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- 1. Detail of Environment , Health & Safety Awards: 1. CII’s Leadership and Excellence Award Environment, Health & Safety - EHS Awards Confederation of Indian Industry (Southern Region) has launched the Eighth edition of the "Leadership and Excellence Award in Environment Health & Safety (EHS) for the year 2009" in cooperation with SHRIRAM EPC Limited. The EHS Award was instituted in the year 2002 and it has been grand success every year and has received tremendous response from the industries in the Southern Region. The aim is to recognize, motivate and facilitate corporates to adopt innovative practices in EHS. This endeavor is to enable Corporate to follow"path-breaking" practices rather than mere "bench- marking". The Award has been instituted to acknowledge extraordinary contribution by organizations towards: • Conserving critical environmental resource • Contribute to Sustainable development • Handle occupational health and hygiene issues • Excellent, Innovative & Environment Management practices The desire "to empower and enable safe work environment for employees and society as a whole and put people before profits" - is the spirit that the award applauds. Eligibility criteria: Any company operating in South India (within the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil nadu and the union territory of Pondicherry) for at least the past two years is eligible to apply for the award. CII Members and non-members are eligible to participate in the award Other Information The assessment will be based on visit by the jury to the respective site of the organization. One site per company is considered against one registration. Should a company desires to have more than one site assessed, each site should be registered separately and will attract separate registration fee as applicable. The schedule for the visit shall be communicated at least one week in advance. The air / train travel arrangement for the jury to the respective city shall be arranged by CII. The participating company is required to only arrange for the local travel (from the airport / railway station / hotel to the site and back) of the jury. The assessment shall be carried out based on uniform EHS template across the region. Jury’s assessment and decision is final and the applicants will not have the right to question or appeal against the same at any stage. In order to facilitate greater interaction and learning, the jury would visit the participating organization for the assessment. During the visit, the jury would assess the organization on the following parameters of EHS: Policy
- 2. Statutory requirements Risk Assessment Objectives & Targets Performance monitoring Management Focus Organization, structure and responsibilities Training & Competencies Emergency Prevention and Response You have the opportunity to win one of the following Awards : Top 3 in the Large-scale Organization Category (> Rs 500 Cr Turnover in year 2009-10) Top 3 in the Medium-scale Organization Category (Turnover between Rs100 Cr and Rs 500 Cr in year 2009-10) Top 3 in the Small-scale Organization Category (< Rs 100 Cr Turnover in year 2009-10) Commendation Certificate for Significant Achievement for organizations surpassing threshold score in the assessment as decided by the jury. 2. D. L. Shah Trust/ASSE Safety India Award Committed to advancing the safety profession in India, the D. L. Shah Trust and American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) are pleased to announce the creation of an ongoing professional awards program. Consisting of three equal awards in the fields of occupational safety and health, environmental protection and sustainability, the awards program recognizes excellence and commitment to protecting people, property and the environment. The D. L. Shah Trust/ASSE Safety India Award is an ongoing professional award program awarded annually. Three awards will be presented to individual safety professionals making significant contributions in one of these fields: Occupational Safety and Health Environment Sustainability
- 3. The recipients will each receive an honorarium of $500 in Indian Rupees and an engraved plaque or statuette during ASSE’s Safety India Professional Development Conference and Exposition held annually in India. I. Purpose& Eligibility The D. L. Shah Trust/ASSE Safety India Award is an honor acknowledging an individual safety professional’s significant contributions to advancing the protection of people, property and the environment. To be eligible, the nominee must: 1. Be employed full time as a safety professional. Submit a petition demonstrating outstanding contributions in one of these awards areas: Occupational Safety and Health Environment Sustainability 2. Work within India. 3. Not be currently serving as a member of the Awards & Honors Committee. 4. Not have received this award within the past five (5) years. Any safety professional in India may submit a petition. Petition submission deadline is July 24th 2015. The nominee's petition should include the following items: 1. The completed Submission Form, which includes nominee’s: a. Contact information. b. Achievements document of up to ten (10) pages as specified in the Judging Criteria below. c. Resume/CV of up to three (3) pages. d. Electronic photo. 2. The completed Endorsement Form from the nominee's immediate supervisor. This endorsement form should include verification that the nominee’s work location is in India. For consultants, endorsements may be received from major or long-term clients. 16th Greentech Environment Awards & 5th Greentech CSR Awards The Awards will be presented to companies / Unit demonstrating highest level of commitment Environment Management/ CSRcovering all sectorwho demonstrate highest level of commitment and best Practice. The Award aim to recognize exemplary operations system and the evidence of their impact to business vitality . Greentech Foundation Award serves as a catalyst to understanding the intrinsic value of Environment Mangement /CSR in business Excellence & sustainability.
