assess results

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