On September 30, 2026, a room full of communicators, corporate responsibility leaders and nonprofit partners gathered at the Yale Club in New York City to celebrate the year’s best corporate social responsibility work, with winners revealed live on stage.

The work recognized this year spans CSR and ESG campaigns, DE&I programs, employee volunteer efforts, community partnerships and impact reports, plus Professional of the Year and Team of the Year. What they share is work that moved beyond good intentions and produced results people can see.

If you weren’t in the room this year, you missed a good one. Every seat was spoken for, and finalists spent the afternoon celebrating alongside the peers they’d been competing against. We also honored Cornelius “Neil” Foote of the University of North Texas with the Outstanding Service to the Industry Award for his contributions to the communications profession.

Picturing your team on that stage next year? Ragan’s 2027 CSR Awards will open for entries in December 2026 with a March 12, 2027 deadline. It’s a good time to start pulling together the results and stories that show what your work made possible.

The full list of 2026 CSR Awards winners is below, organized by category. Scroll down to see the full list, and click on their profile to learn more about the winning work.

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