- 4. Advantages: 1. Reflects Your commitment to Environment Protection /CSR 2. Enhances your corporate status and Image 3. Boosts Morale of concerned employees & stakeholders 4. Motivate Management & staff of the organization to excel 5. Develop your clientele Objective : 1. Encourage & motivate to adopt best practices and become role models for other to emulate. 2. Encourages implementation of strategies for improvement in operation standard. Eligibility : All Large, Medium & Small scale Industrial/service Sector Companies / Organizations and their units are eligible for participation in the Award. Golden PeacockAwards GoldenPeacockAwards,institutedbythe Instituteof Directors,Indiain1991, are now regardedas a benchmarkof Corporate Excellenceworldwide. Why is it so special ? The onlyaward, whichhasa meticulouslydefinedandtransparentselectioncriteriaandis determinedbyahighlyelaborate andindependentassessmentprocess. The award buildsyourBRAND EQUITY andworldwide recognition. Awardwinnersare eligible touse the GOLDEN PEACOCKAWARDS LOGO onall promotional literatures. Preparationforawardapplicationhelpstoinspireandalignthe entire workforce andrapidly acceleratesthe PACE OF SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT. Even,if youdon’twinthe award,the PREPARATION& FEEDBACK helpsyourstrategiclearning processto putyou, onyour wayto achievingworld-classstatus The Award applicationsare assessedat3 three levelsbyindependentassessorsandfinallybya Grand Jury. Justice P. N. Bhagwati,formerChief Justice of India,isthe ChairmanEmeritusof GoldenPeacock Awards. Justice (Dr.) Arijit Pasayat,formerJudge,Supreme Courtof IndiaandformerChairman, CompetitionAppellateTribunal &AuthorityforAdvance Ruling(Customs,Central Excise &Service Tax),isthe Chairmanof the GoldenPeacockAwards.The Global Awardsare finalizedbyaJury headedbyThe Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Needham (The Earl of Kilmorey PC),Non-Executive Director, NEC Europe Ltd. & Chairman-AdvisoryGroup,STERN UK.
- 5. The AwardsSecretariathas constitutedanExpertEvaluationCommittee comprisingfromvarious sectorsare invitedtoexaminethe applications.Eachof the applicationsisreviewedindependently by assessorsandthe applicationswhichsatisfythe basicreview requirements,are shortlistedfor Awards.The applicationsare assessedonanexhaustive setof parametersasmentionedinthe guidelinesforatotal score card of 1000 marks. Cut-off appliedoneachapplicationis80 percent. Entriesoccupyingtoppositionsare recommendedforconsiderationof the Jury. . What are Golden Peacock Awards? Golden Peacock Awards, instituted by Institute Of Directors in 1991, are now regarded as Holy Grail of corporate excellence worldwide. Today Golden Peacock Awards Secretariat receives over 1,000 entries per year for various National and Global awards, from over 25 countries worldwide. The achievement of the Golden Peacock Award is the most powerful way to build the brand image. The Award winners are eligible to use the GP Awards logo on all printed and promotional materials for the next one year, which evidences to all its customers and suppliers the highest accolade acclaimed by the company. No business award today receives the kind of recognition and adulation among peers that the Golden Peacock does. 2. Are the Golden Peacock Awards recognized nationally and internationally? Golden Peacock Awards are being recognized both nationally and internationally across the globe. The Golden Peacock Awards provide not only worldwide recognition and prestige but a competitive advantage in driving business in this tumultuous world. Each award winner is entitled to use the Golden Peacock logo on all promotional literatures for next one year, which evidences to all its customers and suppliers the highest accolade acclaimed by the company. 3. Whether both Corporate and Individual can apply for these awards? Only Corporate can apply for these awards based on the prescribed guidelines and application form available on website. But individual awards are being considered by nomination only. Should you wish to apply for any individual leadership award, please send us your complete profile. There is no prescribed criteria for this. This can be sent through email or post. There is no fee for individual nominations and they will be kept in strict confidence. 4. How frequently these awards are being considered in a year?
