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.
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.
