The winners of the twelfth Corporate Engagement Awards were announced tonight at a celebratory event in Central London. The awards recognised those companies that demonstrated the very best in creative engagement with its partners, supporting charities and surrounding communities across Europe

With categories spanning across specific CSR programmes, corporate sponsorships and communication strategies, the Corporate Engagement Awards 2022 ensure that excellence and innovation in all areas of corporate engagement have been celebrated.

Andrew Thomas, publisher of Communicate magazine and founder of the awards, says: "We are living through unprecedented challenges, and there are difficult times ahead of us.  Tonight's winners have stepped up to the plate, taking on board their commitment and obligations to a wider community and looked at ways with which they can work with those organisations dedicated to making a difference in society. The awards recognise the commitment of companies to their CSR, community and sustainability partnerships, which cut across all aspects of life.

The Grand prix winners DEC, Livewire and ITV delivered the ‘Concert for Ukraine’  in just less than three weeks and demonstrated not only exceptional fundraising, raising as much money as possible for the DEC humanitarian effort in Ukraine, but innovation, creativity and determination. 

"These two organisations are worthy winners, but they have one thing in common with all of tonight’s other trophy holders – an understanding of the importance that business has within the fabric of our society and an understanding of the difference they can make. There is good in business and all of tonight’s winners have shown us that this is something we should celebrate."

The complete list of winners for the Corporate Engagement Awards 2022 are as follows: 

PARTNERSHIPS
Best arts and culture programme
Gold – Robert Walters Group, UK New Artist and Saatchi Gallery
Best charity, NGO or NFP programme
Gold - HSBC UK and The Scouts Association
Silver - Alzheimer's Society and Santander UK
Bronze - Barclays and Family Action
Highly Commended - Barnardo's and Vodafone UK
Highly Commended - Centrica and Carers UK

Best educational programme
Gold - Norton with World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Silver - Credit Suisse and Plan International
Silver - School Food Matters and Belazu
Bronze - HSBC UK and The Scouts Association
Bronze – Samsung UK, We Are Futures, B+A London, Exposure London, FutureLearn and Digital Catapult
Highly Commended - Sky, Adobe and We Are Futures

Best environmental or sustainable programme
Gold - Infosys, Financial Times and WONGDOODY
Silver – AWI and Brunswick Creative
Bronze - KPMG UK, Giki Zero and Hubbub

Best pro-bono work for a charitable, social or ethical cause
Gold - DEC, Livewire and ITV
Silver - OC&C and the NSPCC
Bronze - Open Eyes and SoftServe
Highly Commended - Her Majesty's Prison & Probation Service and Twinning Project

Best sports and leisure programme
Gold - Age UK, The Football Association and Sport England
Silver - Her Majesty's Prison & Probation Service and Twinning Project

Best combined programme
Silver - AstraZeneca, Credit Suisse, DAZN, McLaren and Plan International UK

SPONSORSHIP

Best alignment of brand values through a sponsorship activity
Silver - Samaritans and Three

Best engagement of an internal audience in a sponsorship programme
Gold - Sir Robert McAlpine and ParalympicsGB
Most effective sponsorship of a single event
Gold - Marks and Spencer, Betty Crocker, Nescafé, ITV and Macmillan Cancer Support
Bronze - Citi and IG Group with Teach First

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Best CSR activity or programme to support or develop a corporate reputation
Gold - Alzheimer's Society and Santander UK
Bronze - Ford of Europe and WPP Ford Team
Highly Commended – Atos

Best alignment of brand values during a CSR programme
Gold - Ford of Europe and WPP Ford Team
Gold - Poundland
Silver - Vodafone UK
Bronze - Atos

Best community involvement during a CSR programme
Gold - AD Ports Group
Gold - Arla and Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Silver - Turkish Aerospace

Best engagement of an internal audience in a CSR programme
Gold - Open Eyes and SoftServe
Silver - Volvo Cars and Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Best collaboration for a single event
Gold - DEC, Livewire and ITV
Silver - Robert Walters Group, UK New Artist and Saatchi Gallery

Most innovative collaboration
Gold - Network Rail and Shelter
Silver - Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and NatWest Group
Bronze - Matalan and the NSPCC
Highly Commended - Poundland, Make‐A‐Wish UK, Tommy’s, and Whizz‐Kidz
Highly Commended - Infosys, Financial Times and WONGDOODY

Best foundation
Gold - The Pret Foundation
Silver - Whole Kids Foundation
Bronze - Poundland Foundation

TIME

Most effective one-off campaign
Gold - Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and NatWest Group
Silver - Makmende Media and Cartier Women's Initiative
Bronze - Investec and Hubbub

Most effective long-term commitment
Gold - Beiersdorf (NIVEA Sun) and Cancer Research UK
Silver - Internet Matters
Bronze - Superdrug, Savers and Marie Curie
Highly Commended - Skills Builders and UBS
Highly Commended - Veg Power and ITV

COMMUNICATIONS

Best internal communications
Gold – RSSB and Big Button
Silver – Volvo Cars and Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Highly Commended – Edrington and Brunswick Creative

Best PR and external communications
Gold – Samaritans and Three
Silver – Arla and Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Bronze – Internet Matters, Electronic Arts with Goldbug, FleishmanHillard and the7stars
Highly Commended – Ford of Europe and WPP Ford Team

PROCESS

Best collaborative approach
Gold - Samaritans and Three
Silver - Scope and ITV
Bronze - Centrica and Carers UK
Highly Commended - Infosys, Financial Times and WONGDOODY

Best execution
Gold - Credit Suisse and Plan International
Gold - RSSB and Big Button
Silver - Barclays and Family Action
Bronze - Citi and IG Group with Teach First
Highly Commended - Atos

Best management of a programme
Silver - Publicis Sapient
Bronze – HSBC and Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Best team effort during a programme
Silver - Atos

GRAND PRIX
DEC, Livewire and ITV