- 6. The Golden Peacock Awards are considered annually for each single category. They are considered once in a year (different times in a year and few at a time). Pl go through the schedule (please follow the tab: Select your Award or as on home page) as available on web and plan accordingly. 5. Who can apply for the Golden Peacock Awards? All organizations, however large, medium or small, whether in manufacturing, trading service or profession, whether in Government, public or private sector, research organization, NGOs and Service Sector covering all sectors of our business are eligible for the award. 6. Why should we apply for the Golden Peacock Awards? The Golden Peacock Awards are now recognized as the hallmark of corporate excellence worldwide, because of their independence, integrity, transparency. And, through evaluation of application provides opportunity for self-assessment and helps companies accelerate the performance and competition. Winning and getting recognition not only boosts the morale of an organization or a team or an individual concerned for their best of best performance, but also establishes the credibility of an organization or individual. 7. What is the procedure for applying for the Golden Peacock Awards? Step 1: Please select your award that you would like to apply for. Step 2: Please download the respective guidelines and application. If unable to download, please send an email at info@goldenpeacockawards.com Step3: Please complete the application and Questionnaire (Self-Appraisal Report), put them in a binding form and send to us along with the processing fee before the due date as notified. 8. Can we apply for multiple entries at a time? Yes, you could submit for any no number of applications in a year or at a time for various categories. 9. We are a unit based organization. Can our all units apply at a time or only one has to apply? Your all units can apply separately to create competitiveness within the organization. You may also consider one application by combining the reports and performances of all units. 10. We would like to apply for Innovative Product / Service or Eco-Innovation Award .But we have done multiple innovations. Can we submit one application by combining all innovations?
- 7. No, Each innovation has to be submitted separately under this category of award because this award identifies innovation of a particular product or service. 11. What are the benefits to the organization? This is the only award, which has meticulously defined and transparent selection criteria and is determined by highly elaborate and independent assessment process. The benefits include: BuildyourBrand Equity Awardwinnerscanuse the GoldenPeacockAwardlogofor one yearon all theircorporate stationerywhichevidencesto all itscustomersandsuppliersthe highestaccolade claimed by the company. Companyandpersonal recognitionworldwide Preparationhelpstoinspire andalignthe entireworkforce andrapidlyacceleratesthe pace of your improvement.Evenif youdon'twinthe award,the feedbackfromthe self- assessmentgivesakeyinputtoyour strategicplanningprocessandputsyouon wayto achievingworld-classstatus. 12. When can we apply for a particular Golden Peacock Awards? The deadlines for submission of applications vary from award to award categories. The last date is not same for each category of award. You can select your award that you would like to apply for, based on your business and performance over the previous financial year. You can check the last date on web www.goldenpeacockawards.com and apply accordingly. There is no particular time to submit before the deadline. You could submit your application any time pertaining to the financial year well in advance before the due date. 13. Is the Demand Draft/Cheque for the prescribed fee needed to be sent along with the application or can be sent later? The Demand Draft/Cheque for the fee must be sent along with the application. Whereas the payment is made through Bank Transfer or Credit Card, this is not required. 14. Can we submit the application online? Can we submit the application through e-mail or is it necessary to send the hard copy? All Global applications need to be submitted through email (Soft Copy) and all National categories need to be submitted in the form of hard copy along with a soft copy (The application should be in proper binding form). However when you are meeting the deadline for national categories, they can be submitted through e-mail to avoid the delay. But the hard copy should be sent afterwards.
