CONGRATULATIONS TO RAGAN'S 2021 CSR & DIVERSITY AWARDS WINNERS!

The winners on this list created powerful campaigns, initiatives, programs and projects that made the world safer, healthier, more equitable and sustainable.

They told stories about their efforts that made a positive impact on their communities, within their organizations and around the world. Bottom line: Their work made a difference for the better.

Ragan Communications congratulates this outstanding group of CSR, DE&I and ESG champions.

Scroll down to learn more about their work and to find out who earn recognition as an Honorable Mention.

CSR & ESG Category Winners

Brand Activism

Honorable Mentions

Brand Activism

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  • Capgemini — Social Response Unit
  • Sunovion Pharmaceuticals — Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators: Lead the Way to a Healthier World
  • WWE — School of Strength
Winner

Brand Activism

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Cause Advocacy Campaign

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Cause Advocacy Campaign

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  • Civic Alliance — 100% in for democracy
  • Committee for Children — Captain Compassion
  • Kiva and Hotwire — Kiva: Helping financially excluded communities
  • Land O'Lakes: Inc. — American Connection Project
  • Sunovion Pharmaceuticals — Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators: Lead the Way to a Healthier World
  • Travelers Insurance and Peppercomm — TBWA\Chiat\Day New York: Zaadii: The Legend of Z-Hawk—Consumer Distracted Driving Education Campaign
Winner

Cause Advocacy Campaign

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Community Affairs

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  • Mower — Put the "U' Back in Syracuse
Winner

Corporate-Community or Nonprofit Partnership

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Corporate-Community or Nonprofit Partnership

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  • BuzzRx — You Save, We Donate: The Prescription Discount Card That Gives Back
  • Experian North America — Operation HOPE
  • Horizon Therapeutics — Forever Home
  • Lowe's — Lowe’s Partners with LISC to Support Rural Small Businesses
  • Sanofi Genzyme — Trusted Messengers Project
  • WWE — WWE & UNICEF USA
Winner

Corporate-Community or Nonprofit Partnership

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Covid-19 Communications

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  • Alorica — Team Alorica
  • John Hancock — John Hancock Employee Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Maximus — COVID-19 Response
  • PCL Construction — PCL Construction's Response to COVID-19
  • Reckitt — Navigating the new normal together: Reckitt’s plan to stay safe in workspaces
  • Webster Bank — COVID-19 Communications
Winner

Covid-19 Program

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Covid-19 Program

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  • ESPN — #oneteam
  • Intel — Pandemic Response Technology Initiative
  • LaGuardia Gateway Partners — Travel Smart. Work Smart.
  • Maximus — COVID-19 Response
  • MGA Entertainment — MGA Cares
  • Sanofi Genzyme — Trusted Messengers Project
Winner

Covid-19 Program

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CSR Agency of the Year

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CSR Agency of the Year

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  • KWT Global
  • Yulu Public Relations
Winner

CSR Agency of the Year

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CSR Campaign of the Year

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CSR Campaign of the Year

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  • Aflac — How CSR Helped Aflac Weather the Storm
  • WWE — Support Tomorrow’s Superstars
Winner

CSR Campaign of the Year

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CSR or ESG Event (Virtual or In-Person)

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CSR or ESG Event (Virtual or In-Person)

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  • Northwest Center — 2021 Virtual Derby
Winner

CSR or ESG Event (Virtual or In-Person)

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CSR Professional of the Year

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CSR Professional of the Year

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  • Caroline Roan — Pfizer Inc. and The Pfizer Foundation
  • Fred Ferguson — Vista Outdoor
Winner

CSR Professional of the Year

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Disaster Prevention or Pandemic Relief

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Disaster Prevention or Pandemic Relief

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  • Astellas Global Health Foundation — Astellas Global Health Foundation COVID-19 response
  • Brother International Corporation USA — COVID-19 Pandemic Relief
  • WWE — WWE Branded Face Masks Benefiting Americares
Winner

Disaster Prevention or Pandemic Relief

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Education or Scholarship Program

Education or Scholarship Program

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Education or Scholarship Program

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Employee Volunteer Program

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Employee Volunteer Program

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  • Cresco Labs — "Make a Difference" Initiative
  • HMTX Industries — Halstead/Metroflor Addiction Crisis (HMAC) Charity
Winner

