Businessworld - FICCI-SEDF Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2010-2011

Call for filing applications

In order to promote CSR agenda, FICCI Socio Economic Development Foundation (FICCI-SEDF)
joined hands with Businessworld to institute the ‘Businessworld-FICCI-SEDF Corporate Social
Responsibility Award’ in the year 1999.

The award aims to identify and acknowledge the efforts of companies in integrating and
internalising CSR into their core business operations and strategies. The initiative gives
organisations an opportunity to showcase exemplary one-of-their kind models taken up by
them towards upliftment of the society. These initiatives can be replicated for the benefit of
larger segment of society. In the past decade the Award has grown not just in size but in
popularity of being rated as one of the most coveted awards in the domain of CSR.

Some of the recipients of the CSR award in the previous years include both public as well as
private sector companies like Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Mahindra & Mahindra,
Tata Tea, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Nevyelie Lignite Corporation, HINDALCO, Gujarat Ambuja
Cement, Kinetic Engineering, Canara Bank, Titan Industries etc.

The award has a unique three-tier assessment process. The entries received are thoroughly
scrutinised by Grant Thornton, India, reputed international accountants and business advisors,
who shortlist few companies at first stage. Subsequently, Partners in Change, a well known
NGO in the area of CSR, visits the shortlisted companies to conduct an ‘onsite assessment’ of
their CSR Work. Finally, independent Jury comprising eminent persons from the relevant
spheres select the awardees from the shortlisted companies.

We now solicit nominations for the ‘Businessworld-FICCI-SEDF Corporate Social Responsibility

Award – 2010-2011’. The nominations for the current year shall be considered under the
following three major categories:

Category I: CSR Award for Large Companies with turnover –

(a) Upto Rs. 1000 crores per annum
(b) Above Rs. 1000 crores per annum

Category II: CSR Award for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) with turnover
Upto Rs. 100 crores per annum.

Category III: Award for Exemplary Innovation promoting CSR

For further enquiries about the Award and Partnership/Sponsorship opportunities, please
contact:

Ms. Abira Chatterjee/ Ms. Nivedita Datta

FICCI-Socio Economic Development Foundation (FICCI-SEDF)
T: + 91 11 23487251, 23753118 (D)
+91 11 23738760 (Extn. 251/475)
F : + 91 11 23721504, 23320714
E: abira.chatterjee@ficci.com; sedf@ficci.com

The last date for receiving the duly filled-in nomination forms accompanied with all the relevant
documents and application fee is 17th January 2011.