- 8. This is applicable only in special cases when such arrangements have been made with the Secretariat with prior intimation. 15. What is the deadline for the submission of application? Each Award has its own deadlines for the submission of applications as various awards are presented throughout the year during national and international conferences organized by the Institute of Directors (IOD). 16. What are Global and National Awards and who can apply? The Golden Peacock Awards are in two categories: Global Awards. National Awards. Any organization, however large, medium or small, whether in manufacturing, trading service or profession, whether in Government, public or private sector, research organization, NGOs and Service Sector covering tourism, telecommunication, construction, professional consultancies, financial institutions etc. are eligible for the award. 17. What are the current National and Global Golden Peacock Awards? National Awards 1. GoldenPeacockEnvironmentManagementAward(GPEMA) 2. GoldenPeacock Eco-InnovationAward(GPEIA) 3. GoldenPeacockOccupational HealthandSafetyAward(GPOHSA) 4. GoldenPeacockHR ExcellenceAward(GPHREA) 5. GoldenPeacockAwardforExcellence inCorporate Governance(GPAECG) 6. GoldenPeacock Awardfor Sustainability(GPAS) 7. GoldenPeacockInnovationManagementAward(GPIMA) 8. GoldenPeacockNational QualityAward(GPNQA) 9. GoldenPeacockNational TrainingAward(GPNTA) 10. GoldenPeacockInnovativeProduct/ServiceAward(GPIPSA) 11. GoldenPeacockAwardforCorporate Social Responsibility(GPACSR) 12. GoldenPeacockBusinessExcellence Award(GPBEA) Global Awards 1. GoldenPeacockGlobal AwardforExcellence inCorporate Governance (GPGAECG) 2. GoldenPeacockGlobal AwardforSustainability(GPGAS) 3. GoldenPeacockGlobal AwardforCorporate Social Responsibility(GPGACSR) 18. How many Awards are normally given under each category?
- 9. Awards are normally being considered under various business sectors to create intra sector competitiveness, only after they are shortlisted for the same. The business sectors are available on web. However the decision of the Jury is final. 19. How are the Awards presented to the Winners? The presentation of awards is normally held during national and international conferences organized by the IOD. All organizations are encouraged to publicize their achievements and to share their initiatives with others. 20. What all are required with regard to submission of applications and what else needs to be submitted along with the application? The Application along with the enclosures and supporting materials may be covering the following: The Cover page the award you are applying for Table of contents Basic Information (as per annexure 1 enclosed) Business Overview Three to five pages summary, providing outline of the applicant’ Business. Guidelines for business overview are attached (as per annexure 2) Self-Appraisal Report a) This report will be based on questionnaire as per annexure-3 attached. The guidelines consist of a set of questions which when answered, duly supported by the objective evidence, would help in appreciating the extent of excellence achieved by the applicant. b) Support material :- Support material may be derived from self-assessment of the organization’s activities. This information must be closely aligned with the Award assessment criteria’s. The criterion is carefully and deliberately phrased in non-prescriptive terms, to allow you the freedom to present self-assessment information which is relevant to your specific situation. Please note the responses should be in brief. Irrelevant answers / responses should be avoided. 21. Who chairs the Jury? 1. Global Chairman - Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Needham (The Earl of Kilmorey PC), Non-Executive Director, NEC Europe Ltd. & Chairman-Advisory Group, STERN UK 2. National Chairman - Justice (Dr.) Arijit Pasayat former Judge, Supreme Court of India and former Chairman, Competition Appellate Tribunal & Authority for Advance Ruling (Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax)
- 10. 22. What about the site visit? Is it necessary, mandatory or is it left to the applicant or the jury? Who will pay for their travel and accommodation expenses? Site visit is not necessary unless and otherwise asked by Jury because our Self-Appraisal report is very exhaustive and it covers all the areas. Site visit is mandatory if it is asked by the Jury. The visit plan is at the discretion of Awards Assessment Board or Jury .These are organized to verify that written submission truly reflects organization’s system and process, and to investigate areas that may be difficult to describe in a short document, and to determine additional facts where appropriate. The cost of the site visits for an Assessor shall be borne by the applicant companies and includes Economy return fare or 2nd Class Rail Travel and Stay for one night, as requires. 23. Is it necessary to respond to every section of the questionnaire even if any of the sections is not under the purview of the company? Do we lose out on that? No, there may be few questions which are not relevant or applicable to you and in those cases, you are requested to put the remarks as "NA" with a note why it is not applicable to you. It doesn't lower any marks as you will be competing with industries those who are from your respective category. 24. How can I download the application form from the website? Go to our website www.goldenpeacockawards.com and click on Application Forms tab and you can download the application form. 25. How should we fill up the Basic Information in the application and what should be applicant organization address (in case, the company has many units all over India)? Basic Information should be filled up as per the guidelines. The address of the applicant organization must be for the Unit that you are submitting your application and supporting documents. 26. Who all are your past winners and how can I access them? The list of the past winners is available on www.goldenpeacockawards.com. 27. What is the procedure for the nomination of Individual Leadership Awards? How and when will they be considered? Individual awards are considered by nomination only. There is no prescribed criterion for the same. You are kindly requested to send the detailed profile of the applicant with list of all