Employee Volunteer Program

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Fundraising and Philanthropic Initiative

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Fundraising and Philanthropic Initiative

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  • ManTech — Charitable Matching Campaign
Winner

Fundraising and Philanthropic Initiative

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Global CSR Initiative

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Winner

Green and Environmental Stewardship

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Winner

Green and Environmental Stewardship

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Internal Communications Campaign

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Internal Communications Campaign

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  • Edward-Elmhurst Health — Edward-Elmhurst Health Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
  • Humana — Interrupting Bias
  • Jack Henry & Associates — Corporate Communications Team
  • UPS — Black Voices from Big Brown
Winner

Internal Communications Campaign

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Media Relations or PR Campaign

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Media Relations or PR Campaign

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  • Gearbox Entertainment Company — Borderlands Science
Winner

Media Relations or PR Campaign

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Public Health or Safety Initiative

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Public Health or Safety Initiative

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  • CAIPA Foundation — CAIPA Mobile Rapid Testing Center
Winner

Public Health or Safety Initiative

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Report (Annual or One-time) (Print or Digital)

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Report (Annual or One-time) (Print or Digital)

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  • Cambia Health Solutions — Cambia 2020 Community Response Report
  • ESPN — 2020 ESPN Corporate Citizenship Report
  • Jack Henry & Associates — Corporate Communications Team
  • Paychex: Inc. — Paychex FY20 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
  • Webster Bank — 2019 ESG Report
Winner

Report (Annual or One-time) (Print or Digital)

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Stakeholder/Employee Engagement

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Stakeholder/Employee Engagement

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  • Mower — Bring Your Work to Kids
  • Purdue Pharma — Moving for a Cause: Charity Miles and Purdue Pharma
  • Resorts World at Sentosa Pte. Ltd. — RWS Cares during an unprecedented global pandemic year
Winner

Stakeholder/Employee Engagement

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Video or Visual Design

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  • Arizona School Boards Association — Become a School Board Member Video Campaign
  • UPS — Black Voices from Big Brown
Winner

DE&I Category Winners

Allyship

Honorable Mentions

Allyship

Honorable Mentions
  • ENGIE North America — Clean Energy Industry Leaders Take a Stand Against Racism
  • Lambert & Co — AMERICANTBREATHE with Lambert & Co.
  • Munchkin Inc. — Radiant Colors
  • National Association of REALTORS — Campaign to Advance Fair Housing and Racial Equity
Winner

Allyship

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Brand Activism

Honorable Mentions
  • CARS — CARS Action
  • Children's Health — Children’s Health Introduces Employee and Community Resources Amidst Racial Injustice
Winner

Community Relations and Engagement

Honorable Mentions
  • Archie Group — Nasdaq diversity rule
  • McDermott Will & Emery — McDermott Diversity & Inclusion Team
  • OZ Art NWA — ARkanvas
Winner

DE&I Professional of the Year

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DE&I Professional of the Year

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  • Brit Heiring — Colorado State University
  • Cierra Mangal — Lambert & Co.
Winner

DE&I Professional of the Year

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment

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  • Experian
  • Lambert & Co — AMERICANTBREATHE with Lambert & Co.
  • New York City Football Club — New York City Football Club - DEI Commitment
  • Porter Novelli — Porter Novelli Mexico #AsiSomosAqui
  • Prudential Financial, Inc. — Taking Action: Prudential’s Commitment to Racial Equity
Winner

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

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Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

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  • CARS — CARS Action
Winner

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

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Event (Virtual or Live)

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  • Entergy Corporation — Entergy Town Hall on Race & Equality
  • Pearson — Black History Month - A Gift of Excellence
  • PRSA — Transforming the Landscape Fundraising Concert
  • UPS — Black Voices from Big Brown
Winner

Inclusive Language Initiative

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Inclusive Language Initiative

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Town Hall

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Town Hall

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Additional Trophies

All winners will receive one complimentary trophy.

If you would like to order additional trophies, click the link below to complete the additional trophy form and email the completed form to Brendan Gannon at [email protected]om. We’ll get working on ordering your additional trophies.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Brendan Gannon at [email protected] or 312-960-4407.