The 2012 Peer Awards Finalists present their inspirational
Corporate Social Responsibility and People & Performance initiatives on 12, 13, 14 June in London.
Expect further finalists to be added between now and the conference.
Click a date for that day’s programme, then select a company name or logo to read their entry.
An * links you through to the Peer Awards announcement at their website
- Tuesday 12 June 2012 conference programme
Corporate Social Responsibility
Chair
Kate Bull CEO, The People’s SupermarketFinalists
Hear Lloyds Banking Group on helping UK communities with money management; Friends Life on reducing environmental impacts through simple campaigns which capture people’s imagination; Parliament Educational Services on engaging youth with politics with entertaining, informal learning that nurtures creativity*; Burdens on challenging the role of business by combining employee co-ownership with a charitable foundation*; and Speechly Bircham on educating children and parents to manage their privacy and reputation online*.People and Performance
Chair
Andrew Mayo, HR Author and SpeakerFinalists
Hear BP on using story-led interactive videos featuring realistic characters to explain performance planning; McDonald’s on engaging with employees online with business messages, competitions and company news; Buckinghamshire County Council on empowering people facing redundancy with a route to finance to build a business*; and Rackspace on why it’s more effective to develop strengths rather than to “correct” weaknesses.
- Wednesday 13 June 2012 conference programme
Corporate Social Responsibility
Chair
Peter Holbrook, CEO Social Enterprise UKFinalists
Hear McDonald’s on their Planet Champions employee engagement programme that raises awareness of the environmental performance of their restaurants; City & Guilds on a new accredited Quality Mark for youth organisations; Turner Broadcasting, the company behind CNN and Cartoon Network on building schools in Africa; Thomson Reuters on running workshops to inspire and motivate displaced young people to build their future vision of themselves; FPA on educating people with learning disabilities about relationships & sexuality*; and The @one Alliance on a collaboration that is reducing carbon in Anglian Water’s delivery across the East of England.People and Performance
Chair
Nick Shackleton-Jones, Group Head eLearning, Leadership Development and Talent, BPFinalists
Hear Kent County Council on training parents of disabled children as coaches, so they can engage as equals with professionals; Bank of America on sourcing external talent into critical roles, and provided them with an excellent hiring experience; Rackspace on creating a big GREAT company rather than a great BIG one, despite fast growth; and Royal Caribbean Cruises on virtual environments giving their travel agents an experience that helps them sell their product and the IPA on using social learning in the Advertising Industry, enabling people to learn individually or with others and explore different interests..
- Thursday 14 June 2012 conference programme
Corporate Social Responsibility
Chair
Yogesh Chauhan, Chief Adviser Corporate Sustainability, The BBCFinalists
Hear Coca Cola Enterprises on encouraging consumer recycling at Summer festivals and through partnerships with retailers; Community-Links with Barclays on educating and empowering people to take control of their finances and avoid getting into debt; The De Vere Academy on training and finding work for apprentices, to help create great British hospitality across the sector; and Rackspace on selecting and supporting their Charity of the Year, an opportunity for staff to give back.People and Performance
Chair
Carol Wilson, Coaching Author, Speaker, ThinkerFinalists
Hear British Gas on shifting the mindset of its teams to think like customers, to support a shift in company culture;Bupa on a blended learning solution using agile methodologies to support a business critical change in project delivery; CapGemini on an induction that’s high on theatre, low on PowerPoint, helping new VPs prepare for the unexpected; Marsh on their social learning community for staff to tap into colleagues’ expertise and knowledge; Channel 4 on their 4Talent Days packed with creative workshops lead by industry professionals to attract talent to the industry; Royal Caribbean Cruises on experiential learning for a lasting impression that helps their network understand what they are selling; and Mitie on training teams to better approach challenges, solve problems and interact with each other.