- 11. achievements to us any time during the year. There is no any stipulated time to consider the nomination. They will be considered appropriately at a particular forum. 28. When will the results be announced and how will we get to know about the same? The tentative date of Results Announcement has already been notified on web for the calendar. But it may pre pone or postpone considering the availability of Jury and in some cases where the assessment is not complete The winners will be intimated through email about the announcement of result and Awards ceremony. Others will be sent the Results Sheet followed by the Feedback Report from the Assessment Board. 29. Do you send Feedback Reports? At the conclusion of the evaluation process, a written report incorporating the evaluators’ assessment of organization’s performance against the GPA Framework is forwarded. This report is written in terms of strengths and opportunities for improvement against the assessment criteria. 30. What is the basis of your evaluation and do you have any mark sheet/assessment criteria? The basis of our evaluation is our mark sheet/assessment criteria which is different for different Awards. 31. What is the evaluation process? The evaluation process recognizes a variety of conditions under which an organization conducts its activities. Evaluators are required to consider these factors in their assessment of the organization’s performance against the assessment criteria. The decision on whether to conduct a site visit or not, is made by the evaluation team at the short listing stage. Site visit is not an automatic part of the evaluation procedure for clarifying issues raised during the evaluation. The Awards Secretariat constitutes an Expert Evaluation Committee comprising from various sectors are invited to examine the applications. Each of the applications is reviewed independently by two assessors those satisfies the basic review requirements and are short listed for Awards. The applications are assessed on an exhaustive set of parameters as mentioned in the guidelines for a total score card of 1000 marks. Cut-off applied on each application is 80 percent. Entries occupying top positions are recommended for consideration of the Jury. 32. Who will be the Contact Person for any queries related to submission of our application forms? In case of any queries related to submission of the application forms, you can email us at info@goldenpeacockawards.com .
- 12. 33. Do you have the details of your upcoming events and where can I get access to the same? Yes, we have the details of our upcoming events and the calendar is available on www.iodonline.com. 34. How can I become an Assessor for the Golden Peacock Awards? The person applying to become an assessor should be an expert in the given category and should send his/her resume to info@goldenpeacockawards.com . 35. Do you have any consultant in preparing our application in order to improve our system? Unfortunately, we don’t offer any consulting services. But we help and support while preparing the applications. 36. Do you have Word doc file for your application or only PDF file is available? Due to security reasons, only PDF file of applications are available. 37. In order to make the payment towards registration fee, our organization will need a Vendor Code. How can you help us in completing the Vendor Code and who should we remain in touch? Towards completion of Vendor Code, each organization has its own format. The same can be sent at info@goldenpeacockawards.com for completion and return to you. 38. Can we make the payment through Bank Transfer and are your Bank details available on your website for the same? The payment can be made through Bank Transfer and the Bank details are available on our website www.goldenpeacockawards.com. 39. Are the Golden Peacock Awards a Registered Trademark? Yes, the Golden Peacock Awards is a Registered Trademark. Please bewares of imitation. 40. Can we use the Golden Peacock Award logo on our all promotional materials including literatures, websites and advertisements? Award winners are eligible to use the Golden Peacock Award logo for one year on all promotional literatures, which evidences to all its customers and suppliers the highest accolade acclaimed by the company. 41. Does it involve any type of employee survey? No. It will be as per the laid down in the application.
- 13. 42. Will the applicant organization’s details be kept confidential? All entries will be treated in strict confidence and the entire process is completely confidential. 43. Can the Award Winners apply for the same award in the consecutive years? Yes, the Award Winners can apply for the same award in the consecutive years to maintain the momentum. 44. Can I know the names of applicant organizations, apart from the Winners, of this year’s awards? Unfortunately,the names of applicantorganizations,apartfromthe Winners,will notbe disclosed underany circumstances.