Celebrating the winners of Ragan’s 2023 CSR & Diversity Awards: List of winners

Winners were celebrated at a special awards luncheon in New York City on Thursday.

Scenes from Ragan’s 2023 CSR & Diversity Awards

The 2023 CSR & Diversity Awards celebrated an impressive group of communicators and campaigns who prioritized allyship with their communities, put equity at the forefront of their hiring practices, launched unprecedented partnerships and alliances with other organizations, and much more.

Ragan Communications hosted an awards luncheon on Sept. 28th at New York City’s Yale Club, where attendees gathered to celebrate the inclusive campaigns that made a substantial impact on communities that have long been underrepresented.

“This year’s Ragan’s CSR & Diversity Awards finalists demonstrate how communicators are not only telling stories about their DE&I progress, but setting strategy across functions that generate real change and accountability across industries,” says Ragan CEO Diane Schwartz. “We are honored to shine a spotlight on their substantial and meaningful achievements.”

Ragan congratulates this inspiring group of leaders.

CSR & ESG Categories

CSR & ESG Business Practices

Employee Volunteer/Community Relations Program

Mars Food: Ben’s Original Commitment to Purpose and Inclusive Opportunities

ChenMed: Immokalee Mission Trip

Encore Capital Group: Encore Connected Week

Ernst & Young LLP: EY Ripples, The Americas

Honeywell: Honeywell Global Volunteering Month

Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc.: Milhouse Charities

Otis Worldwide: Made to Move Communities™

VyStar Credit Union: Good is everywhere Celebration

Environmental Stewardship

MérieuxNutriSciences: Reuse of styrofoam boxes (environmental samples transport process)

IPSY: IPSY Impact

Merchants Fleet: Doing Well, By Doing Good at Merchants Fleet

CSR Campaign

Primrose Schools: Caring and Giving

AAA Club Alliance: Stepping Up for Hunger

ESPN: Fifty/50

Otis Worldwide: Made to Move Communities™

CSR or ESG Event (Virtual or In Person)

IKEA and APCO Worldwide: Sparking Action Through Collaboration at ONE HOME, ONE PLANET U.S.

Geisinger: 2022 Bloomsburg Fair – Event Activation

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.: Konica Minolta / Arbor Day Foundation Trade Show Activation

TechnipFMC: BOLD STEM Day

Ubisoft: Ubisoft Forward 2022 – Most Accessible Event in Video Game Industry History

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Vertex’s Global Day of Service

Employee Engagement Campaign

Mastercard: Mastercard’s Copa América Femenina Employee Campaign

American Institutes for Research (AIR): AIR’s “Sharing the Warmth of Home” Giving Tuesday Campaign

Ascension: ABIDE

Merchants Fleet: Doing Well, By Doing Good at Merchants Fleet

Meteorite: Health Action Alliance, Boost Up for Winter

Milk and Honey PR: Milk and Honey PR

ESG Campaign

PepsiCo Foundation: PepsiCo Foundation’s Food for Good

Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS): CAMS ESG Initiatives & Reporting

PR Campaign

Mars Food: Ben’s Original Commitment to Purpose and Inclusive Opportunities

PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos): PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos x Super Bowl 2023

Primrose Schools: National Day of Belongingness

Sparkling Ice: Cheers to You Town Beautification Campaign

Report (CSR, DEI and/or ESG – Print or Digital) 

Cisco Systems, Inc.: Purpose Personified: 2022 Cisco Purpose Report

The Kroger Co.: The Kroger Co.’s 2022 ESG Report

American Express: ESG Report 2021-2022

Aurora Organic Dairy: 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report

McDonald’s: John Avila/Avila Creative

Petco: ESG Website

Science Applications International Corporation: 2022 SAIC Corporate Responsibility Report

Social Media Campaign

T-Mobile: Game of Phones

Children’s Health: Children’s Health Launches Social Media Strategy to Generate Awareness for Pediatric Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease

Video

Megaworld Foundation, Inc.: Creating Change, Transforming Lives: Megaworld Foundation’s Official Video

Mastercard: What happens when the ball starts rolling? Video

 

CSR & ESG Social Impact

Cause Advocacy Campaign

Call of Duty Endowment: #CODVeteruns100K

Barbara Sinatra Children Center: BSCC x HangarFour – Overcame: Art of the Abused Child

Nicor Gas: Pembroke Township: Building Trust, Fueling Growth and Empowering Communities

The Jed Foundation: Government Affairs and Advocacy

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Expressions Challenge

Corporate-Community or Nonprofit Partnership

DonorsChoose: Panda Restaurant Group & DonorsChoose

Commercial Transport Academy: Women Inspiring Women to Lead in Transport

NRG Energy: NRG partnership with Texan by Nature

Pfizer and the International Trachoma Initiative: International Trachoma Initiative and Pfizer Partnership to Eliminate Trachoma

Trellix: Soulful Work

U-Haul International: U-Haul & Humble Design Partnership

Education or Scholarship Program

Samsung Electronics America: Samsung Solve for Tomorrow national STEM competition

Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin STEM and Vocational Scholarship Program

Otis Worldwide: Made to Move Communities™

Sallie Mae: National Scholarship Month

Shop LC: The Fashion Collective

Transitions: Transitions and Black EyeCare Perspective HBCU Light Intelligent Tour

Global CSR Initiative

Barclays and Unreasonable Group: Unreasonable Impact

TEAM LEWIS Foundation: Boosting Culture by Giving Back: TEAM LEWIS Foundation Supports Over 1,000 Global Causes

Global ESG Initiative

Henry Schein: Practice Green

Pfizer: Pfizer’s Refugee Leadership Initiative

Philanthropic Initiatives

Macy’s, Inc.: Mission Every One

Science Applications International Corporation: SAIC’s Hunger Action Month Giving Campaign

Public Health or Safety Initiative

Medela: Medela Launches #MomsUnite4Milk to Support Families Impacted by the Formula & Human Milk Shortages

Geisinger: ZING543210

N-Touch Strategies: Proven Strategies for Responding to a Public Health Crisis

 

DE&I Categories

Allyship

Food Bank for New York City: Woman to Woman

Diversity Marketing Consortium: Driving Growth of Diverse-Led Start Ups Through Pro Bono Work and Industry Engagement

 

Community Relations

Genentech: Reclaiming the Double Take to Challenge Disability Stereotypes

Red Havas: Curiosity Cube Ignites Passion in STEM in Communities Around the World

Rudd Resources: Invested in Chatham, Invested in You

VyStar Credit Union: Everyday Heroes Mortgage Program

 

Cultural Celebration or Event

Houston First Corporation: HFC celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 – Internal

Discover The Palm Beaches: Love The Palm Beaches LGBTQ+ Pride

DKC Public Relations: Hispanic/ Latinx Month Celebration

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment

Bell: Bell Internal Communications

Casey Family Programs: Investing in equity

Cisco Systems, Inc.: Cisco Global Communications Innovative DE&I Engagement

Flint and Genesee Group: Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance – Your hub for starting and growing your business in Flint & Genesee

IEA – Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc.: IEA Marketing and Communications team

Inogen: Fresh Air @ Inogen

Mars Food: Ben’s Original Commitment to Purpose and Inclusive Opportunities

Mastercard: Mastercard’s Copa América Femenina Employee Campaign

Philip Morris International: Inclusive Future

Trellix: Soulful Work

Vera Bradley, Inc.: Project Quilt

Wolverine Worldwide: DE&I Commitment and Strategy at Wolverine Worldwide

Employee Resource Groups

Ellucian: Cultivating an inclusive culture at Ellucian through 11 robust Employee Resource Groups

Haleon: U.S. Employee Resource Groups

Henry Schein, Inc.: Employee Resource Groups

Science Applications International Corporation: SAIC’s Employee Resource Groups

Employer Branding

IEA – Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc.: IEA Marketing and Communications team

Children’s Health: The Children’s Health Difference

Event (Virtual or Live)

Genentech: Reclaiming the Double Take to Challenge Disability Stereotypes

Mastercard: Internal Launch Event of the Copa América Femenina Sponsorship

SHE Media: SHE Media Meaningful Marketplace at LA3C

Executive Thought Leadership Initiatives

Philip Morris International: Inclusive Future

Trellix: Soulful Work

Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment

Alorica Inc.: Alorica’s Global DEI Commitment

Discover The Palm Beaches: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment

Mastercard: Mastercard’s Copa América Femenina Employee Campaign

Industry Partnerships/Alliances

Trellix: Soulful Work

The Aerospace Corporation: Space Workforce 2030

Media Relations

Genentech: Reclaiming the Double Take to Challenge Disability Stereotypes

Kimball Hughes Public Relations: Kimball Hughes PR and IICF DE&I Campaign 2022

Training

City of Brownsville: Leading with Purpose Program

Haleon: Building inclusive leadership skills

Henry Schein, Inc.: The Role of ‘I’ in D&I and Inclusion Starts with ‘I’

TRSA: DEI Safe Space Series

People and Teams

Agency

Syneos Health Communications: Syneos Health® SMA Helps Challenge Disability Stereotypes with First-of-its-Kind Fashion Show

Pace: Pace

Yulu Public Relations: Yulu Public Relations

Executive of the Year

Stanley Bergman: Henry Schein, Inc.

Silke Muenster: Philip Morris International

Dr. Karen P. West: American Dental Education Association

Professional of the Year

Katharine Jensen: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Head of Corporate Responsibility

Jackie Dacanay: Fairmont San Francisco

Natasha O’dell Archer: Golin

Adam Pryor: Genentech

Sirajah Raheem: MiQ

Congrats to all the honorees for 2023!

For more information on our winners, check out their profiles here.

COMMENT

2 Responses to “Celebrating the winners of Ragan’s 2023 CSR & Diversity Awards: List of winners”

      Justin Joffe says:

      Hi Denise, nominations for this year’s event closed at the end of April, unfortunately.

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