East African CSR Awards

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Why CSR in Africa can be a unique force for good — The East African (EA)
31 May — 6 June 2010
In the poorest slum district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, some 50,000 people receive fresh drinking water and sanitation facilities through a project run by an NGO called AMREF. Full Story

Responsible Business: A Survey of Corporate Social Responsibility in East Africa – The East African: CSR Supplement (EA)
24-30 May 2010
How innovative companies are using philanthropy to keep workers, suppliers and society happy as they increase their profits. Covering Pages of Supplement.

EAC businesses praised for being responsible to society – The Citizen (TZ)
13 May 2010
East African companies have been lauded for their commitment to improving livelihoods in communities through socially responsible programmes. Full Story.

Tullow oil Uganda wins CSR Award – Daily Monitor (UG) 13 May 2010 Tullow Uganda has won a corporate social responsibility award for its community investment in the East African region. The company was named overall winner in the Award category of Most Sustainable and Scalable Community Investment in the region. Full Story.

Kenyan companies to top CSR list – Kenya Times (KY)
12 May 2010
Kenyan companies are among those commended by the East African Business Council for their selfless commitment for improving livelihoods through value driven socially responsible programmes. Full Story.

Four firms scoop Bank M EA awards – East African Business Week (KY)
12 May 2010
Four East African companies have won the Bank M East African CSR Awards for outstanding achievements in the business sector. Full Story.

Tullow Oil Scoops Regional Awards - AllAfrica.com
9 May 2010
Tullow Uganda has scooped the maiden East African Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainable Project Awards in a tightly contested elite category of regional corporate giants. Full Story.

The East Africa CSR Awards joins the Asian CSR Awards, Arabia CSR Awards and the Malaysian Prime Minister's CSR Awards, in recognising regional company – The East African (KY)
8 May 2010
To recognise excellent corporate social responsibility projects by businesses in East Africa, Bank M Tanzania Ltd in partnership with the East African Business Council (EABC) and The East African newspaper. Full Story.

The Corporate Social Responsibility Award – AllAfrica.com
5 May 2010
The East African spoke to Nimrod E Mkono, Chairman of Bank M. Bank M is the lead sponsor of the first East African CSR Awards taking place alongside the World Economic Forum in Dar es Salaam. Full Story.

Value environment, firms told – The Citizen (TZ)
6 May 2010
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Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda firms get top CSR Awards – The Guardian (TZ)
6 May 2010
Four firms from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda scooped the newly introduced regional Corporate Social Responsibility Awards. Full Story.

Inaugural Bank M East African CSR Awards winners announced – Daily News (TZ)
6 May 2010
Africapractice, the secretariat of the inaugural East African CSR Awards sponsored by Bank M, in partnership with the East African Business Council (EABC). Full Story.

The Corporate Social Responsibility Award – The East African (KY)
The East African spoke to Nimrod E Mkono, Chairman of Bank M. Bank M is the lead sponsor of the first East African CSR Awards taking place alongside the World Economic Forum in Dar es Salaam. Full Story.

Bank M East African CSR Awards out Today – Daily News (TZ)
4 May 2010
Several top East African firms will today be honoured at the inaugural Bank M East African Corporate Social Responsibility Awards at a special function to be held in Dar es Salaam. Full Story.

Tanzanian firms leading in East African CSR shortlist – The Guardian (TZ)
3 May 2010
Shortlisted companies for the East African Corporate Social Responsibility Award will receive their prizes tomorrow. Full Story.

Unilever shines among Award finalists – AllAfrica.com (East Africa) and Business Daily (KY)
29 April 2010
Unilever's subsidiaries in Kenya and Tanzania have attracted the most attention for having run the most innovative corporate social responsibility campaigns. Full Story. and Link.

Kenyan firms top East African CSR list – Kenya Times (KY)
29 April 2010
Kenyan firms are among leading East African companies shortlisted for the East African CSR Awards. Full Story.

Nottingham Academic to Judge East African CSR Awards - University of Nottingham News Archive (UK)
28 April 2010
An academic at Nottingham University Business School has been invited to join the panel of judges for the first ever award to recognise socially-responsible firms in East Africa. Full Story.

Bank M sponsors inaugural East African CSR Awards – Daily News (TZ)
26 April 2010
Bank M Tanzania Ltd, Tanzania’s leading local corporate bank, has been confirmed as the headline sponsor of the East African CSR Awards. Full Story.

Entries open for East African CSR Awards – Creating Shared value (Nestle)
24 February 2010
The inaugural East African CSR Awards 2010 will showcase and reward companies that have best integrated CSR into their business management strategies. Full Story.

Media House to Award Firms – AllAfrica.com (TZ)
18 February 2010
The Nation Media Group (NMG), the largest media house in East Africa, will reward companies in the region that excel in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. Full Story.

CSR Awards Open for Entries – AllAfrica.com (TZ)
17 February 2010
THE East African Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards for this year, co-organised by the East African Business Council (EABC) and Nation Media Group, are effective this week open for entries. Full Story.

Corporate responsibility awards open for entries – The Citizen (TZ)
17 February 2010
The inaugural East African Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2010, in partnership with the East African Business Council (EABC) and the Nation Media Group, are open for entries until late next month. Full Story.

CSR awards open for entries – Daily News (TZ)
17 February 2010
THE East African Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards for this year, co-organised by the East African Business Council (EABC) and Nation Media Group, are effective this week open for entries. Full Story.

The East African CSR Awards Now Open for Entries – Ratio Magazine (KY)
16 February 2010
The inaugural East African CSR Awards 2010, held in partnership with the East African Business Council (EABC), have opened for entries this week. Any company registered in Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, or Uganda can now enter their CSR programme into the award. Full Story.

Regional Businesses for Best Socially Responsible Award – AllAfrica.com
20 January 2010
East African businesses are for the first time set to receive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards during the World Economic Forum slated for next May in Dar es Salaam. Full Story.

East Africa CSR Awards scheduled for May – BizCommunity.com (KY)
20 January 2010
The first East African CSR Awards in partnership with the East African Business Council (EABC), will be launched and open for entries on 15 February 2010. Full Story.

East African businesses for best socially responsible award – Daily News (TZ)
20 January 2010
East African businesses are for the first time set to receive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards during the World Economic Forum slated for next May in Dar es Salaam. Full Story.

Firms to be feted for social records – Daily Nation (KY)
20 January 2010
East African businesses will for the first time be awarded for social responsibility activities during the World Economic Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Full Story.

First East African CSR Awards to be held at World Economic Forum Africa – Ratio Magazine (KY)
20 January 2010
On 15 February 2010, the first East African CSR Awards, in partnership with the East African Business Council (EABC), will be launched and open for entries. Full Story.

Integration Tracker – The East African (KY)
20 January 2010
The tracker (featured on page 2) monitors progress of the East African Community, rating developments as positive, negative or neutral. The East African CSR Awards has been rated as a positive trend. See below for more details. Full Story.